Retirement and Summit Series
Despite his success with the team, Sinden had a rocky relationship with Bruins management during the championship season, which led to the 37 year-old Sinden announcing his retirement just days after winning the Cup. The club placed him on its voluntary retired list, preventing him from taking a job with another team for one year. Sinden accepted a job with Stirling Homex Corp., a home construction company in Rochester, New York. In October 1970, Sports Illustrated published a story by Sinden where he said he left the Bruins because they had refused mid-season to give him a raise for the following year.
Sinden was offered the job as first head coach of the New York Islanders at the beginning of 1972, but turned it down. He also rejected offers from the Toronto Maple Leafs and the St. Louis Blues. In June 1972, after two years away from hockey, he was named head coach and manager of the Canadian team for the eight-game Summit Series. After a slow start, he led the Canadians to a come-from-behind win, capped by Paul Henderson's series-winning goal with 34 seconds remaining in the final game. Esposito, reunited with Sinden, was the leading scorer in the series.
Sinden maintained a tape recorded diary throughout the series, which was turned into a book, Hockey Showdown, published in 1972.
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