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| Steve Stirling | |||
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 Stirling with theBoston Braves in 1973 | |||
| Born | (1949-11-19)November 19, 1949 (age 76) Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Coached for | Norfolk Admirals Springfield Falcons New York Islanders Iserlohn Roosters Bridgeport Sound Tigers Babson College Providence College Lowell Lock Monsters | ||
| Playing career | 1971–1977 | ||
| Coaching career | 1978–2017 | ||
James Steven Stirling (born November 19, 1949) is a scout with theOttawa Senators of theNational Hockey League (NHL). He is the formerhead coach of theAmerican Hockey League (AHL)'sNorfolk Admirals,Bridgeport Sound Tigers, theSpringfield Falcons and the NHL'sNew York Islanders.
Before coaching theNorfolk Admirals to their worst finish in franchise history, Stirling spent a season and a half as coach of theNew York Islanders before his dismissal in January 2006, though he led the Islanders to an impressive record of 38–29–11–4 in his first season as an NHL head coach. In the NHL playoffs, the Islanders were beaten by the eventual Stanley Cup-winningTampa Bay Lightning in five games.
Stirling has also playedcentre for various teams in theNCAA, AHL andNAHL. He was the firsthead coach of theBridgeport Sound Tigers, where he led Bridgeport to a Regular Season title in his first season. He also coached theSpringfield Falcons,Babson College andProvidence College and as assistant coach of the Islanders and theLowell Lock Monsters. While in college, Stirling never had a losing season. He is also one of the few people to coach at three different levels of NCAA hockey. He was also Babson's baseball coach from 1980 to 1982 and compiled a 21–32 record.[1]
After the disappointing season with the Admirals, general manager Jay Feaster announced that Stirling would not be the coach heading into the 2008–09 AHL season. Stirling was given a job as a scout for the team. On June 16, 2008, the German DEL clubIserlohn Roosters announced that Stirling had signed a two-year contract as its head coach. After 44 games and an 0–6 series, he was dismissed by the Roosters on February 5, 2009.
Stirling was signed as an assistant coach of theBinghamton Senators (theOttawa Senators' farm team) in 2009. The Binghamton Senators won the AHL'sCalder Cup one season later.
Stirling is the father of former minor-leaguegoaltenderScott Stirling and former professional head coach Todd Stirling, who coached theDanbury Trashers.[2]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Babson Beavers(ECAC 2)(1978–1983) | |||||||||
| 1978–79 | Babson | 15–8–0 | 11–8–0 | T–13th | |||||
| 1979–80 | Babson | 17–8–3 | 15–7–2 | 8th | ECAC 2 East Quarterfinals | ||||
| 1980–81 | Babson | 14–10–0 | 11–9–0 | 14th | ECAC 2 East Quarterfinals | ||||
| 1981–82 | Babson | 20–7–2 | 16–4–1 | 4th | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| 1982–83 | Babson | 22–8–1 | 15–4–1 | 4th | NCAA 4th Place | ||||
| Babson: | 88–41–6 | 68–32–4 | |||||||
| Providence Friars(ECAC Hockey)(1983–1984) | |||||||||
| 1983–84 | Providence | 21–12–2 | 12–7–2 | t-5th | ECAC Quarterfinals | ||||
| Providence: | 21–12–2 | 12–7–2 | |||||||
| Providence Friars(Hockey East)(1984–1985) | |||||||||
| 1984–85 | Providence | 23–17–5 | 15–14–5 | 3rd | NCAA Runner-Up | ||||
| Providence: | 23–17–5 | 15–14–5 | |||||||
| Babson Beavers(ECAC East)(1985–1993) | |||||||||
| 1985–86 | Babson | 20–8–1 | 14–6–1 | 3rd | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| 1986–87 | Babson | 20–8–1 | 15–6–0 | 3rd | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| 1987–88 | Babson | 23–9–0 | 19–5–0 | 2nd | NCAA Semifinals | ||||
| 1988–89 | Babson | 19–10–1 | 17–7–0 | 4th | NCAA Semifinals | ||||
| 1989–90 | Babson | 19–4–8 | 15–1–4 | 1st | NCAA Semifinals | ||||
| 1990–91 | Babson | 20–8–0 | 14–6–0 | 3rd | NCAA 3rd Place | ||||
| 1991–92 | Babson | 20–5–3 | 16–3–3 | 4th | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| 1992–93 | Babson | 17–8–1 | 17–4–1 | 2nd | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| Babson: | 158–60–15 | ||||||||
| Total: | 290–120–28 | ||||||||
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| Team | Year | Regular season | Post season | ||||||
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| G | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | Finish | Result | ||
| NYI | 2003–04 | 82 | 38 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 91 | 3rd in Atlantic | Lost in First round (TB) |
| NYI | 2005–06 | 42 | 18 | 22 | – | 2 | (78) | 4th in Atlantic | (fired) |
| Total | 124 | 56 | 51 | 11 | 6 | ||||
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| All-ECAC HockeyFirst Team | 1970–71 | [3] |
| AHCAEast All-American | 1970–71 | [4] |
| ECAC HockeyAll-Tournament Second Team | 1971 | |
| All-NCAAAll-Tournament Team | 1971 | [5] |
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| Preceded by | Edward Jeremiah Award 1979–80 1981–82 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Head coach of the New York Islanders 2003–06 | Succeeded by |
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