Doug Carpenter

Doug Carpenter (born July 1, 1942 in Cornwall, Ontario) is a former head coach in the National Hockey League, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, and the American Hockey League and is a former hockey player in the Eastern Hockey League and the International Hockey League.

As a player from 1964–1974, he played for the Greensboro Generals and Roanoke Valley Rebels in the EHL and for the Flint Generals in the IHL. Upon retiring from hockey he became head coach of the Flint Generals (1974–1978) and later head coach of the Cornwall Royals of the QMJHL. Following stints with the New Brunswick Hawks and St. Catharines Saints of the AHL, he landed his first NHL head coach position with the New Jersey Devils. Lifelong friend of Don MacPherson. Later he coached the Toronto Maple Leafs. Also in the AHL he coached the Halifax Citadels twice, and the New Haven Nighthawks.

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Preceded by George Armstrong	Head Coaches of the Toronto Maple Leafs 1989–1991	Succeeded by Tom Watt
Preceded by Tom McVie	Head Coaches of the New Jersey Devils 1984–1988	Succeeded by Jim Schoenfeld

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MacMillan • McVie • Carpenter • Schoenfeld • Cunniff • Brooks • Lemaire • Ftorek • Robinson • Constantine • Burns • Lamoriello • Julien • Lamoriello • Sutter