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Jacques Lemaire

Position Forward
Height
Weight
 ft  in ( m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Pro Clubs Montreal Canadiens
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born September 7 1945 (1945--) (age 62),
Lasalle, PQ, CAN
Pro Career 1967 – 1979

Jacques Gerard Lemaire (born September 7, 1945 in Lasalle, Quebec, Canada) is a former ice hockey centre and current coach of the Minnesota Wild in the National Hockey League.

Career

Playing career

Playing his entire NHL career with the Montreal Canadiens, Lemaire earned the Stanley Cup a remarkable eight times. One of only five players to have scored two Stanley Cup winning goals he was inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1984. Following his retirement in 1979, Lemaire travelled to Switzerland to begin a career in coaching. Lemaire, a model of consistency, scored at least 20 goals in each of his 12 seasons. In 853 NHL games he recorded 366 goals and 469 assists for 835 points. His slapshot was clocked at 120 mph. Along with Bobby Hull, he had the most powerful slapshot in the pro hockey.

Coaching career

Lemaire was head coach of the Canadiens from 1983-1985 and the New Jersey Devils from 1993 to 1998, winning the Stanley Cup in 1995 and the Jack Adams Award in 1994 and 2003. Lemaire has been head coach of the Minnesota Wild since June 19, 2000, the first ever (and only) head coach of the organization.

Lemaire is known to be an unorthodox NHL Hockey coach for two main reasons. First, he plays a very defensive-minded hockey system with strong emphasis on a strategy called the neutral zone trap.[1] The trap defense has been ridiculed often for creating a 'boring' style of play. Many credit this to the demise of the NHL leading up to the lockout. Lemaire rarely posts permanent lines and is known to shift players up and down lines, often within games.

Lemaire is also known to be one of the best coaches for working with and meshing both young players and veterans. He spends much time in evolving young rookies to reach potential and demands adaption from veterans to perfect his hockey system.

Lemaire is the uncle of Boston Bruins goaltender and former Wild player, Manny Fernandez.


Preceded by
Bob Berry
Head Coach of the Montreal Canadiens
1984–1985
Succeeded by
Jean Perron
Preceded by
Herb Brooks
Head Coach of the New Jersey Devils
1993–1998
Succeeded by
Robbie Ftorek
Preceded by
first coach
Head Coach of the Minnesota Wild
2000-Present
Succeeded by
none

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ Kreiser, John. "Unlocking the Trap - defense - Industry Overview", Hockey Digest, November 2003. Retrieved on 2006-09-03. 
  • Jacques Lemaire-Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum [1] Retrieved Oct. 10, 2006.

 
 
 

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