Please answer the following question: Facts: - caption: scotty bowman at the 2006 nhl awards - name: scotty bowman - birthname: william scott bowman - image: scottybowman-2006awards . jpg - birth place: verdun , quebec , canada Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of scotty bowman .
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william scott '' scotty '' bowman , oc -lrb- born september 18 , 1933 -rrb- is a retired national hockey league -lrb- nhl -rrb- head coach .he holds the record for most wins in league history , with 1,244 wins in the regular season and 223 in the stanley cup playoffs and ranks 2nd all time -lrb- behind jean beliveau -lrb- 17 -rrb- -rrb- for most stanley cup victories by a player , coach or executive with 14 .he coached the st. louis blues , montreal canadiens , buffalo sabres , pittsburgh penguins , and detroit red wings .he is currently the senior advisor of hockey operations for the chicago blackhawks -lrb- his son , stan , is the team 's general manager -rrb- .bowman is regarded as one of the greatest coaches in history , in any sport .as head coach , bowman has won a record nine stanley cups ; five with the canadiens -lrb- 1973 , 1976 , 1977 , 1978 , and 1979 -rrb- , one with the penguins -lrb- 1992 -rrb- and three with the red wings -lrb- 1997 , 1998 , and 2002 -rrb- .he has also won five stanley cups as a member of an organization 's front office .he was director of player development for the 1991 penguins , consultant with the 2008 detroit red wings , and senior advisor of hockey operations for the 2010 , 2013 , and 2015 chicago blackhawks .bowman won the jack adams award in 1977 and 1996 .in the 1976 -- 77 season he won a record 60 games , breaking his own record of 58 wins the year before .he broke his own record again in the 1995 -- 1996 season , with 62 wins .his 8 losses in 1976 -- 77 are a modern record .his teams also made it to the stanley cup finals a record 13 times and the semi-finals a record 16 times .