List of Quebec Nordiques head coaches
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The Quebec Nordiques
were an ice hockey
team who played in both the National Hockey League
(NHL) and the World Hockey Association
(WHA). This is a list of the head coaches they had during their existence. The franchise moved to Denver
, Colorado
, in 1995, and became the Colorado Avalanche
.
Michel Bergeron
coached the most games and won the most points all-time with the Nordiques, with 634 games and 616 points. Maurice Filion
and Michel Bergeron were the only coaches to have three terms with the Nordiques. Marc Crawford
was the only Nordiques coach to win the Jack Adams Award
.
Quebec Nordiques
The Quebec Nordiques were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League...
were an ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team who played in both the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
(NHL) and the World Hockey Association
World Hockey Association
The World Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major competition for the National Hockey League since the collapse of the Western Hockey League in 1926...
(WHA). This is a list of the head coaches they had during their existence. The franchise moved to Denver
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
, Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
, in 1995, and became the Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1995–96 and 2000–01. The franchise...
.
Michel Bergeron
Michel Bergeron (hockey coach)
Michel Bergeron is a former National Hockey League head coach.Bergeron coached the Quebec Nordiques from 1980 to 1987 before being traded to the New York Rangers for a first round draft pick and $75 000, a first in the NHL history...
coached the most games and won the most points all-time with the Nordiques, with 634 games and 616 points. Maurice Filion
Maurice Filion
Maurice Filion is a former Canadian ice hockey coach. He was head coach of the Quebec Nordiques in 1981 as well as two other occasions when the franchise was in the World Hockey Association.-Coaching record:...
and Michel Bergeron were the only coaches to have three terms with the Nordiques. Marc Crawford
Marc Crawford
Marc Joseph John Crawford is a Canadian professional ice hockey head coach, most recently employed by the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League. He was previously the head coach of three other organizations and won a Stanley Cup in 1996 with the Colorado Avalanche...
was the only Nordiques coach to win the Jack Adams Award
Jack Adams Award
The Jack Adams Award is awarded annually to the National Hockey League coach "adjudged to have contributed the most to his team's success." It has been awarded 37 times to 32 different coaches. The winner is selected by a poll of the National Hockey League Broadcasters Association at the end of the...
.
Key
| # | Number of coaches |
| GC | Games coached |
| W | Wins |
| L | Losses |
| T | Ties |
| Pts | Points |
| * | Spent entire NHL coaching career with the Nordiques |
WHA coaches
| # | Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards won | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GC | W | L | T | Pts | GC | W | L |
| 1 | Maurice Richard Maurice Richard Joseph Henri Maurice "the Rocket" Richard, Sr., was a French-Canadian professional ice hockey player who played for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League from 1942 to 1960. The "Rocket" was the most prolific goal-scorer of his era, the first to achieve the feat of 50 goals in 50... |
1972–1973 | |||||
| 2 | Maurice Filion Maurice Filion Maurice Filion is a former Canadian ice hockey coach. He was head coach of the Quebec Nordiques in 1981 as well as two other occasions when the franchise was in the World Hockey Association.-Coaching record:... |
1972–1973 | |||||
| 3 | Jacques Plante Jacques Plante Joseph Jacques Omer Plante was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. During a career lasting from 1947–1975, he was considered to be one of the most important innovators in hockey... |
1973–1974 | |||||
| 4 | Jean-Guy Gendron Jean-Guy Gendron Jean-Guy "Smitty" Gendron is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played 863 games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins, Montreal Canadiens and Philadelphia Flyers... |
1974–1976 | |||||
| 5 | Marc Boileau Marc Boileau Marc Claude Boileau is a former Canadian ice hockey coach and player. Boileau played one season in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings. He was head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins from 1973 to 1976... |
1976–1978 | |||||
| – | Maurice Filion | 1977–1978 | |||||
| 6 | Jacques Demers | 1978-1979 1978-79 WHA season The 1978–79 WHA season was the seventh and final season of the World Hockey Association . Prior to the start of the season, the Houston Aeros folded leaving seven teams to start the season. Only six would finish, however, as the Indianapolis Racers folded after 25 games on the December 15, 1978... |
NHL coaches
| # | Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards won | Reference | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GC | W | L | T | Pts | GC | W | L | |||||
| 1 | Jacques Demers | 1979–1980 | 80 | 25 | 44 | 11 | 61 | — | — | — | ||
| 2 | Michel Bergeron Michel Bergeron (hockey coach) Michel Bergeron is a former National Hockey League head coach.Bergeron coached the Quebec Nordiques from 1980 to 1987 before being traded to the New York Rangers for a first round draft pick and $75 000, a first in the NHL history... |
1980–1981 | 74 | 29 | 29 | 16 | 74 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 3 | Maurice Filion Maurice Filion Maurice Filion is a former Canadian ice hockey coach. He was head coach of the Quebec Nordiques in 1981 as well as two other occasions when the franchise was in the World Hockey Association.-Coaching record:... } |
1981 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | ||
| – | Michel Bergeron | 1981–1987 | 480 | 224 | 193 | 63 | 511 | 63 | 29 | 34 | ||
| 4 | Andre Savard Andre Savard André Savard is a retired former professional ice hockey center. He and his wife, Marie-France, have two sons, Patrick and Dany.-Playing career:... * |
1987 | 24 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 21 | — | — | — | ||
| 5 | Ron Lapointe Ron Lapointe Ron Lapointe was a Canadian ice hockey coach. He was named interim head coach of the Quebec Nordiques half way through the 1987–88 NHL season. After an 11–20–2 start in the 1988–89 season, Lapointe was fired. His total NHL coaching record was 33–50–6. He was born in Verdun, Quebec... * |
1987–1989 | 89 | 33 | 50 | 6 | 72 | — | — | — | ||
| 6 | Jean Perron Jean Perron Jean Perron 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... |
1989 | 47 | 16 | 26 | 5 | 37 | — | — | — | ||
| – | Michel Bergeron | 1989–1990 | 80 | 12 | 61 | 7 | 31 | — | — | — | ||
| 7 | Dave Chambers Dave Chambers Dave Chambers is a former Canadian ice hockey coach. He was head coach of the Quebec Nordiques from 1990 to 1992.... * |
1990–1991 | 98 | 19 | 64 | 15 | 53 | — | — | — | ||
| 8 | Pierre Page Pierre Pagé Pierre Pagé, also spelled Pierre Page is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and executive. He currently coaches EC Red Bull Salzburg. He is also a former head coach in the National Hockey League .-Coaching career:... |
1991–1994 | 230 | 98 | 103 | 30 | 225 | 6 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 9 | Marc Crawford Marc Crawford Marc Joseph John Crawford is a Canadian professional ice hockey head coach, most recently employed by the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League. He was previously the head coach of three other organizations and won a Stanley Cup in 1996 with the Colorado Avalanche... |
1994–1995 | 48 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 65 | — | — | — | 1995 Jack Adams Award Jack Adams Award The Jack Adams Award is awarded annually to the National Hockey League coach "adjudged to have contributed the most to his team's success." It has been awarded 37 times to 32 different coaches. The winner is selected by a poll of the National Hockey League Broadcasters Association at the end of the... winner |