You're also talking about coaches from other eras, and Babcock whose been forced out. Tanguay is a guy that stopped trying on 2 different teams (he publicly admitted quitting on Tampa, and then he quit on the Flames after Iginla was traded) and would sit in his stall and cry after losses (according to Robyn Regehr). If things don't go his way, he'll stop trying as a coach too, it's the kind of person he is.
Cooper's from a different mold, but guys like Laviolette, Q, and Trotz are from the old school mold. There are very few player's coaches that have won the cup. Probably a handful, and they won on a ridiculous amount of talent like Cooper. Coaches by nature have to be selfish, they can't let superstars do whatever they want if the team wants to win the Cup.
What focus? 3 bars outside of Seattle, only 2 outside of Seattle metro area, Spokane and Anchorage. That's not "focus", that's laziness. They didn't bother to call bars in other towns. They probably put a staffer in charge of the event and he/she just called bars that he/she has connections with. Maybe that person vacationed in Anchorage and knows the owner.
They probably figure anyone in western Washington is a captive audience. They really don't need to persuade anyone from Vancouver WA. Who are you going to root for, the Sharks? (lol) Meanwhile, Alaska can choose from Vancouver, Calgary, or Edmonton.
Alaska's a toss up because it's closer to Vancouver Canucks but it's Canadian team. Seattle is slightly farther but it's American team plus already have own teams from past they have cheered for. So the loyalty factor and closeness comes into play. The big factor Seattle have is they have connection to Alaska Airlines and maybe can give better deals for flying into. The other big factor for Alaska is if they can get to watch Seattle games on tv. If they are covered for all the games the fan base will be there.
