Michel Therrien
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Michel Therrien (born November 4, 1963 in Montreal, Quebec) is the current head coach of the National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Penguins, and a former head coach of the Montreal Canadiens.[1] Therrien coached the Canadiens for three seasons, taking them to the Eastern Conference semi-finals in the 2002 Stanley Cup playoffs. He has also coached in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (including a Memorial Cup win in 1995-96) and the American Hockey League (AHL). After leading the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the AHL to a franchise record start (21-1-2-1) in the 2005-06 season, Therrien was promoted by Pittsburgh on December 15, 2005 as a mid-season replacement for Ed Olczyk, who had led the parent Penguins club to what was widely regarded as a very disappointing start that year.
Prior to his coaching career, Therrien had played for three years as a defenceman in the AHL, compiling a total of 86 points in 206 games and winning the Calder Cup in 1985 on the same team as eventual Hall-of-Famer Patrick Roy. [2][3] He has two children, Elizabeth and Charles.
[edit] References
- ^ Michel Therrien: http://www.nhl.com/lineups/coaches/therrien.html
- ^ http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_404126.html
- ^ http://www.pittsburghpenguins.com/team/staff/bio.php?id=50
| Preceded by Alain Vigneault |
Head Coach of the Montreal Canadiens 2000-03 |
Succeeded by Claude Julien |
| Preceded by Eddie Olczyk |
Head Coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins 2005– |
Succeeded by Current |
| Montreal Canadiens Head Coaches |
|---|
| Laviolette • Lecours • Dorval • Gardner • Lalonde • Dandurand • Hart • Mantha • Dugal • Siebert • Lépine • Irvin • Blake • Ruel • MacNeil • Bowman • Geoffrion • Berry • Lemaire • Perron • Burns • Demers • Tremblay • Vigneault • Therrien • Julien • Gainey • Carbonneau |
| Pittsburgh Penguins Head Coaches |
|---|
| Sullivan • Kelly • Schinkel • Boileau • Wilson• Johnston • Angotti • Berry • Creamer • Ubriaco • Patrick • Johnson • Bowman • Constantine • Brooks • Hlinka • Kehoe • Olczyk • Therrien |
| Current Head Coaches of the National Hockey League | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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