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Ted Nolan to coach Latvia's national hockey team

Published Aug. 3, 2011 2:14 p.m. ET

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Former Sabres and Islanders coach Ted Nolan has been hired to lead Latvia's national team.

The Latvian Ice Hockey Federation said Wednesday that it expects to sign a contract with the former NHL coach of the year within a couple of days.

The 53-year-old Nolan was selected from a list of five candidates and is expected to arrive in Riga at the end of the month.

Nolan was 147-140-19-21 in the NHL, winning the Jack Adams Award as the league's top coach in 1997 with Buffalo.

Nolan most recently was vice president of hockey operations for the AHL's Rochester Americans.

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