Greg Gilbert

Gregory Scott Gilbert (born January 22, 1962) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. Gilbert played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) before retiring to become a coach. Gilbert is a former head coach of the Calgary Flames.

Greg Gilbert
Born (1962-01-22) January 22, 1962
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for New York Islanders
Chicago Blackhawks
New York Rangers
St. Louis Blues
NHL Draft 80th overall, 1980
New York Islanders
Playing career 19811996

Playing career

Gilbert was born and raised in Mississauga, Ontario. As a youth, Gilbert played in the 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Mississauga.[1]

During his sixteen-season NHL career, Gilbert played for the New York Islanders, Chicago Blackhawks, New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues. He is a three-time Stanley Cup Champion, winning it with the Islanders in 1982 and 1983, and with the Rangers in 1994. To date, Gilbert is the only player in NHL history to win the Stanley Cup with both New York City-area franchises.[2]

Coaching career

Gilbert has been a head coach for the Worcester IceCats of the AHL, the Mississauga IceDogs of the Ontario Hockey League and the Calgary Flames of the NHL. He is a former head coach of the Toronto Marlies and the Adirondack Phantoms of the American Hockey League.

On Friday, June 5, 2009, Gilbert was relieved of his coaching duties as his contract was not renewed by the Toronto Maple Leafs.[3] In Gilbert's third and final season with the Marlies, the team went 39–29–5–7 in the regular season, and then went on to lose in six games to the Manitoba Moose in the North Division semifinal.

On July 28, 2009, Gilbert was named the head coach of the newly formed Adirondack Phantoms, taking over for John Paddock. The Phantoms dismal 2–10–1 record to start to the 2010–11 AHL season resulted in Gilbert being fired from his position as head coach. On November 8, 2010 it was announced that Gilbert had been relieved of his duties as Adirondack's head coach, and that the assistant general manager, John Paddock, would be interim head coach until a permanent replacement could be found.[4]

On December 10, 2011, Gilbert was named the head coach of the Saginaw Spirit of the Ontario Hockey League, taking over for Todd Watson.[5]On February 16, 2016 Gilbert was fired from Saginaw after an 8 game losing streak.[6] He finished his 5+ years with the Spirit with a record of 134-134-26 in the regular season and 7-18 in the playoffs.[7]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1978–79 Mississauga Reps AAA Midget 34 31 20 51
1978–79 Dixie Beehives OPJHL 2 0 0 0 2
1979–80 Toronto Marlboros OMJHL 68 10 11 21 35 4 0 0 0 0
1980–81 Toronto Marlboros OHL 64 30 37 67 73 5 2 6 8 16
1981–82 Toronto Marlboros OHL 65 41 67 108 119 10 4 12 16 23
1981–82 New York Islanders NHL 1 1 0 1 0 4 1 1 2 2
1982–83 New York Islanders NHL 45 8 11 19 30 10 1 0 1 14
1982–83 Indianapolis Checkers CHL 24 11 16 27 23
1983–84 New York Islanders NHL 79 31 35 66 59 21 5 7 12 39
1984–85 New York Islanders NHL 58 13 25 38 36
1985–86 New York Islanders NHL 60 9 19 28 82 2 0 0 0 9
1985–86 Springfield Indians AHL 2 0 0 0 2
1986–87 New York Islanders NHL 51 6 7 13 26 10 2 2 4 6
1987–88 New York Islanders NHL 76 17 28 45 46 4 0 0 0 6
1988–89 New York Islanders NHL 55 8 13 21 45
1988–89 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 4 0 0 0 0 15 1 5 6 20
1989–90 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 70 12 25 37 54 19 5 8 13 34
1990–91 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 72 10 15 25 58 5 0 1 1 2
1991–92 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 50 7 5 12 35 10 1 3 4 16
1992–93 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 77 13 19 32 57 3 0 0 0 0
1993–94 New York Rangers NHL 76 4 11 15 29 23 1 3 4 8
1994–95 St. Louis Blues NHL 46 11 14 25 11 7 0 3 3 6
1995–96 St. Louis Blues NHL 17 0 1 1 8
NHL totals 837 150 228 378 576 133 17 33 50 162

Coaching record

TeamYearRegular seasonPost season
GWLTOTLPtsDivision rankResult
CGY2000–2001 144820(73)4th in NorthwestMissed Playoffs
CGY2001–02 823235123794th in NorthwestMissed Playoffs
CGY2002–03 2561333(75)5th in Northwest(fired)
Total1214256176

References

Preceded by
Don Hay
Head coach of the Calgary Flames
2001–02
Succeeded by
Al MacNeil


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