List of Quebec Nordiques head coaches facts for kids
The Quebec Nordiques were a professional ice hockey team that played in two different leagues: the World Hockey Association (WHA) and the National Hockey League (NHL). This article lists all the main coaches the team had during its history. In 1995, the team moved to Denver, Colorado, and became known as the Colorado Avalanche.
Michel Bergeron coached the most games for the Nordiques, leading the team in 634 matches and earning the most points (616). Only two coaches, Maurice Filion and Michel Bergeron, had three separate times coaching the team. Marc Crawford was the only Nordiques coach to win the Jack Adams Award, which is given to the best coach in the NHL.
Understanding the Tables
To help you understand the information about the coaches, here's what the abbreviations in the tables mean:
| # | Number of coaches |
| GC | Games coached |
| W | Wins |
| L | Losses |
| T | Ties |
| Pts | Points |
| * | This means the coach spent their entire NHL coaching career with the Nordiques. |
Coaches in the WHA
The Quebec Nordiques started in the World Hockey Association (WHA) before joining the NHL. Here are the coaches who led the team during their time in the WHA:
| # | Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Results | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GC | W | L | T | Pts | GC | W | L | ||||
| 1 | Maurice Richard | 1972 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Left the team after 2 games |
| 2 | Maurice Filion | 1972–1973 | 76 | 32 | 39 | 5 | 69 | — | — | — | Did not make the playoffs |
| 3 | Jacques Plante | 1973–1974 | 78 | 38 | 36 | 4 | 80 | — | — | — | Did not make the playoffs |
| 4 | Jean-Guy Gendron | 1974–1976 | 159 | 96 | 59 | 4 | 196 | 20 | 12 | 8 | Lost in the 1975 Avco Cup Finals to Winnipeg |
| 5 | Marc Boileau | 1976–1978 | 140 | 74 | 61 | 5 | 153 | 17 | 12 | 5 | Won the Avco World Trophy in 1977 Was let go during the 1977 season |
| – | Maurice Filion | 1977–1978 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 6 | Coached temporarily |
| 6 | Jacques Demers | 1978–1979 | 80 | 41 | 34 | 5 | 87 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Lost in the first round of playoffs |
Coaches in the NHL
After the WHA merged with the NHL, the Quebec Nordiques became an NHL team. Here are the coaches who led the team during their time in the National Hockey League:
| # | Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards won | Reference | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GC | W | L | T | Pts | GC | W | L | |||||
| 1 | Jacques Demers | 1979–1980 | 80 | 25 | 44 | 11 | 61 | — | — | — | ||
| 2 | Maurice Filion* | 1980 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | Michel Bergeron | 1980–1987 | 554 | 253 | 222 | 79 | 585 | 68 | 31 | 37 | ||
| 4 | Andre Savard* | 1987 | 24 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 21 | — | — | — | ||
| 5 | Ron Lapointe* | 1987–1989 | 89 | 33 | 50 | 6 | 72 | — | — | — | ||
| 6 | Jean Perron | 1989 | 47 | 16 | 26 | 5 | 37 | — | — | — | ||
| – | Michel Bergeron | 1989–1990 | 80 | 12 | 61 | 7 | 31 | — | — | — | ||
| 7 | Dave Chambers* | 1990–1991 | 98 | 19 | 64 | 15 | 53 | — | — | — | ||
| 8 | Pierre Page | 1991–1994 | 230 | 98 | 103 | 30 | 225 | 6 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 9 | Marc Crawford | 1994–1995 | 48 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 65 | 6 | 2 | 4 | Won the 1995 Jack Adams Award | |
See also
- List of NHL head coaches
- Head Coaches of the Colorado Avalanche
