Jean Perron (born 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 led them to a Stanley Cup in 1986. He was the last rookie coach to win the Stanley Cup until Dan Bylsma achieved the same feat in 2009 with the Pittsburgh Penguins. In Quebec City, he led the Nordiques for one season, 1988. He also coached in the International Hockey League with the Manitoba Moose and 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 and senior national team of Israel. He has since led both teams to new heights with Israel being promoted to Division I IIHF world championships for one year and the U18 team being promoted to Division II.
Team | Year | Regular Season | Post Season | ||||||
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MTL | 1985–86 | 80 | 40 | 33 | 7 | - | 87 | 2nd in Adams | Won Stanley Cup |
MTL | 1986–87 | 80 | 41 | 29 | 10 | - | 92 | 2nd in Adams | Lost in Third round |
MTL | 1987–88 | 80 | 45 | 22 | 13 | - | 103 | 1st in Adams | Lost in Second round |
QUE | 1988–89 | 46 | 16 | 25 | 5 | - | (61) | 5th in Adams | Missed Playoffs |
SF | 1995–96 | 82 | 40 | 32 | - | 10 | 90 | 3rd in South | Lost in First round |
MTB | 1996–97 | 50 | 16 | 26 | - | 8 | (74) | 5th in Midwest | (Fired During Season) |
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Preceded by Jacques Lemaire |
Head coach of the Montreal Canadiens 1985-88 |
Succeeded by Pat Burns |
Preceded by Ron Lapointe |
Head coach of the Quebec Nordiques 1989 |
Succeeded by Michel Bergeron |
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