After practice was over, Pat LaFontaine was a little hoarse, which says something about him and about the practice. Sometimes a coach just has to yell. Yes, LaFontaine still is effusively polite, as he was throughout his Hall of Fame hockey career. Sure, he still spends his days planning, funding and opening high-tech playrooms for children's hospitals. Of course, he understands the pressures facing the 15- and 16-year-old players on his Long Island Royals national squad, a roster that includes his son Daniel.
Still, when the skating doesn't go the way it should, LaFontaine has no problem channeling the tough-minded coach who had a bit of success on Long Island.
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