- Born: July 15, 1962 in Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Hometown: Dauphin, Manitoba
- Position: Defense, Coach, & General Manager
Career Statistics[]
Playing[]
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1979-80 | Regina Pat Blues | SJHL | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 44 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Regina Pats | WHL | 41 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 42 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | |||
| Memorial Cup | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1980-81 | Regina Pats | WHL | 62 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 115 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1981-82 | Regina Pats | WHL | 50 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 155 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 79 | ||
| 1982-83 | Dauphin Kings "C" | MJHL | 10 | 40 | 50 | 111 | ||||||||
| Turnbull Cup | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||
| Anavet Cup | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||
| Abbott Cup | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||
| 1983-84 | Manitoba Bisons | GPAC | ||||||||||||
| University Cup | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||
Coaching[]
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | Type | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | Finish | GP | W | L | Results | ||
| 1984-85 | Manitoba Bisons | GPAC | Assist | 1st | Won Conf | |||||||||||
| U-Cup | Assist | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Lost Qtr Final | |||||||
| 1985-86 | Dauphin Kings | MJHL | Head | 48 | 21 | 25 | 2 | - | 44 | 3rd North | 5 | 1 | 4 | Lost Div Semi | ||
| 1986-87 | Dauphin Kings | MJHL | Head | 47 | 28 | 19 | 0 | - | 56 | 2nd North | 12 | 7 | 5 | Lost Div Final | ||
| 1987-88 | Manitoba Bisons | CWUAA | Head | 28 | 14 | 14 | 0 | - | 28 | 4th | 3 | 1 | 2 | Lost Semi | ||
| 1991-92 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | Assist | 5th South | DNQ | |||||||||||
| 1992-93 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | Head | 80 | 28 | 40 | 12 | - | 68 | 4th South | 7 | 3 | 4 | Lost Div Semi | ||
| 1993-94 | Portland Pirates | AHL | Head | 80 | 43 | 27 | 10 | - | 96 | 2nd North | 17 | 12 | 5 | Won League | ||
| 1994-95 | Portland Pirates | AHL | Head | 80 | 46 | 22 | 12 | - | 104 | 2nd North | 7 | 3 | 4 | Lost Div Semi | ||
| 1995-96 | Portland Pirates | AHL | Head | 80 | 32 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 78 | 3rd North | 24 | 14 | 10 | Lost Final | ||
| 1996-97 | Portland Pirates | AHL | Head | 80 | 37 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 91 | 3rd NE Div | 5 | 2 | 3 | Lost Div Semi | ||
| 1998-99 | Nashville Predators | NHL | Head | 82 | 28 | 47 | 7 | - | 63 | 4th Central | DNQ | |||||
| 1999-00 | Nashville Predators | NHL | Head | 82 | 28 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 70 | 4th Central | DNQ | |||||
| 2000-01 | Nashville Predators | NHL | Head | 82 | 34 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 80 | 3rd Central | DNQ | |||||
| 2001-02 | Nashville Predators | NHL | Head | 82 | 28 | 41 | 13 | 0 | 69 | 4th Central | DNQ | |||||
| 2002-03 | Nashville Predators | NHL | Head | 82 | 27 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 74 | 4th Central | DNQ | |||||
| 2003-04 | Nashville Predators | NHL | Head | 82 | 38 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 91 | 3rd Central | 6 | 2 | 4 | Lost Conf Qtr | ||
| 2005-06 | Nashville Predators | NHL | Head | 82 | 49 | 25 | - | 8 | 106 | 2nd Central | 5 | 1 | 4 | Lost Conf Qtr | ||
| 2006-07 | Nashville Predators | NHL | Head | 82 | 51 | 23 | - | 8 | 110 | 2nd Central | 5 | 1 | 4 | Lost Conf Qtr | ||
| 2007-08 | Nashville Predators | NHL | Head | 82 | 41 | 32 | - | 9 | 91 | 2nd Central | 6 | 2 | 4 | Lost Conf Qtr | ||
| 2008-09 | Nashville Predators | NHL | Head | 82 | 40 | 34 | - | 8 | 88 | 5th Central | DNQ | |||||
| 2009-10 | Nashville Predators | NHL | Head | 82 | 47 | 29 | - | 6 | 100 | 3rd Central | 6 | 2 | 4 | Lost Conf Qtr | ||
| 2010-11 | Nashville Predators | NHL | Head | 82 | 44 | 27 | - | 11 | 99 | 2nd Central | 12 | 6 | 6 | Lost Conf Semi | ||
| 2011-12 | Nashville Predators | NHL | Head | 82 | 48 | 26 | - | 8 | 104 | 2nd Central | 10 | 5 | 5 | Lost Conf Semi | ||
| 2012-13 | Nashville Predators | NHL | Head | 48 | 16 | 23 | - | 9 | 41 | 5th Central | DNQ | |||||
| 2013-14 | Nashville Predators | NHL | Head | 82 | 38 | 32 | - | 12 | 88 | 6th Central | DNQ | |||||
| 2014-15 | Washington Capitals | NHL | Head | 82 | 45 | 26 | - | 11 | 101 | 2nd Met | 14 | 7 | 7 | Lost Conf Semi | ||
| 2015-16 | Washington Capitals | NHL | Head | 82 | 56 | 18 | - | 8 | 120 | 1st Met | 12 | 6 | 6 | Lost Conf Semi | ||
| 2016-17 | Washington Capitals | NHL | Head | 82 | 55 | 19 | - | 8 | 118 | 1st Met | 13 | 7 | 6 | Lost Conf Semi | ||
| 2017-18 | Washington Capitals | NHL | Head | 82 | 49 | 26 | - | 7 | 105 | 1st Met | 24 | 16 | 8 | Won League | ||
| NHL Totals | 1524 | 762 | 568 | 60 | 134 | 1718 | - | 113 | 55 | 58 | - | |||||
Managing[]
| Season | Team | League | Position | Finish | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | Dauphin Kings | MJHL | General Manager | 3rd North | Lost Div Semi Final |
| 1986-87 | Dauphin Kings | MJHL | General Manager | 2nd North | Lost Div Final |
Awards & Achievements[]
- President's Cup Western Hockey League Championship (1980)
- Brian Kozak Memorial Award MJHL Top Defenseman (1983)
- MJHL All-Star Team (1983)
- Manitoba Junior Hockey League Championship (1983)
- Turnbull Cup Manitoba Junior A Championship (1983)
- Anavet Cup Manitoba Saskatchewan Junior A Championship (1983)
- Great Plains Athletic Conference Championship (1984 & 1985)
- Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award AHL Coach of the Year (1994)
- Calder Cup American Hockey League Championship (1994)
- Coached in the AHL All-Star Classic (1995)
- Inducted into the University of Manitoba Bisons Hockey Hall of Fame (2001)
- Coached in World Championship for Team Canada (2002, 2003, 2009, & 2013),
winning Gold Medal in 2003 and Silver Medal in 2009 - Inducted into the Portland Pirates Hall of Fame (2006)
- Sporting News NHL Coach of the Year (2007)
- Presidents' Trophy National Hockey League regular season top team (2016 & 2017)
- Jack Adams Trophy NHL Coach of the Year (2016)
- Coached in World Cup of Hockey for Team Canada (2017)
- Stanley Cup National Hockey League Championship (2018)