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Detroit Red Wings' coach Mike Babcock signals to his players during the third period of their NHL hockey game against the Calgary Flames in Calgary, Alberta January 31, 2012.

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GLENDALE, AZ - JANUARY 19: Head coach Mike Babcock of the Detroit Red Wings looks on from the bench during the NHL game against the Phoenix Coyotes at Jobing.com Arena on January 19, 2011 in Glendale, Arizona.

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Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock congratulates Pavel Datsyuk (13), of Russia, after Datsyuk scored against the Nashville Predators in the second period of an NHL hockey game on Monday, Dec. 26, 2011, in Nashville, Tenn.

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Detroit Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock, center, talks with his players during a time-out in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Nashville Predators on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011, in Nashville, Tenn. The Predators won 4-3.

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Detroit Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock, right, talks with Jan Mirsak on the bench during the first period of an NHL pre-season hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011. The Penguins won 3-2.

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Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock, lower right, gestures to players during their NHL hockey training camp at Center ICE in Traverse City, Mich. , Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011.

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Detroit Red wings coach Mike Babcock (L) and Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom approach the media following the funeral of former Detroit Red Wings assistant coach Brad McCrimmon at Our Lady of Sorrow Catholic church in Farmington, Michigan September 17, 2011. McCrimmon was coach of...

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Detroit Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock watches his team during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Dallas Stars, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012, in Dallas.

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Detroit Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock wipes his face during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks in Chicago, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012.

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Detroit Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock waves to goalie Jimmy Howard (not shown) as Howard is pulled for extra attacker Jiri Hudler (26), of the Czech Republic, in the final moments of the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Nashville Predators on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011,...

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Detroit Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock, left, signs an autograph for Red Wings fans after they lost to the San Jose Sharks 3-2 in Game 7 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup Western Conference semifinal playoff series Thursday, May 12, 2011, in San Jose, Calif.

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Detroit Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock, center, instructs center Darren Helm (43) against the San Jose Sharks during the first period in Game 2 of an NHL Western Conference semifinal Stanley Cup playoff hockey series game in San Jose, Calif. , Sunday, May 1, 2011. San Jose won 2-1 in...

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GLENDALE, AZ - APRIL 20: Head coach Mike Babcock of the Detroit Red Wings reacts on the bench in Game Four of the Western Conference Quarterfinals against the Phoenix Coyotes during the 2011 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Jobing.com Arena on April 20, 2011 in Glendale, Arizona. The Red...

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Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock, top, argues with officials during the third period in Game 3 of a first-round series NHL Stanley Cup playoffs hockey game against the Phoenix Coyotes Monday, April 18, 2011, in Glendale, Ariz. The Red Wings defeated the Coyotes 4-2.

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DETROIT, MI - APRIL 16: Head coach Mike Babcock of the Detroit Red Wings talks with Niklas Kronwall #55, Brad Stuart #23 and Danny Cleary #11 of the Red Wings while playing the Phoenix Coyotes in Game Two of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs at...

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Detroit Red wings coach Mike Babcock talks to his team during a third-period timeout in Detroit's 4-2 win in Game 1 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series against the Phoenix Coyotes, in Detroit on Wednesday, April 13, 2011.

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Detroit Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock shouts instructions to his players from the bench in the first period of an NHL hockey game with the Philadelphia Flyers, Friday, Sept. 23, 2011, in Detroit.

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DETROIT, MI - MARCH 30: Mike Babcock Coach of the Detroit Red Wings looks on the St. Louis Blues at Joe Louis Arena on March 30, 2011 in Detroit, Michigan.

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Detroit Red Wings hockey coach Mike Babcock, second from left, gestures during a training exercise at the teams training camp in Traverse City, Mich. , Monday, Sept. 19, 2011.

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GLENDALE, AZ - MARCH 05: Head coach Mike Babcock of the Detroit Red Wings during the NHL game against the Phoenix Coyotes at Jobing.com Arena on March 5, 2011 in Glendale, Arizona. The Coyotes defeated the Red Wings 5-4 in an overtime shoot out.

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GLENDALE, AZ - MARCH 05: Shane Doan #19 of the Phoenix Coyotes skates with the puck in front of the Detroit Red Wings' bench during the NHL game at Jobing.com Arena on March 5, 2011 in Glendale, Arizona. The Coyotes defeated the Red Wings 5-4 in an overtime shoot out.

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DETROIT, MI - FEBRUARY 13: Head coach Mike Babcock of the Detroit Red Wings behind the bench while playing the Boston Bruins on February 13, 2011 in Detroit, Michigan.

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Detroit Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock walks off the ice at the end of Game 7 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup Western Conference semifinal playoff series against the San Jose Sharks Thursday, May 12, 2011, in San Jose, Calif. San Jose won the game 3-2.

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Detroit Red wings head coach Mike Babcock talks to his team during the closing seconds of the third period of an NHL hockey game against the San Jose Sharks in Detroit, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011.