Notable Achievements
- Sather currently stands tenth in coaching wins all-time in the NHL. Teams where he has served as head coach for the full season had winning records in 8 out of 11 seasons, and missed the playoffs only once. With the Oilers, his teams finished first in the regular season three times, and also set numerous scoring records.
- In the playoffs, as head coach, his Oilers won 133 games and losing 82 en route to four Stanley Cups in five Finals appearances.
- Stanley Cup Champion 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990
- Outside of the NHL, Sather has been instrumental in building Canadian national teams for the 1984 Canada Cup (tournament champions), the 1994 Ice Hockey World Championship (Gold Medal winners) and 1996 World Cup of Hockey (Finalists).
- Sather was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1997.
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