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. Seal of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means (those) desiring a better country. ... June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... NHL redirects here. ... In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction and instruction of the on-field operations of an athletic team or of individual athletes. ...

Born in Toronto, Ontario, after attending North Toronto Collegiate Institute, Neilson's coaching career began as a university student at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, and continued upon graduation with a degree in Physical Education in both hockey and baseball. Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength Image:Toronto, Ontario Location. ... North Toronto Collegiate Institute (NTCI) is a non-semester public high school of about 1,000 students located in Toronto, Ontario. ... McMaster University is a medium-sized research-intensive university located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, with an enrollment of 18,238 full-time and 3,836 part-time students (as of 2006). ... Nickname: Ambitious City, Steeltown, The Hammer Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Location in the province of Ontario, Canada Coordinates: Country  Province Canada  Ontario Incorporated June 9, 1846 [1] Mayor Fred Eisenberger City Council Hamilton City Council Representatives MPs and MPPs Area    - City 1,138. ...

Coaching career

His coaching career began as head coach of the Ontario Hockey League's Peterborough Petes( then the junior farm team of the Montreal Canadiens) in 1966, and remained for 10 years in Peterborough, Ontario, where he maintained a home until his death. He also worked at the University of Windsor with a summer hockey camp programme, which led to camps from Port Hope, Ontario to Israel. A typical OHL hockey game. ... The Peterborough Petes is an Ontario Hockey League (OHL) team in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. ... The Montreal Canadiens are the oldest established National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. ... Nickname: The Electric City Motto: Dat natura, elaborant artes (Nature Provides, Industry Develops) Map of Ontario with Peterborough indicated with a red dot Coordinates: Country Canada  Province Ontario  County Peterborough County Established 1819 - Scotts Plains Incorporated as town 1850 - Peterborough Incorporated as city July 1, 1905  - Mayor Paul Ayotte... The University of Windsor is a non-denominational, provincially-supported, coeducational, public comprehensive university located in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. ... Port Hope is a town in Ontario, Canada, about 100 km east of Toronto. ...

He moved into professional hockey coaching in Dallas with the Dallas Black Hawks in the Central Hockey League in 1976–1977. Nickname: Big D Location in the state of Texas Country United States State Texas Counties Dallas, Collin, Denton, Kaufman, and Rockwall Incorporated 2 February 1856  - Mayor Laura Miller Area    - City  385. ... The Dallas Black Hawks were a professional ice hockey team. ... The Central Hockey League was a minor professional ice hockey league that operated in the United States from 1963 to 1984. ...

He was head coach in the NHL for:

• Toronto Maple Leafs from 1977 to 1979 (following another eventual member of the Order of Canada, Red Kelly),
• Buffalo Sabres from 1980 to 1981,
• Vancouver Canucks from 1981 to 1984,
• Los Angeles Kings in 1984,
• New York Rangers from 1989 to 1993,
• Florida Panthers from 1993 to 1995,
• Philadelphia Flyers from 1997 to 1998 and 1999 to 2000,
• Ottawa Senators for two games in April 2002.

He was initially an assistant coach with Vancouver, but he took over as Head Coach after Harry Neale was suspended for the rest of the season for a massive bench-clearing brawl. It was in his new capacity that Neilson led the team on its Cinderella run to the Stanley Cup finals (see below). The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Seal of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means (those) desiring a better country. ... 1967: Kelly,right,with Frank Mahovlich and Torontos last Stanley Cup Leonard Patrick Red Kelly, CM (born 9 July 1927 in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada) is a former hockey player in the NHL. A solid, playmaking defenceman, he joined the Detroit Red Wings in 1947. ... The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. ... The Vancouver Canucks are a professional National Hockey League (NHL) ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ... The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California, USA. They play in the National Hockey League (NHL). ... The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York City, New York, U.S.A.. Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the oldest teams in the National Hockey League, and are part of the group of teams referred... The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team who play in the Ft. ... The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... This article is about the current National Hockey League team. ... Neale and Bob, its not just who they are, its what they do. ...

His tenure with the New York Rangers was also successful; the highlight was coaching the team to the Presidents' Trophy as the first place team in the league in 1992. The Presidents Trophy is an award presented by the National Hockey League to the team which finished with the best record in the entire league during the regular season. ...

With Philadelphia, he led the team to first place in the Eastern Conference in 2000, a position that the team would retain for the rest of the regular season. With the Flyers leading in the conference standings by the midseason All-Star Game, Neilson earned the honour of being head coach of the Eastern Conference All-Stars.

Retirement from hockey

Neilson had gone on medical leave from the Flyers just before the 2000 playoffs for cancer treatment but was later informed that he had been permanently replaced by Craig Ramsay. Neilson's unceremonial dismissal by Flyers General Manager Bobby Clarke was widely lamented by fans and media as lacking class and respect. Craig Ramsay (born 17 March 1951 in Weston, Ontario, Canada) is a retired professional ice hockey left winger who played in the NHL from 1971 to 1985. ... Robert Earle Bobby Clarke OC (born August 13, 1949 in Flin Flon, Manitoba) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player and former general manager of the Philadelphia Flyers. ...

