Space Race (video game) first game. After leaving Nutting Associates and founding Atari in May 1972, Bushnell spent a few days designing "Asteroid", but soon had to drop the project to focus on running the company. After the release of "Pong", Atari's first game, development resumed on the title in Spring 1973. Dabney has claimed credit for the game's final design, though "Pong" designer Allan Alcorn has stated that he and Bushnell may have been involved as well. "Asteroid", codenamed VP-2, was designed to be a racing game that would be simple to create to fulfill an earlier contract with Bally Midway; Atari had
Ted Nolan a three-year contract extension on March 31, 2014. However, on April 12, 2015, Murray fired Nolan and his assistants, due to a mediocre working relationship. Nolan coaches the Polish national team since 2017. The team will play in the IIHF World Championship Division I in 2018. Ted Nolan was chosen as a role model in the national native alcohol drug and abuse program in 1986. Nolan was also chosen for the Kiwanis Citizen of the year in 1991, and is an active member of the Aboriginal community. "Note: Head coaching statistics only." – "Denotes championship season" In 2004, Nolan founded