| Jim Schoenfeld |
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When the Devils started to slide in midseason after the best start in team history at the time in 87-88, the move
was made to hire Schoenfeld. The team responded to his fieriness, and with the addition of Sean Burke for the
stretch run, the Devils went on a 9-0-1 tear in the last 10 games of the season, inlcuding the miraculous overtime
win in Chicago the last day to clinch the Devils' first ever playoff spot.
The 88 playoffs was not only known for the Devils' Cinderella run that left them one win short of the Stanley
Cup finals, but for a postgame confrontation between Schoenfeld and referee Don Koharski after a game
against the Boston Bruins. Schoenfeld went to discuss a call he didn't like, and words got heated. Koharski
took a spill onto the floor, and accused Schoenfeld of shoving him down. In response, Schoenfeld said "You
fell, you fat pig! Have another donut!"
The result of Donutgate was a one-game suspension, which got upheld thanks to a court order Lou Lamoriello
filed and lead to the officials for that game refusing to work. The game went on with replacement officials, and
Schoenfeld would serve his suspension in the next game.
The Devils would miss the playoffs the next season, and Schoenfeld would be let go after 14 games into the
89-90 season despite the team being at .500.
was made to hire Schoenfeld. The team responded to his fieriness, and with the addition of Sean Burke for the
stretch run, the Devils went on a 9-0-1 tear in the last 10 games of the season, inlcuding the miraculous overtime
win in Chicago the last day to clinch the Devils' first ever playoff spot.
The 88 playoffs was not only known for the Devils' Cinderella run that left them one win short of the Stanley
Cup finals, but for a postgame confrontation between Schoenfeld and referee Don Koharski after a game
against the Boston Bruins. Schoenfeld went to discuss a call he didn't like, and words got heated. Koharski
took a spill onto the floor, and accused Schoenfeld of shoving him down. In response, Schoenfeld said "You
fell, you fat pig! Have another donut!"
The result of Donutgate was a one-game suspension, which got upheld thanks to a court order Lou Lamoriello
filed and lead to the officials for that game refusing to work. The game went on with replacement officials, and
Schoenfeld would serve his suspension in the next game.
The Devils would miss the playoffs the next season, and Schoenfeld would be let go after 14 games into the
89-90 season despite the team being at .500.
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| James Grant Schoenfeld Born: 9.4.52 Gaff, Ontario |
