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Encyclopedia > Bryan Murray (hockey coach)

Bryan Clarence Murray (Born: December 5, 1942 in Shawville, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian ice hockey coach. December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Shawville is a village in the Pontiac Regional County Municipality in western Quebec, approximately 75 km west of Gatineau. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... Coach in ice hockey refers to a head coach or an assistant coach given responsibility of organizing player offence and defence. ...


He is currently the head coach and general manager of the National Hockey League Ottawa Senators. He has also been head coach of the NHL's Anaheim Ducks, Florida Panthers, Detroit Red Wings and Washington Capitals and also head coach of the American Hockey League's Hershey Bears and Western Hockey League's Regina Pats. The head coach in sports coaching is the coach who is in charge of the other coaches. ... The term general manager is a descriptive term for certain executives in a business operation. ... “NHL” redirects here. ... The Ottawa Senators (French: ) are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario. ... “NHL” redirects here. ... The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). ... The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team who play in the Ft. ... The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. ... The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C.. They play in the National Hockey League (NHL). ... The American Hockey League (AHL) is regarded as the top professional hockey league in North America outside the National Hockey League (NHL) for which it serves as the primary developmental circuit. ... The Hershey Bears are a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League. ... The Western Hockey League is one of the three hockey Major Junior Tier I leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. ... The Regina Pats are a junior hockey team that plays in the Western Hockey League. ...


Murray, one of ten children of Clarence and Rhoda Murray, was born and raised in the small Ottawa Valley town of Shawville, Quebec. His brother Terry Murray was also an NHL coach. He played hockey growing up, joining the Shawville Pontiacs intermediate club at age fourteen and later joined the Rockland Nats of the Central Junior Hockey League. He attended Macdonald College, a suburban campus of McGill University, which is located in Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Que., and returned to Shawville and worked as a teacher. He then went into business, opening a sporting goods store and buying the local hotel. The Ottawa Valley is the valley surrounding the Ottawa River for the west-east portion of its path through the Canadian Shield from Mattawa to Ottawa. ... Terry Murray is the former head coach of the Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers. ... Macdonald College under construction, 1906 Macdonald College is a Canadian institution of higher learning created in 1905 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec on the western tip of the Island of Montreal. ... McGill University is a publicly funded, co-educational research university located in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ...


He began as a part time coach with Pembroke of the CJHL. He earned a good reputation as a coach and was offered a job by the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League. He left his business interests in the hands of family members, and moved west. After taking Regina to the Memorial Cup, Murray moved to the Hershey Bears of the AHL, where he won coach of the year. The next year he became head coach of the Washington Capitals. The Regina Pats are a junior hockey team that plays in the Western Hockey League. ... The Western Hockey League is one of the three hockey Major Junior Tier I leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. ... The Memorial Cup is the championship trophy of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). ... The Hershey Bears are a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League. ... The American Hockey League (AHL) is regarded as the top professional hockey league in North America outside the National Hockey League (NHL) for which it serves as the primary developmental circuit. ... The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C.. They play in the National Hockey League (NHL). ...


In seven seasons with Washington, Murray brought the team to the playoffs each year, and won the Jack Adams Award in 1984. In 1990 he became coach and general manager of the Detroit Red Wings. The team had mixed results in his four seasons there, but Murray helped build the team that would be dominant in the later half of the 1990s. The Jack Adams Award is awarded annually to the National Hockey League coach judged to have contributed most to the teams success. ... The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. ...


Murray then became General Manager of the expansion Florida Panthers. In 1996, the young Panthers made it to the Stanley Cup Finals, and Murray was selected as NHL Executive of the Year. From 2002-2004 Murray was General Manager of the Anaheim Ducks, and again saw his team quickly make a mark in the playoffs, reaching the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals. In 2004, Murray surprised many by deciding to resign from the GM post in Anaheim and move back to the Ottawa area to become coach of the Senators. The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team who play in the Ft. ... The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). ... The 2003 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the postseason for the NHL, began on April 9, 2003, following the 2002-03 regular season. ...


On February 20, 2007, he became the fifth NHL coach to achieve 600 victories, in a shootout win against the Edmonton Oilers. Even though he currently has the most wins amongst actives NHL coaches, he has yet to win a Stanley Cup. Ironically the same season he coached the Senators to the Stanley Cup Finals, only to lose to Anaheim in 5 games. February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ...


