Jean Perron

Jean Perron (born October 5, 1946) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and sports commentator, best known for being the 16th head coach of the Montreal Canadiens, serving from 1985 to 1988. Perron has more recently served as the head coach for Israel's men's national teams.

Jean Perron
Born	(1946-10-05) October 5, 1946 Saint-Isidore-d'Auckland, Quebec, Canada
Occupation	Ice hockey coach Sports commentator

Coaching career

Born in Saint-Isidore-d'Auckland, Quebec, Perron was an assistant coach with the National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens under Jacques Lemaire for one season before being named head coach in 1985. As a rookie head coach, Perron won a Stanley Cup with the Canadiens. Perron would spend three seasons as the Canadiens' head coach before being fired after the 1987–88 season. The next year, he was hired by the Quebec Nordiques as a temporary midseason replacement.[1] He also served as an assistant coach for Canada at the 1987 Canada Cup. Later, Perron joined the International Hockey League's San Francisco Spiders as their head coach and general manager for one season, followed by a short stint with the Manitoba Moose.[2][3][4][5][6]

Perron's tough and often authoritarian coaching style resulted in tumultuous relationships with several of his players and staff, including a long-standing public feud with former Canadiens player Chris Nilan.[1][5]

Post career

After his professional coaching career, Perron became a hockey analyst for different media outlets in Quebec and has appeared regularly on TQS's sports talk show 110%.[7] He was often mocked for his incorrect use of proverbs and idioms and a book, Les Perronismes supposedly listing his most famous linguistic faux-pas was published in 2001.

In 2004, Perron was named the coach of the Israel's Under-18 and senior men's national teams. He led both teams to new heights with Israel being promoted to Division I for one year. He left after two seasons but returned in 2011 and led the Under-18 team to an IIHF World U-18 Division II Group B championship in 2013.[8]

Coaching record

NHL

Team	Year	Regular Season							Post Season
		G	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	Finish	Result
MTL	1985–86	80	40	33	7	-	87	2nd in Adams	Won in division semi-finals (3-0 vs. BOS) Won in division finals (4-3 vs. HFD) Won in conference finals (4-1 vs. NYR) Won Stanley Cup (4-1 vs. CGY)
MTL	1986–87	80	41	29	10	-	92	2nd in Adams	Won in division semi-finals (4-0 vs. BOS) Won in division finals (4-3 vs. QUE) Lost in conference finals (2-4 vs. PHI)
MTL	1987–88	80	45	22	13	-	103	1st in Adams	Won in division semi-finals (4-2 vs. HFD) Lost in division finals (1-4 vs. BOS)
QUE	1988–89	46	16	25	5	-	(61)	5th in Adams	Missed playoffs
Total		286	142	109	35	-	319	1 division title	1 Stanley Cup (30-18, 0.625)

IHL

Team	Year	Regular Season							Post Season
		G	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	Finish	Result
SF	1995–96	82	40	32	-	10	90	3rd in South	Lost in conference quarter-finals (1-3 vs. CHI)
MB	1996–97	50	16	26	-	8	(74)	5th in Midwest	Fired
Total		132	56	58	-	18	130		0 Turner Cups (1-3, 0.250)

References

1. Canadiens 6, Nordiques 4
2. Perron recalls horror
3. The Instigator: How Gary Bettman Remade the League and Changed the Game Forever
4. WAY TO GO, WINNIPEG Perseverance pays
5. When Bruce Boudreau worked for Jean Perron
6. Just Plain Goofy
7. Party, Interrupted
8. Israel moves up to Division IIA Archived May 1, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Jean Perron career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Montreal Canadiens profile

Sporting positions
Preceded by Jacques Lemaire	Head coach of the Montreal Canadiens 1985–88	Succeeded by Pat Burns
Preceded by Ron Lapointe	Head coach of the Quebec Nordiques 1989	Succeeded by Michel Bergeron
Preceded by Frank Serratore (Minnesota Moose)	Head coach of the Manitoba Moose 1994–1996	Succeeded by Randy Carlyle