Gord Dineen

Gord Dineen
Born (1962-09-21) September 21, 1962
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for New York Islanders
Minnesota North Stars
Pittsburgh Penguins
Ottawa Senators
NHL Draft 42nd overall, 1981
New York Islanders
Playing career 1982–2000

Gordon M. Dineen (born September 21, 1962) is a retired American professional ice hockey player. He is a former head coach for the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League, thought currently works with the team as an assistant. He is a former NHL defenceman.

Although born in Canada, Dineen spent much of his youth in the United States, while his father Bill Dineen played and coached professionally. He returned to Canada to play major junior hockey for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. He was drafted by the New York Islanders with the forty-second pick in the 1981 draft. His brothers Kevin and Peter were also NHL players.

Playing career

Dineen, a tough-checking defenceman, made his NHL debut in the 1982–83 season when he played 2 games for the New York Islanders. His tenure with the Islanders is perhaps best known for assisting on Pat LaFontaine's series-winning goal in the fourth overtime in the 1987 Stanley Cup's opening round against the Washington Capitals, known today as "The Easter Epic." He played a total of 528 games in his career, for the Islanders, the Minnesota North Stars, Pittsburgh Penguins and Ottawa Senators, where he was a team captain during the last weeks of the 1993–94 season. Dineen received a Stanley Cup ring with Pittsburgh in 1991, but did not play enough games to have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup.

In 1994–95, Dineen returned to the Islanders as a free agent. He would play nine games for the Islanders and play the next six seasons in the International Hockey League, becoming player-coach with the Utah Grizzlies in 1999–2000. Dineen finished his career with 16 goals, 90 assists and 106 points. The following season, Dineen became a full-time coach, as a head coach in the ECHL and assistant coach in the AHL.

Head Coaching career

Dineen was named the head coach of the AHL's Iowa Chops on August 19, 2008.[1]

Dineen was named the assistant coach of the AHL's Toronto Marlies on August 21, 2009 [2]

Dineen was named the head coach of the AHL's Toronto Marlies on July 15, 2014. He was demoted from that position on May 19, 2015.[3]

Dineen was named the assistant coach of the AHL's Rochester Americans on July 6, 2017.[4]

Awards

Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1979–80 St. Michael's Buzzers MetJHL 42 11 24 35 103 — — — — —
1980–81 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OMJHL 68 4 26 30 158 19 1 7 8 58
1981–82 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 68 9 45 54 185 13 1 2 3 52
1982–83 New York Islanders NHL 2 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
1982–83 Indianapolis Checkers CHL 73 10 47 57 78 13 2 10 12 29
1983–84 New York Islanders NHL 43 1 11 12 32 9 1 1 2 28
1983–84 Indianapolis Checkers CHL 26 4 13 17 63 — — — — —
1984–85 Springfield Indians AHL 25 1 8 9 46 — — — — —
1984–85 New York Islanders NHL 48 1 12 13 89 10 0 0 0 26
1985–86 Springfield Indians AHL 11 2 3 5 20 — — — — —
1985–86 New York Islanders NHL 57 1 8 9 81 3 0 0 0 2
1986–87 New York Islanders NHL 71 4 10 14 110 7 0 4 4 4
1987–88 New York Islanders NHL 57 4 12 16 62 — — — — —
1987–88 Minnesota North Stars NHL 13 1 1 2 21 — — — — —
1988–89 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 25 2 6 8 49 — — — — —
1988–89 Minnesota North Stars NHL 2 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
1988–89 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 38 1 2 3 42 11 0 2 2 8
1989–90 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 69 1 8 9 125 — — — — —
1990–91 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 9 0 0 0 6 — — — — —
1990–91 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 40 1 14 15 57 5 0 2 2 0
1991–92 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1991–92 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 79 8 37 45 83 14 2 4 6 33
1992–93 Ottawa Senators NHL 32 2 4 6 30 — — — — —
1992–93 San Diego Gulls IHL 41 6 23 29 36 — — — — —
1993–94 Ottawa Senators NHL 77 0 21 21 89 — — — — —
1993–94 San Diego Gulls IHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
1994–95 New York Islanders NHL 9 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
1994–95 Denver Grizzlies IHL 68 5 27 32 75 17 1 6 7 8
1995–96 Utah Grizzlies IHL 82 1 17 18 89 22 0 3 3 14
1996–97 Utah Grizzlies IHL 81 5 29 34 62 7 0 3 3 4
1997–98 Utah Grizzlies IHL 82 3 34 37 63 4 0 2 2 2
1998–99 Utah Grizzlies IHL 77 5 22 27 78 — — — — —
1999–2000 Utah Grizzlies IHL 50 0 18 18 26 — — — — —
1999–2000 Chicago Wolves IHL 17 1 2 3 14 16 0 5 5 12
NHL totals 529 16 90 106 695 40 1 7 8 68
IHL totals 645 37 229 266 634 85 3 25 28 73

Coaching statistics

Season  Team                 Lge  Type                    GP W  L  T  OTL Pct   Result 
1999-00 Utah Grizzlies       IHL  Player-Assistant Coach 
2000-01 Louisville Panthers  AHL  Assistant Coach 
2001-02 Macon Whoopee        ECHL Head Coach              72 29 31 12 0   0.486 Out of Playoffs 
2002-03 Richmond Renegades   ECHL Head Coach              72 35 31 6  0   0.528 Out of Playoffs 
2003-04 Springfield Falcons  AHL  Assistant Coach 
2004-05 Utah Grizzlies       AHL  Assistant Coach 
2005-06 San Antonio Rampage  AHL  Assistant Coach 
2008-09 Iowa Chops           AHL  Head Coach                 33 33 0  14
2009-14 Toronto Marlies      AHL  Assistant Coach            202 139 17 30
2014-15 Toronto Marlies      AHL  Head Coach

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Gord Dineen named Head Coach of Iowa Chops". IowaChops.com. Archived from the original on September 16, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
  2. ↑ "Dineen & King Named Marlies Assistant Coaches".
  3. ↑ http://www.marlies.ca/news/news.asp?story_id=3519
  4. ↑ http://www.amerks.com/article/GORD%20DINEEN%20NAMED%20AMERKS%20ASSISTANT%20COACH
Preceded by
Mark Lamb
Brad Shaw		 Ottawa Senators captain
1994 		Succeeded by
Randy Cunneyworth
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