| Gary Green | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1953-08-23)August 23, 1953 (age 72) | ||
| Coached for | Washington Capitals | ||
| Coaching career | 1979–1982 | ||
Gary Green (born August 23, 1953, inTillsonburg,Ontario) is a former NHLhead coach and longtime hockey broadcaster.[1] Before his time in the NHL, he served as head coach and general manager of thePeterborough Petes in theOHA from 1977 to 1979, earning OHA Coach of the Year honors for the 1978–79 season. He then took over as head coach of theAHL's Hershey Bears for the 1979–80 campaign. Later that same season, Green was hired to replaceDanny Belisle as head coach of the Washington Capitals. At just 26 years old, he became the youngest head coach in NHL history.[2]
After his dismissal from the Capitals in 1981,[3][4] Green transitioned to broadcasting, becoming a color commentator for theUSA Network's NHL coverage until 1985. In 1987, he joinedTSN, where he worked until 2004, covering a wide range of hockey events, including college hockey, the Canada Cup,TSN Hockey, and variousIIHF tournaments such as theWorld Junior Championships andWorld Championships. He also contributed to TSN's national hockey broadcasts alongsideJim Hughson andPaul Romanuk,[5] and covered the NHL Entry Draft from 1990 to 1998. In1995, he did some NHL broadcasts forFox. In addition to his national duties, Green also served as a regional color commentator for theWinnipeg Jets from 1985 to 1996 and theMontreal Canadiens from 1998 to 2002.
He later took on the role of head coach for Team Canada at the prestigiousSpengler Cup tournament held annually inDavos, Switzerland, guiding the national squad in one of the oldest invitational ice hockey tournaments in the world. In addition to his coaching duties, he transitioned into a successful broadcasting career, serving as a hockey analyst for both theNHL Network andNHL Radio.[6]
| Team | Year | Regular season | Post season | |||||
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| G | W | L | T | Pts | Finish | Result | ||
| Washington Capitals | 1979–80 | 64 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 57 | 5th in Patrick | Did not qualify |
| Washington Capitals | 1980–81 | 80 | 26 | 36 | 18 | 70 | 5th in Patrick | Did not qualify |
| Washington Capitals | 1981–82 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 5th in Patrick | Fired |
| NHL Totals | 157 | 50 | 78 | 29 | 129 | |||
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| Preceded by | Head coach of the Washington Capitals 1979–81 | Succeeded by |
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