Jack Adams Jack Adams John James "Jack" Adams (June 14, 1894 – May 1, 1968) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, coach and general manager in the National Hockey League and Pacific Coast Hockey Association. He was a Hall of Fame player during a 10-year professional career with Toronto, Vancouver and Ottawa. He is best known for his 36-year association with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League as head coach and as a general manager. He held the record of winningest coach in Red Wings history before being surpassed by Mike Babcock in 2014. He later became the
A Year in the Death of Jack Richards prestigious International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI), the Best Feature Film award from the Festival of Fantastic Films (UK), and the Grand Jury prize from the DeadCENTER Film Festival . In 2006, "A Year in the Death of Jack Richards" received a limited commercial release in theatres across Canada. Reviews were polarizing. Most critics in Toronto derided the film, while most critics outside of Toronto had nothing but high praise for the film, especially those critics in the province of Quebec. Regardless, the negative reviews were as severe as the positive. Regarding the positive reviews, film critic Odile Tremblay, writing