Birthday profile

Bob Hartley

Bob Hartley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Born
September 9, 1960
Age in 2026
66
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1960

About Bob Hartley

Robert Hartley is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He most recently served as the head coach of Avangard Omsk of the KHL. He has additionally coached the Latvia men's national ice hockey team. He coached the Colorado Avalanche from 1998–2002 and won the Stanley Cup in 2001. He also coached the Atlanta Thrashers from the 2003–04 season up until the beginning of the 2007–08 season, when he was fired after the Thrashers got off to an 0–6 start. Hartley has been an ice hockey analyst for the French-language RDS television channel, and became the head coach of the ZSC Lions of the Swiss National League A in March 2011. From 2012 to 2016, Hartley was the head coach of the Calgary Flames. He recorded an 81–52–7 record in two seasons with the team. In 1993, during his second season coaching, the team finished first in the Label Division and won the QMJHL championship; the team went on to compete for the Memorial Cup. Laval was eliminated in the semi-final round by the Peterborough Petes and finished with a tournament record of 2-2.

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Bob Hartley timeline

  1. In 1993, during his second season coaching, the team finished first in the Label Division and won the QMJHL championship; the team went on to compete for the Memorial Cup.
  2. He coached the Colorado Avalanche from 1998–2002 and won the Stanley Cup in 2001.
  3. Hartley has been an ice hockey analyst for the French-language RDS television channel, and became the head coach of the ZSC Lions of the Swiss National League A in March 2011.

The world when Bob Hartley was born

Bob Hartley was born in 1960. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1960

  • #1 song"The Twist" – Chubby Checker
  • Top movieThe Apartment
  • Top TV showGunsmoke
  • Best-selling bookTo Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentCassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) wins Olympic gold in boxing
  • Top headlineJFK elected as youngest US president
  • Technology milestoneFirst working laser demonstrated
  • Defining fadThe Twist dance craze
  • Notable inventionLaser
  • World population3.03 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championPittsburgh Pirates (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population180.7M

1960 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Bob Hartley's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19602026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$12,700$435,000
Average income$7,400$67,500
Minimum wage$1.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.69$11.95
Postage stamp$0.04$0.73
Population180.7M341 million

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