Jean Perron
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Jean Perron (b. October 5, 1946 in Saint-Isidore-d'Auckland, Quebec) was a head coach for the National Hockey League Montreal Canadiens and Quebec Nordiques. Perron coached the Habs for three seasons, and lead them to a Stanley Cup in 1986. In Quebec City, he led the Nordiques for one season, 1988. He also coached in the AHL with the Manitoba Moose and in the IHL with the San Francisco Spiders.
At the end of his coaching career, Perron became a hockey analyst for different media in Quebec and appeared regularly on TQS's sports debates show 110%. He was often mocked for his incorrect use of proverbs and idioms and a book, Les Perronismes supposedly listing his most famous linguistic faux-pas was published in 2001. Perron sued the authors.
In 2004 Perron was named the coach of the Under 18 national hockey team of Israel.
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| Preceded by Jacques Lemaire |
Head Coach of the Montreal Canadiens 1985–1988 |
Succeeded by Pat Burns |
