Michel Therrien

Michel Therrien
Therrien in 2008
Born (1963-11-04) November 4, 1963 (age 61)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Other namesBulldog[1]
Occupation(s)Former NHL scout
Ice hockey coach
PredecessorAlain Vigneault (2000–01)
Eddie Olczyk (2005–06)
Randy Cunneyworth (2011–12)
SuccessorDan Bylsma (2008–09)
Claude Julien (2016–17)

Michel Therrien (born November 4, 1963) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach. (NHL).[2] Therrien formerly coached the Montreal Canadiens, the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Philadelphia Flyers.

Prior to his coaching career, Therrien played professionally for three years as a defenceman in the American Hockey League (AHL), compiling a total of 86 points in 206 games and winning the Calder Cup in 1985 with the Sherbrooke Canadiens, on the same team as eventual Hockey Hall of Famer Patrick Roy.[3][4] When his playing career ended, Therrien worked for a time as a lineman for Bell Canada, with a sideline as a bodyguard for Quebec singing star Roch Voisine, with whom he had once played hockey, while working his way into a coaching career.[5]

Before coaching in the professional leagues, Therrien was a coach in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), first as an assistant with the Laval Titan and later as head coach for the Granby Prédateurs, with whom the club won the Memorial Cup in 1996, ending a 25-year championship drought in the tournament for a team from Quebec.[5][6] He is a single parent of two children, Elizabeth and Charles.[5]

  1. ^ "Therrien's 2006 remarks have gone a long way". TSN. 2008-05-08. Archived from the original on 2008-05-11. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
  2. ^ "Elite Prospects - Michel Therrien Team Staff Profile". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
  3. ^ "Error - Page Not Found". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2015. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  4. ^ "Pittsburgh Penguins - Team - Pittsburgh Penguins - Team". Archived from the original on 2008-10-13. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
  5. ^ a b c Brunt, Stephen (May 7, 2015). "Therrien ready to roll with the punches". Sportsnet magazine. Sportsnet. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  6. ^ "Michel Therrien". Retrieved 12 April 2015.