Over time here we have talked about coaches who were giants in their profession (Scotty Bowman, Al Arbour, Toe Blake quickly come to mind). However, I have yet to see a discussion about the louts of the coaching pedigree. Who have been absolutely lousy leading in leading NHL teams?
2007-11-14 09:43:23 · 17 answers · asked by Snoop 5 in Sports ➔ Hockey
I have to go with Tom McVie.
In 1975-76 he coached one of the worst teams in history.....The Washington Capitals
In 1980-81, he got himself into the record books again..............this time coaching the Winnipeg Jets to a still record 30 game winless streak.
He never coached a team to the playoffs and his career winning percentage at the NHL level is far and away the worst for any coach with 150 games or more coached.
Career record
462 games over parts of 8 years
126 wins
263 losses
73 ties
On the other hand, Tom is one of the most knowledgable hockey men in the game.
2007-11-14 10:43:40 · answer #1 · answered by Like I'm Telling You Who I A 7 · 7⤊ 3⤋
The louts?
There are so many but my vote goes for Bill Laforge when he coached the Canucks and ruined Darcy Rota's career during some bogus camp drill. That and being at a game during his reign where the Nux lost 13-3 to LA.
Mike Nykoluk or Doug Carpenter during the '80s Laffs era were also brutal.
Tom McVie was not a lousy coach. he was stuck with no talent on the expansion Caps and also basically mung in Winterpeg, by the way.
2007-11-15 14:48:36 · answer #2 · answered by fugutastic 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lou Angotti when he coached the Penguins in the 83-84 season. After coaching the AHL Shipjackets and previously the Blues, he managed 16 wins and 58 losses out of 80 games. Wowzers, that stinks.
2007-11-15 00:52:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
For the Leafs since I started watching hockey in the late seventies, there are too many names to mention. Other than Roger Neilson, Pat Burns and Pat Quinn they've all been pretty bad. Oh...that is with the exception of our current coach Ron Wilson. The fact that the team is consistently bad (even after major player overhauls) is not his fault. Just ask him.
2016-05-23 04:31:25 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Phil Goyette was the first Islanders coach and his record was 6-38-4 for a winning % of.166 before he was replaced midway through the season. He never coached again. That post-tramatic stress disorder must have fried his nerves.
Butch Goring: 89-141-29 between Boston and Islanders winning % around .347. He was a successful minor league coach though.
2007-11-14 15:41:13 · answer #5 · answered by Laying Low- Not an Ivy Leaguer 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
without a doubt Mario Tremblay. He is the only coach to ever let his stubbornness lead to loosing arguably the best goaltender ever.
Had he not left Patrick Roy in the net for 9 goals against Detroit just to embarrass him Mtl would never of had to trade him to the Avs.
I guess that's what you get when you hire a beer salesman, Rejean Houle, as Gm who then brings in Tremblay a coach with no experience to coach hockey's most storied franchise.
2007-11-14 14:02:22 · answer #6 · answered by cdn24fan 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Gerard Gallant. He was Doug MacClean's little puppet coach in Columbus.
2007-11-14 12:38:23 · answer #7 · answered by nytebreid 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Take your pick from any of these dogs that graced the floor behind the home bench in hockey's holiest shrine during the 1980s: John Brophy (.378), Mike Nykoluk (.402), Doug Carpenter (.456) or Dan Maloney (.328).
2007-11-14 10:23:19 · answer #8 · answered by PuckDat 7 · 5⤊ 3⤋
Mike Kitchen. He stunk up the St. Louis Blues club. They're still trying to fix it up from last season.
2007-11-14 11:53:51 · answer #9 · answered by hkygirl16 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Wayne Gretzky.
Sometimes, people can play the game but can't coach out of an open box.
2007-11-14 10:11:41 · answer #10 · answered by trombass08 6 · 4⤊ 4⤋