Nolan Bushnell dispose of the game. Alcorn incorporated many of his own improvements into the game design, such as the ball speeding up the longer the game went on, and "Pong" was born. "Pong" proved to be very popular; Atari released a large number of "Pong"-based arcade games over the next few years as the mainstay of the company. In 1974, Atari entered the consumer electronics market after engineers Harold Lee and Bob Brown approached Alcorn with an idea to develop a home version of "Pong". With a marketing and distribution agreement with Sears, "Pong" sales soared when the unit was released
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