John Stevens (hockey)
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| Position | Defenseman |
| Shot | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (89 kg) |
| Pro Clubs | Philadelphia Flyers Hartford Whalers |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | May 4, 1966, Campbellton, NB, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 47th overall, 1984 Philadelphia Flyers |
| Pro Career | 1986 – 1999 |
John A. Stevens (born May 4, 1966, in Campbellton, New Brunswick) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman and the head coach of the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers. He was named head coach on October 22, 2006 when coach Ken Hitchcock was fired and GM Bob Clarke resigned after the Flyers' worst start in 15 years.
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[edit] Playing career
A skilled defensive defenseman, drafted in the fifth round of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft by the Flyers, Stevens followed up a junior career with the Oshawa Generals by playing four seasons for the Flyers' AHL farm team, the Hershey Bears. He was signed by the Hartford Whalers in 1990 and reassigned to the Whalers' farm team, the Springfield Indians, which he captained to the franchise's seventh and final Calder Cup that season. When the Indians' franchise moved to Worcester in 1994, he was the first captain of its successor franchise Springfield Falcons, playing six seasons in all in Springfield.
In 1996, Stevens signed once more with the Flyers, and was named the first captain of its expansion farm team, the Philadelphia Phantoms. In his second season as captain, Stevens led the team to its first Calder Cup championship. He was named to play in several AHL All-Star games throughout his career.
As a player, Stevens played in 53 NHL games for the Flyers and the Whalers, scoring no goals, ten assists and recording 48 penalty minutes. In the AHL, he played in 834 games, scoring 20 goals and 166 assists for 186 points. Ironically, given his low scoring output, Stevens scored the first goals in franchise history for both the Falcons and the Phantoms.
[edit] Coaching career
He was forced to retire in 1999 due to a career-ending eye injury, but was named assistant coach of the Phantoms, and head coach in 2000. His six season tenure as coach was successful, as the team made the playoffs four times and won the Calder Cup once more in 2005. He was promoted to the head club as an assistant coach after the 2006 season. On October 22, 2006, he was named as head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers after Ken Hitchcock was fired. On October 26, 2006, Stevens coached his first NHL win (the Flyers defeated the Atlanta Thrashers 3-2 in an overtime shootout). On November 20, the Flyers announced that they had signed Stevens to a 2-year contract that will have him coaching through the 2007-2008 season.[1]
[edit] Awards
- 1988 - Calder Cup Hershey Bears
- 1991 - Calder Cup Springfield Indians
- 1996 - AHL All-Star Game
- 1998 - Calder Cup Philadelphia Phantoms
- 2005 - Calder Cup Philadelphia Phantoms (Head Coach)
[edit] Records
- 1994 - Scored first goal in Springfield Falcons history
- 1996 - Scored first goal in Philadelphia Phantoms history
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1983-84 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 70 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 71 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1984-85 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 45 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1984-85 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1985-86 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 65 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 146 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 1985-86 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | ||
| 1986-87 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 63 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 131 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 1986-87 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1987-88 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 59 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 108 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1987-88 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1988-89 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 78 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 129 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 29 | ||
| 1989-90 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 79 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 193 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1990-91 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 65 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 139 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 35 | ||
| 1990-91 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1991-92 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 45 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 73 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 27 | ||
| 1991-92 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 21 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 19 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1992-93 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 74 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 111 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||
| 1993-94 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 71 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 85 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1993-94 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1994-95 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 79 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 122 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1995-96 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 69 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 95 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | ||
| 1996-97 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 74 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 116 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1997-98 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 50 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 76 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 44 | ||
| 1998-99 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL Totals | 53 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 48 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| AHL Totals | 834 | 21 | 167 | 188 | 1399 | 102 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 199 | ||||
[edit] External links
- Stevens' career stats at hockeydb.com
- Stevens' profile at Legends of Hockey
- Stevens' profile at Philadelphiaflyers.com
| Philadelphia Flyers Head Coaches |
|---|
| Allen • Stasiuk • Shero • McCammon • Quinn • Keenan • Holmgren • Dineen • Simpson • Murray • Cashman • Neilson • Ramsay • Barber • Hitchcock • Stevens |
| Current National Hockey League head coaches |
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| Babcock • Carbonneau • Carlyle • Crawford • Gretzky • Hanlon • Hartley • Hitchcock • Julien • Laviolette • Lemaire • Lewis • MacTavish • Martin • Maurice • A.Murray • B.Murray • Nolan • Playfair • Quenneville • Renney • Ruff • Savard • Stevens • Therrien • Tippett • Tortorella • Trotz • Vigneault • Wilson |
| Preceded by Ken Hitchcock |
Head Coaches of the Philadelphia Flyers 2006 – present |
Incumbent |
Categories: 1966 births | Living people | Canadian ice hockey players | Hartford Whalers players | Hershey Bears players | New Brunswick sportspeople | Oshawa Generals alumni | Philadelphia Flyers coaches | Philadelphia Flyers draft picks | Philadelphia Flyers players | Philadelphia Phantoms players | Springfield Falcons players | Springfield Indians players
