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    Minnesota Wild coach Lemaire retires

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    Sun Apr 12, 2009 9:50pm EDT
    Minnesota Wild head coach Jacques Lemaire (R) is congratulated by assistant coach Mike Ramsey (L) after the Wild defeat the Calgary Flames for Lemaire's 500th career win as a coach, after their NHL game in the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, April 3, 2008. REUTERS/Eric Miller

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Minnesota Wild coach Jacques Lemaire, has decided to retire, the team said on Sunday.

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    "I think it's time for the team, the organization, to get a new coach," Lemaire told the team's website (wild.nhl.com/) after Saturday's 6-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

    He is expected to announce his retirement officially at a news conference on Monday in St. Paul, Minnesota, the team said.

    The 63-year-old became the expansion team's coach when it joined the NHL for the 2000-2001 season. He previously coached Montreal and New Jersey, leading the Devils to the 1995 Stanley Cup.

    The Wild posted a 40-33-9 record this season but failed to make the playoffs.

    (Reporting by Gene Cherry in Raleigh, North Carolina; Editing by Ian Ransom)
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