Gary Agnew

Gary Agnew (born May 24, 1960 in Niagara Falls, Ontario) is an ice hockey coach who is currently an assistant coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League. He has a Master's Degree in coaching from the University of Western Ontario.
As a player, Agnew played four years for the University of New Brunswick and then for the Fredericton Express of the American Hockey League and the Milwaukee Admirals of the International Hockey League.
In 1990 Agnew took over the head coaching job of the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League. He won the Matt Leyden Trophy as Coach of the Year in 1992–93. In 1994–95 Agnew took over the coaching job of the Kingston Frontenacs and led them to what remains their only division title in 1994–95. He moved back to the Knights from 1997 to 2000 and won another Matt Leyden Trophy in 1997–98. From 2000–2006 he assumed the reins of the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League. In 2006 he graduated to become the assistant coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets. 
With the November 13, 2006 firing of Columbus Blue Jackets head coach Gerard Gallant, Agnew was named interim head coach. On November 22, Ken Hitchcock was named the new head coach. Agnew led the team in that evening's game, with Hitchcock set to take over the following day. Agnew's record as interim head coach was 0–4–1.
==Coaching record==
Team	Year 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season 	Post Season
Team	Year 	G 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	Pts 	Finish 	Result
LDN 	1990–91	66 	38 	25 	3 	- 	79 	3<SUP>rd</SUP> in Emms 	Lost in First Round
LDN 	1991–92	66 	37 	25 	4 	- 	78 	3<SUP>rd</SUP> in Emms 	Lost in Second Round
LDN 	1992–93	66 	32 	27 	7 	- 	71 	3<SUP>rd</SUP> in Emms 	Lost in First Round
LDN 	1993–94	66 	32 	30 	4 	- 	68 	5<SUP>th</SUP> in Emms 	Lost in First Round
KGN 	1994–95	66 	40 	19 	7 	- 	87 	1<SUP>st</SUP> in Eastern 	Lost in Second Round
KGN 	1995–96	66 	29 	31 	6 	- 	64 	5<SUP>th</SUP> in Eastern 	Lost in First Round
KGN 	1996–97	66 	25 	35 	6 	- 	56 	4<SUP>th</SUP> in Eastern 	Lost in First Round
LDN 	1997–98	66 	40 	21 	5 	- 	85 	1<SUP>st</SUP> in Western 	Lost in Third Round
LDN 	1998–99	68 	34 	30 	4 	- 	72 	3<SUP>rd</SUP> in West 	Lost in OHL Finals
LDN 	1999–00	68 	22 	36 	7 	3 	54 	5<SUP>th</SUP> in West 	Missed Playoffs
SYR 	2000–01	80 	33 	30 	12 	5 	83 	3<SUP>rd</SUP> in Mid-Atlantic	Lost in First Round
SYR 	2001–02	80 	39 	23 	13 	5 	96 	1<SUP>st</SUP> in Central 	Lost in Second Round
SYR 	2002–03	80 	27 	41 	8 	4 	66 	4<SUP>th</SUP> in Central 	Missed Playoffs
SYR 	2003–04	80 	38 	25 	10 	7 	93 	2<SUP>nd</SUP> in North 	Lost in First Round
SYR 	2004–05	80 	36 	33 	- 	11 	83 	5<SUP>th</SUP> in North 	Missed Playoffs
SYR 	2005–06	80 	47 	25 	- 	8 	102 	2<SUP>nd</SUP> in North 	Lost in First Round
CBJ 	2006–07	5 	0 	4 	- 	1 	(73) 	4<SUP>th</SUP> in Central 	Interim Coach
== External links ==
* Profile at HockeyDB
* Profile at Syracuse Crunch website
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