A native of Shawville, Quebec, Bryan and his wife, Geri, have two daughters, Heidi and Brittany. Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Official languages French Government - Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault - Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 75 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area Ranked 2nd - Total 1,542,056 km² - Water...


Education

Bryan Murray Attended Philemon Wright High School Philemon Wright (September 3, 1760 – June 3, 1839) was a farmer and entrepreneur who founded Wrightville, the first settlement in the National Capital Region of Canada. ...


External links

  • Ottawa Sun profile

Anderson • Sullivan • Schmidt • McVie • Belisle • Green • Crozier • B. Murray • T. Murray • Schoenfeld • Wilson • Cassidy • Hanlon The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C.. They play in the National Hockey League (NHL). ... George Red Sullivan was born on the 24th of December, 1929 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. ... Milt Schmidt (March 5, 1918 in Kitchener, Ontario) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Boston Bruins on the famous Kraut line with Woody Dumart and Bobby Bauer. ... Tom McVie (born 1935-06-06 in Trail, British Columbia) was a coach in the National Hockey League. ... Daniel George Belisle (born May 9, 1937 in South Porcupine, Ontario) is a former Canadian ice hockey player and coach. ... Gary Green (born August 23, 1953 in Tillsonburg, Ontario) is a former head coach of the Washington Capitals and hockey analyst for the NHL on TSN. He was previously head coach of the OHA Peterborough Petes (1977-79) and the AHL Hershey Bears (1979-80). ... Roger Crozier (March 16, 1942 – January 11, 1996) was a Canadian hockey player. ... Terry Murray is the former head coach of the Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers. ... Jim Schoenfeld (born September 4, 1952 in Galt, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who has also coached hockey at the highest levels. ... Ronald Lawrence Wilson (born May 28, 1955 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada and raised in Riverside, Rhode Island) is an American ice hockey former player and coach. ... Bruce Cassidy (born May 20, 1965 in Ottawa, Ontario) is an ice hockey coach who is currently the head coach of the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League. ... Glen Hanlon (Born: February 20, 1957 in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada-) is a Canadian former National Hockey League goaltender and current head coach. ...

Duncan • Adams • Ivan • Skinner • Abel • Gadsby • Harkness • Barkley • J. Wilson • Garvin • Delvecchio • L. Wilson • Kromm • Lindsay • Maxner • Dea • Polano • Neale • Park • Demers • Murray • Bowman • Lewis • Babcock The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. ... John Arthur Duncan (July 4, 1894 – April 13, 1975) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. ... John James Jack Adams (June 14, 1895 – May 1, 1968) was a Canadian professional hockey player, coach and general manager in the National Hockey League who played for the Toronto Arenas, Toronto St. ... Tommy Ivan served as the second Detroit Red Wings head coach, from 1947 to 1954, winning three Stanley Cups. ... James Donald Jimmy Skinner (born January 12, 1917 in Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada) was the Detroit Red Wings head coach and general manager. ... Sid Abel (February 18, 1918 - February 7, 2000) was an Canadian professional hockey player and later coach in the National Hockey League. ... This person is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. ... Ned Harkness (born 1922 in Ottawa) was a successful NCAA head coach of ice hockey and lacrosse at Cornell University. ... Doug Barkley (born on January 6, 1937 in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada) was an ice hockey defenceman and, after his playing career, was head coach of the Detroit Red Wings for two separate occasions. ... Johnny Wilson (born June 14, 1929, in Kincardine, Ontario) was a professional ice hockey forward and head coach. ... Ted Garvin (August 20, 1923 – November 18, 1992) was a Canadian ice hockey forward and head coach primarily in the International Hockey League. ... Alex Peter Delvecchio, born December 4, 1931 in Fort William, Ontario is a former ice hockey player and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. ... Larry Wilson (born October 23, 1930, in Kincardine, Ontario) was a professional ice hockey forward and head coach. ... Bobby Kromm (born June 8, 1928 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada)is a former NHL head coach who won the Jack Adams Award in 1978, turning the Detroit Red Wings around by 37 more points in the standings than the teams previous years record. ... Ted Lindsay, born July 29, 1925 in Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, is a Hockey Hall of Fame player. ... Wayne Maxner (born September 27, 1942 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) was a hockey left wing in the National Hockey League, American Hockey League and WHL. He also served breifly as an NHL head coach for the Detroit Red Wings. ... Billy Dea (born April 3, 1933, in Edmonton, Alberta) was a professional ice hockey centre and head coach in the National Hockey League. ... Nick Polano (b. ... Neale and Bob, its not just who they are, its what they do. ... Douglas Bradford (Brad) Park was an NHL ice hockey player in the National Hockey League (NHL) and is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. ... Jacques Demers (b. ... William Scott Scotty Bowman (born September 18, 1933 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a former National Hockey League head coach, considered among the greatest coaches in NHL history. ... David Dave Lewis (born July 3, 1953, in Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a former National Hockey League defenceman and current head coach of the Boston Bruins. ... Babcock coaching a playoff game Mike Babcock (born April 29, 1963 in Manitouwadge, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian hockey head coach and former player. ...

