| Jacques Lemaire | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hockey Hall of Fame, 1984 | |||
 Lemaire in 2009 | |||
| Born |
September 7, 1945 LaSalle, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Coached for |
Montreal Canadiens New Jersey Devils Minnesota Wild | ||
| Playing career | 1967–1981 | ||
| Coaching career | 1984–2011 | ||
Jacques Gerard Lemaire (born September 7, 1945) is a Canadian former ice hockey forward and head coach who was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1984. He spent his entire twelve-year National Hockey League (NHL) playing career with the Montreal Canadiens (1967–1979) and was a part of eight Stanley Cup championship teams in 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1979. In 2017, Lemaire was named one of the "100 Greatest NHL Players".[1]
Lemaire was an NHL head coach for seventeen seasons with the Canadiens (1983–1985), New Jersey Devils (1993–1998, 2009–2011) and Minnesota Wild (2000–2009).[2][3] One of 22 coaches with 600 wins, Lemaire led the Devils to their first Stanley Cup in the 1994–95 season.[4]
After retiring at the end of the 2010–11 NHL season, Lemaire accepted a position as special assignment coach for the Devils. He currently works as a special assignment coach for the New York Islanders, a position he previously held with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
- ^ "100 Greatest NHL Players". NHL.com. January 27, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
- ^ Jacques Lemaire returns as coach
- ^ "Lemaire returns for second stint as Devils head coach". TSN. Retrieved July 13, 2009.
- ^ "NHL Coach Register".