Jim Playfair
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Jim Playfair (born May 22, 1964 in Vanderhoof, British Columbia) is a retired former professional ice hockey player and as of August 2006 is the current head coach of the Calgary Flames. Before making the NHL, Jim played for the Fort Saskatchewan Traders located just north of Edmonton. He played for the Edmonton Oilers and Chicago Blackhawks over the course of his career. His older brother Larry Playfair shares a lot of the same characteristics - both were drafted in the first round of the NHL Entry Draft (Larry in 1978 and Jim in 1982), and both played junior hockey for the Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Hockey League. However, Larry played 688 career NHL games; Jim a mere 21.
Jim Playfair became the head coach of the Calgary Flames on July 12, 2006, a promotion from his role as an assistant coach and replacing Darryl Sutter who previously had been both head coach and general manager. Sutter's resignation as head coach was not unexpected; he had previously hinted he would make such a move due to the difficulty of his dual role and the handover had been planned. [1] Sutter continued as general manager of the Flames. Playfair was also previously the head coach of the Saint John Flames of the American Hockey League, where he coached the Baby Flames to a Calder Cup championship in 2001. He lives in Calgary,Alberta with his 3 sons Dylan(13) Jackson (11) and Austin (8)and his wife Roxane
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| Current Head Coaches of the National Hockey League | |||
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| Eastern Conference | |||
| Atlantic | Northeast | Southeast | |
| Julien (New Jersey) | Lewis (Boston) | Hartley (Atlanta) | |
| Nolan (NY Islanders) | Ruff (Buffalo) | Laviolette (Carolina) | |
| Renney (NY Rangers) | Carbonneau (Montreal) | Martin (Florida) | |
| Stevens (Philadelphia) | B. Murray (Ottawa) | Tortorella (Tampa Bay) | |
| Therrien (Pittsburgh) | Maurice (Toronto) | Hanlon (Washington) | |
| Western Conference | |||
| Central | Northwest | Pacific | |
| Savard (Chicago) | Playfair (Calgary) | Carlyle (Anaheim) | |
| Hitchcock (Columbus) | Quenneville (Colorado) | Tippett (Dallas) | |
| Babcock (Detroit) | MacTavish (Edmonton) | Crawford (Los Angeles) | |
| Trotz (Nashville) | Lemaire (Minnesota) | Gretzky (Phoenix) | |
| A. Murray (St. Louis) | Vigneault (Vancouver) | Wilson (San Jose) | |
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| Preceded by Darryl Sutter |
Head Coaches of the Calgary Flames 2006- |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
Categories: 1964 births | Living people | Portland Winter Hawks alumni | National Hockey League first round draft picks | Edmonton Oilers players | Chicago Blackhawks players | Saginaw Hawks players | British Columbia sportspeople | Calgary Flames coaches | Canadian ice hockey player stubs | Canadian ice hockey coach stubs