Neilson was then hired as an assistant coach of the Senators. During the 2001-2002 season, Head Coach Jacques Martin stepped away from the bench during a game, allowing Neilson to take the reigns and become the ninth man to coach 1000 games. It was also the most successful season in the Senators' history, as they won the Presidents' Trophy as the first place team in the league, and made it all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals. As it was well known that Neilson's cancer was terminal when the Senators were eliminated in a tough seven game series, several players expressed their sadness at not being able to win the Stanley Cup for Neilson before he died. Jacques Martin (born October 1, 1952 in St. ... The Presidents Trophy is an award presented by the National Hockey League to the team which finished with the best record in the entire league during the regular season. ...

Neilson's overall regular season record was 460 wins, 381 losses, and 159 ties.

Coaching legacy

Neilson dedicated his entire life to coaching and to hockey and affected the careers of thousands. He had no family and would stay up late into the night watching video and analysing games.

Among his most well-known innovations was the use of videotape to analyze other teams, leading to the nickname "Captain Video". He was also the first to use microphone headsets to communicate with his assistant coaches. The video cassette recorder (or VCR, less popularly video tape recorder) is a type of video tape recorder that uses removable cassettes containing magnetic tape to record audio and video from a television broadcast so it can be played back later. ...

Neilson was well known for closely reading the rule book looking for loopholes. During one particular game in the OHL his team was up one goal, but was down two men in a five on three situation for the last minute of the game. Realizing that more penalties could not be called under the existing rules, Neilson put too many men on the ice every ten seconds. The referees stopped the play and a faceoff was held relieving pressure on the defence. After this display the rule was changed so that a call for too many men on the ice in a 5 on 3 situation now leads to a penalty shot. Five on three (also called two-man advantage) is a term used in ice hockey when one team has had two players sent to the penalty box. ... In ice hockey, a penalty shot is a type of penalty awarded when a team loses a clear scoring opportunity because of a foul committed by an opposing player. ...

Neilson also discovered that if he put a defenceman in net instead of a goalie during a penalty shot, the defenceman could rush the attacker and cut down the latter's angle of shot, greatly reducing the chances of a goal. Today the rule states that a team must use a goalie in net for a penalty shot.

Neilson also broke the rules, in a sense, when he didn't like what was going on on the ice. As the Canucks coach during a 1982 playoff game against the Chicago Blackhawks, he felt his team was unfairly penalized on several occasions during the third period. He took a white trainer's towel and held it on a hockey stick, as if to wave a white flag. Three other Canucks players did the same thing, and all were ejected from the game. By doing this, Neilson inadvertently started an NHL tradition. Canucks fans waved white towels by the thousands at the next game, a play off tradition that continues to this day and that is widely copied by other hockey teams and by other sports as well. 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... Towel Power is an unofficial term used in several sports, predominantly in North America, to describe the waving of towels by fans at stadiums and arenas in order to give a morale boost to the home team. ...

Life after hockey

He was awarded a Doctor of Laws by McMaster University in 2001 (see below). He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as a builder in November 2002. He was also appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada {CM} in 2002. The City of Peterbrough renamed George Street South Roger Neilson Way opposite the Memorial Centre Arena in 2003; the address of the Arena was supposed to be changed to 1 Roger Neilson Way. The Ottawa Senators have named their coaches office at Scotiabank Place The Roger Neilson Room. The City of Ottawa renamed their Minor Peewee AAA Hockey Division after Neilson in 2005. Also in 2005, the Ontario Hockey League created an award for the top academic player attending college or university and named it the Roger Neilson Memorial Award. Doctor of Laws (Latin: Legum Doctor, LL.D) is a doctorate-level academic degree in law. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Hockey Hall of Fame is located at the corner of Front & Yonge in downtown Toronto The Stanley Cup on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame The Hockey Hall of Fame which is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, celebrates the history of hockey with exhibits featuring memorabilia and NHL... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Seal of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means (those) desiring a better country. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Inside Scotiabank Place, 2006 Scotiabank Place (Place Banque Scotia in French) is an arena in Ottawa, Ontario and home to the NHLs Ottawa Senators. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A typical OHL hockey game. ... The Roger Neilson Memorial Award is awarded annually to the top academic College/University player in the Ontario Hockey League. ...

In 1999, Neilson was diagnosed with bone cancer, which spread to become skin cancer in 2001. He died at age 69 on June 21, 2003, and the funeral was held in Northview Pentecostal Church in Peterborough. Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these cells to spread, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion, or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis (where cancer cells are transported through the bloodstream or lymphatic system). ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Shortly after his passing, the Ottawa Senators Foundation announced plans to build Roger's House/La maison de Roger, a pediatric palliative care facility built in his memory on the grounds of the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa. The building was opened on April 21, 2006, by the Premier of Ontario, Dalton McGuinty. The Childrens Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) is a major university teaching childrens hospital in Ottawa, Canada. ... April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Image:Mcguinty77. ... Dalton James Patrick McGuinty Jr. ...

In September, 2004, a new elementary school in Peterborough named Roger Neilson Public School opened. The name was chosen because of Roger's commitment to teaching and that Roger exemplified the qualities of the Character Education program of the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board. Primary or elementary education is the first years of formal, structured education that occurs during childhood. ... Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board has its headquarters in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. ...

Career record

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External links

• McMaster Alumni Gallery
• Legends of Hockey (Hockey Hall of Fame) Entry
• Order of Canada Citation
• Roger's House Website[[Category:McMaster University alumni|Neilson, Roger]]