Guy Carbonneau

Guy Carbonneau (born March 18, 1960) is a Canadian retired professional player in the National Hockey League (NHL) and the former head coach of the Montreal Canadiens from 2006 until being fired on March 9, 2009. He is the president and head coach of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)'s Chicoutimi Saguenéens.
==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. He was also one of the most admired Dallas Stars players. He took the ceremonial opening faceoff for the Stars when they played the Canadiens at the last game at the Montreal Forum. He received a standing ovation his last game and, due to a fan petition, his number 21 received a one-year moratorium from being worn the following season.
==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 but lost by 12 voting points to Washington Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau.
On March 9, 2009, he was fired as the head coach of the Montreal Canadiens with 16 games left and was replaced by the general manager Bob Gainey.
==Career statistics==
===Playing career===
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1976–77 	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	QMJHL 	 	59 	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
QMJHL Totals	QMJHL Totals 	QMJHL Totals	 	273 	171 	264 	435 	181 	 	20 	12 	16 	28 	32
AHL Totals 	AHL Totals 	AHL Totals 	 	155 	62 	120 	182 	211 	 	17 	4 	11 	15 	19
NHL Totals 	NHL Totals 	NHL Totals 	 	1318 	260 	403 	663 	820 	 	231 	38 	55 	93 	161
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Coaching career===
Team 	Year 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season 	Post Season	Post Season	Post Season	Post Season
Team 	Year 	G 	W 	L 	OTL 	Pts 	Finish 	W 	L 	Win % 	Result
Montreal Canadiens	2006–07	82 	42 	34 	6 	90 	4<SUP>th</SUP> in Northeast 	-- 	-- 	-- 	Missed Playoffs
Montreal Canadiens	2007–08	82 	47 	25 	10 	104 	1<SUP>st</SUP> in Eastern Conference	5 	7 	45 	W 4–3 over BOSL 4–1 to PHI
Montreal Canadiens	2008–09	66 	35 	24 	7 	77 	2<SUP>nd</SUP> in Northeast 	-- 	-- 	-- 	(Let go before end of season)
Total 	Total 	230 	124 	83 	23 	271 	 	5 	7 	45 	
==External links==
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*Tribute to Guy Carbonneau
* Genealogy : Guy Carbonneau
Category:Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) coaches
Category:Born in 1960
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Canadian ice hockey coaches
Category:Chicoutimi Sagueneens alumni
Category:Dallas Stars players
Category:Frank Selke Trophy winners
Category:Montreal Canadiens coaches
Category:Montreal Canadiens draft picks
Category:Montreal Canadiens players
Category:NHL All-Stars
Category:Nova Scotia Voyageurs players
Category:St. Louis Blues players
Category:Stanley Cup champions
Category:Retired in 2000