Guy Carbonneau

For the former speaker of the Canadian Senate, see Guy Charbonneau. Position Centre ShotRight Nickname(s)Carbo Height
Weight5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
175 lb(79 kg/12 st 7 lb) Pro clubs Montreal Canadiens
St. Louis Blues
Dallas Stars Nationality Canada Born March 18, 1960(1960-03-18) (age 48),
Sept-Îles, QC, CAN NHL Draft44th overall, 1979
Montreal CanadiensPro career 1980 – 2000

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Guy Carbonneau (b. March 18, 1960 in Sept-Îles, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian former ice hockey player in the National Hockey League and is the current head coach of the Montreal Canadiens. He is also the president of the QMJHL's Chicoutimi Sagueneens.

1 Playing career
2 Post-playing career
3 Career statistics
- 3.1 Playing career
- 3.2 Coaching career
4 See also
5 External links

Playing career

Carbonneau was drafted 44th overall in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens. His strong play as a defensive forward helped the Canadiens to a Stanley Cup championship in 1986, followed by three Frank J. Selke Trophy wins in 1988, 1989, and 1992. In 1989–90, he was named the captain of the Canadiens, and led them to another Stanley Cup win in 1993. On August 19, 1994, he was traded to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Jim Montgomery. He played there for one season before moving to the Dallas Stars. He earned his third Stanley Cup ring in 1999 with the Stars, and retired from playing following the 1999–2000 season.

Carbonneau was one of the more popular Canadiens; fans chanted "Guy, Guy, Guy!" whenever he touched the puck, much as they did for Guy Lafleur (with whom Carbonneau played from 1983–85) during his career.

Post-playing career

In 2005, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League created the Guy Carbonneau Trophy (Trophée Guy Carbonneau), awarded annually to the player in the QMJHL judged to be the best defensive forward.

After serving as an assistant coach to Michel Therrien with the Canadiens from 2000 to 2002, Carbonneau moved back to the Dallas Stars where he worked as an assistant General Manager until his return to Montreal in January 2006.

On January 14, 2006, Guy Carbonneau became the Montreal Canadiens associate coach as Claude Julien was fired and GM Bob Gainey assumed the role of interim head coach; Carbonneau then took over as head coach, after the Canadiens were eliminated from the playoffs. He is the 28th coach of the famed Montreal team.

On April 30, 2008, he was named candidate for the Jack Adams Trophy awarded to the best head-coach of the year. The winner will be announced on June 12, 2008.

Career statistics

Playing career

Regular Season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1976–77 Chicoutimi Saguenéens QMJHL59 9 20 29 8 4 1 0 1 0 1977–78 Chicoutimi Saguenéens QMJHL 70 28 55 83 60 -- -- -- -- -- 1978–79 Chicoutimi Saguenéens QMJHL 72 62 79 141 47 4 2 1 3 4 1979–80 Chicoutimi Saguenéens QMJHL 72 72 110 182 6 12 9 15 24 28 1979–80 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL-- -- -- -- -- 2 1 1 2 2 1980–81 Montreal Canadiens NHL 2 0 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- 1980–81 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 78 35 53 88 87 6 1 3 4 9 1981–82 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 77 27 67 94 124 9 2 7 9 8 1982–83 Montreal Canadiens NHL 77 18 29 47 68 3 0 0 0 2 1983–84 Montreal Canadiens NHL 78 24 30 54 75 15 4 3 7 12 1984–85 Montreal Canadiens NHL 79 23 34 57 43 12 4 3 7 8 1985–86 Montreal Canadiens NHL 80 20 36 56 57 20 7 5 12 35 1986–87 Montreal Canadiens NHL 79 18 27 45 68 17 3 8 11 20 1987–88 Montreal Canadiens NHL 80 17 21 38 61 11 0 4 4 2 1988–89 Montreal Canadiens NHL 79 26 30 56 44 21 4 5 9 10 1989–90 Montreal Canadiens NHL 68 19 36 55 37 11 2 3 5 6 1990–91 Montreal Canadiens NHL 78 20 24 44 63 13 1 5 6 10 1991–92 Montreal Canadiens NHL 72 18 21 39 39 11 1 1 2 6 1992–93 Montreal Canadiens NHL 61 4 13 17 20 20 3 3 6 10 1993–94 Montreal Canadiens NHL 79 14 24 38 48 7 1 3 4 4 1994–95 St. Louis Blues NHL 42 5 11 16 16 7 1 2 3 6 1995–96 Dallas Stars NHL 71 8 15 23 38 -- -- -- -- -- 1996–97 Dallas Stars NHL 73 5 16 21 36 7 0 1 1 6 1997–98 Dallas Stars NHL 77 7 17 24 40 16 3 1 4 6 1998–99 Dallas Stars NHL 74 4 12 16 31 17 2 4 6 6 1999–2000 Dallas Stars NHL 69 10 6 16 36 23 2 4 6 12 Career QMJHL 273 171 264 435 181 20 12 16 28 32 Career AHL 155 62 120 182 211 17 4 11 15 19 Career NHL 1318 260 403 663 820 231 38 55 93 161

Coaching career

Team Year Regular Season Post Season G W L OTL Pts Finish W L Win % Result Montreal Canadiens 2006–0782 42 34 6 90 4th in Northeast-- -- -- Missed Playoffs 2007–0882 47 25 10 104 1st in Eastern Conference5 7 45 W 4–3 over BOS
L 4–1 to PHITotal 164 89 59 16 194 5 7 45