Jacques Gerard Lemaire (born September 7, 1945 in Lasalle, Quebec, Canada) is a former ice hockeycentre and current head coach in the National Hockey League. He played his entire career with the Montreal Canadiens and has been head coach of the Minnesota Wild since June 19, 2000, the first ever head coach of the Wild. He was also head coach of the Canadiens throughout the 1983-1985 seasons then for the New Jersey Devils from 1993 to 1998. He won the Jack Adams Award in 1994 and 2003. He won the Stanley Cup as Devils head coach in 1995 and as a player he won an amazing 10 Cups with the Canadiens. September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... LaSalle is a former city on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... Centre in hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is down the centre of the area. ... The head coach in sports coaching is the coach who is in charge of the other coaches. ... The modernized NHL shield logo debuted in 2005, replacing the orange and black shield, which had been used since the leagues inception. ... The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team, the oldest established National Hockey League (NHL) franchise, and one of the most successful clubs in all of North American sports history. ... The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. ... June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in the Continental Airlines Arena of the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The Jack Adams Award is awarded annually to the National Hockey League coach judged to have contributed most to the teams success. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal. // Events January Bill Clinton January 1 : North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Stanley Cup on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame The Stanley Cup, originally called the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup, is awarded each year by the National Hockey League to the champion of its playoff tournament. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...