Randy Cunneyworth

Randy William Cunneyworth (born May 10, 1961 in Etobicoke, Ontario) was a long-standing professional hockey player in the NHL, former Rochester Americans head coach, former assistant coach for the Atlanta Thrashers, and current head coach of the Montreal Canadiens.
==Playing career==
Randy started out his hockey career in the OHL as an Ottawa 67's player. In only his second year in the OHL, Randy tallied up 128 points in only 67-games. He was drafted in the 8th round by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft, but played only 1-game in his initial year. Randy was toggled between the Rochester Americans of the AHL (Buffalo Sabres' farm team) on-and-off for several seasons before getting an honest chance as a full-time player with the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins. 
Randy gained a reputation for being a tough player who could hit, take a hit, and still win the game. He played several seasons as Captain of the NHL's Ottawa Senators, before returning to the Buffalo Sabres Organization, playing 17 games, 3 of which in the Stanley Cup Finals versus the Dallas Stars. During the 98–99 season he also played most of the season with the AHL's Rochester Americans where he played 2-seasons before retiring as a professional hockey player, due to a torn ACL. All in all, Randy scored 196 goals and 232 assists in 911 career NHL games. He also managed to tally 1,341 penalty minutes.
==Coaching career==
During his final year as a player, he acted as a player coach/assistant coach for the Rochester Americans during the 1999–2000 season before being given full-time duty the following season. He coached the team for eight years as the full-time head coach with a record of 306-267-67.
On July 24, 2008, Cunneyworth accepted an assistant coaching position with the NHL's Atlanta Thrashers, along with former Chicago Wolves assistant Todd Nelson.
On April 14, 2010, Cunneyworth was fired, along with the rest of the Thrashers' coaching staff.
On July 20, 2010, he was hired by the Montreal Canadiens as the head coach for the Hamilton Bulldogs. The Canadiens chose Randy Ladouceur as his assistant.
On December 17, 2011, he was named interim head coach of the Montreal Canadiens, replacing Jacques Martin. Cunneyworth's promotion has been the subject of some controversy, owing to the fact that he doesn't speak French. The last full-time Canadiens coach who didn't speak French at all was Al MacNeil in 1971. For instance, Quebec Culture Minister Christine St-Pierre said she expected the Canadiens to rectify the situation as soon as possible, and several nationalist groups have called for a boycott of Molson products. In response, Canadiens owner Geoff Molson promised that Cunneyworth's permanent replacement must be bilingual. Cunneyworth himself has promised to learn the language during the season.Official: Canadiens need French speaker. Associated Press via ESPN, 2011-12-19.Habs owner Geoff Molson says speaking French 'very important'. CBC Sports, 2011-12-19.
==Career statistics==
  	  	  	 	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
1979–80 	Ottawa 67's 	OMJHL 	 	63 	16 	25 	41 	145 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1980–81 	Ottawa 67's 	OHL 	 	67 	54 	74 	128 	240 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1980–81 	Rochester Americans	AHL 	 	1 	0 	1 	1 	2 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1980–81 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1981–82 	Rochester Americans	AHL 	 	57 	12 	15 	27 	86 	 	9 	4 	0 	4 	30
1981–82 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	20 	2 	4 	6 	47 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1982–83 	Rochester Americans	AHL 	 	78 	23 	33 	56 	111 	 	16 	4 	4 	8 	35
1983–84 	Rochester Americans	AHL 	 	65 	18 	17 	35 	85 	 	17 	5 	5 	10 	55
1984–85 	Rochester Americans	AHL 	 	72 	30 	38 	68 	148 	 	5 	2 	1 	3 	16
1985–86 	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL 	 	75 	15 	30 	45 	74 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1986–87 	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL 	 	79 	26 	27 	53 	142 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1987–88 	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL 	 	71 	35 	39 	74 	141 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1988–89 	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL 	 	70 	25 	19 	44 	156 	 	11 	3 	5 	8 	26
1989–90 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 	 	28 	5 	6 	11 	34 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1989–90 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 	 	43 	9 	9 	18 	41 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	2
1990–91 	Springfield Indians	AHL 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	5 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1990–91 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 	 	32 	9 	5 	14 	49 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
1991–92 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 	 	39 	7 	10 	17 	71 	 	7 	3 	0 	3 	9
1992–93 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 	 	39 	5 	4 	9 	63 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1993–94 	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL 	 	63 	9 	8 	17 	87 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1993–94 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 	 	16 	4 	3 	7 	13 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	8
1994–95 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 	 	48 	5 	5 	10 	68 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1995–96 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 	 	81 	17 	19 	36 	130 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1996–97 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 	 	76 	12 	24 	36 	99 	 	7 	1 	1 	2 	10
1997–98 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 	 	71 	2 	11 	13 	63 	 	6 	0 	1 	1 	6
1998–99 	Rochester Americans	AHL 	 	52 	10 	18 	28 	55 	 	20 	3 	14 	17 	58
1998–99 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	14 	2 	2 	4 	0 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0
1999–00 	Rochester Americans	AHL 	 	52 	8 	16 	24 	81 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	866 	189 	225 	414 	1280 	 	45 	7 	7 	14 	61
OHA totals	OHA totals 	OHA totals	 	130 	70 	99 	169 	385 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals	 	273 	166 	104 	270 	432 	 	47 	15 	10 	25 	136
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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