Neilson • MacLean • B. Murray • T. Murray • Sutter • Keenan • Dudley • Torchetti • Martin The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team who play in the Ft. ... Roger Paul Neilson, CM (June 16, 1934 - June 21, 2003) was a National Hockey League coach, and was responsible for many innovations in the game. ... Doug MacLean born in Summerside, Prince Edward Island on April 12, 1954 Current president/general manager and ex-head coach of the National Hockey Leagues Columbus Blue Jackets and former head coach of the Florida Panthers. ... Terry Murray is the former head coach of the Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers. ... Duane Calvin Sutter (born March 16, 1960 in Viking, Alberta) is a Canadian former forward player and former head coach in the National Hockey League. ... Michael Edward Keenan (born October 21, 1949 in Bowmanville, Ontario) is the former General Manager of the Florida Panthers. ... Rick Dudley was born on 31 January, 1949 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... John Torchetti is the coach of the Moncton Wildcats of the QMJHL. He was previously assistant coach with the Tampa Bay Lightning, interim head coach for the Florida Panthers, interim head coach of the Los Angeles Kings, and other teams in the AHL, ECHL and Central Hockey League. ... Jacques Martin (born October 1, 1952 in St. ...

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Wilson • Pagé • HartsburgCharronMurrayBabcockCarlyle The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). ... Ronald Lawrence Wilson (born May 28, 1955 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada and raised in Riverside, Rhode Island) is an American ice hockey former player and coach. ... Pierre Pagé (born June 17, 1948 in St. ... Craig Hartsburg (born June 29, 1959 in Stratford, Ontario, Canada) is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played ten seasons with the Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League from 1979-80 until 1988-89. ... Guy Charron (born January 24, 1949, in Verdun, Quebec) was a professional ice hockey player. ... Babcock coaching a playoff game Mike Babcock (born April 29, 1963 in Manitouwadge, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian hockey head coach and former player. ... Carlyle at the 2006 NHL Awards Ceremony. ...

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Ottawa Senators Head Coaches

Bowness • Allison • Martin • Neilson • Murray The Ottawa Senators (French: ) are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario. ... Rick Bowness is a Canadian former National Hockey League leftwinger and currently an assistant coach with the Phoenix Coyotes. ... Dave Allison(born April 14, 1959 in Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada) is the head coach of the Iowa Stars ice hockey team of the AHL. Allison played his junior hockey with the Cornwall Royals of the QMJHL, appearing in 189 games from 1976-79, registering 89 points (18G-81A) during... Jacques Martin (born October 1, 1952 in St. ... Roger Paul Neilson, CM (June 16, 1934 - June 21, 2003) was a National Hockey League coach, and was responsible for many innovations in the game. ...


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Jacques Martin (hockey coach) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (367 words)
He served first as a coach of the Peterborough Petes in the Ontario Hockey League and then with the Guelph Platers (where he won a Memorial Cup in 1986) before being briefly promoted head coach of the St.
Martin is not a very extroverted coach and is usually soft spoken and lacking much of the fire and charisma of other noted NHL coaches.
On May 26, 2004, Martin was hired as the new head coach of the Florida Panthers, along with Mike Keenan as the new general manager.
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