Fred Shero

Fred Alexander Shero (October 23, 1925 - November 24, 1990) was a Canadian professional player and coach. His son Ray Shero serves as the general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins.
==Playing career==
Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he attended the University of Manitoba and served in the Royal Canadian Navy in World War II. In 1945, he played for the navy team Winnipeg HMCS Chippewa, the 1944-45 Manitoba Senior Playoffs winners. He played three seasons (1947–48, 1948–49, and 1949–50) with the New York Rangers.
==Coaching career==
He was the coach of the Philadelphia Flyers and the New York Rangers. He was the coach of the Flyers when they won the Stanley Cup in 1974 and 1975. Through the start of the 2007-08 NHL season, he remains the winningest coach in Flyers history with 308 wins, plus 48 more in playoff competition. He was the coach of the New York Rangers when they reached the Stanley Cup Finals in 1979. 
In 1974, he won the Jack Adams Award for NHL Coach of the Year. In 1980, he was a co-recipient of the Lester Patrick Trophy awarded for outstanding service to hockey in the United States.
Before leading his team to a clinching Game 6 victory in the 1974 Stanley Cup final, the teams first-ever Stanley Cup, Fred Shero wrote his most famous motivational line on the team's blackboard: "Win together today, and we walk together forever."
He died of stomach cancer on November 24, 1990 at the age of 65.
In a 1999 Philadelphia Daily News poll, he was selected as the city’s greatest professional coach/manager, beating out legends such as Connie Mack of the Philadelphia Athletics, Dallas Green of the Philadelphia Phillies, Dick Vermeil and Greasy Neale of the Philadelphia Eagles, and Billy Cunningham and Alex Hannum of the Philadelphia 76ers.
==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
1944-45	Winnipeg Rangers	MJHL 	 	2 	0 	5 	5 	0 	 	3 	1 	1 	2 	8
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Awards & Achievements ==
*EAHL First All-Star Team (1947)
*Calder Cup (AHL) Championships (1953, 1954, & 1970)
*WHL Championship (1956) 
*AHL Second All-Star Team (1954) 
*AHL Coach of the Year (1970)
*Stanley Cup Championships (1974 & 1975)
*Lester Patrick Trophy Winner (1980)
*“Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
===Coaching record===
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 	T 	Pts 	Finish 	W 	L 	Win % 	Result
PHI 	71–72 	78 	26 	38 	14 	66 	5th in West 	- 	- 	- 	-
PHI 	72–73 	78 	37 	30 	11 	85 	2<SUP>nd</sup> in West 	5 	6 	.454 	Semi-Finalist
PHI 	73–74 	78 	50 	16 	12 	112 	1<SUP>st</sup> in West 	12 	5 	.706 	Won Stanley Cup
PHI 	74–75 	80 	51 	18 	11 	113 	1<SUP>st</sup> in Patrick	12 	5 	.706 	Won Stanley Cup
PHI 	75–76 	80 	51 	13 	16 	118 	1<SUP>st</sup> in Patrick	8 	8 	.500 	Finalist
PHI 	76–77 	80 	48 	16 	16 	112 	1<SUP>st</sup> in Patrick	4 	6 	.400 	Semi-Finalist
PHI 	77–78 	80 	45 	20 	15 	105 	2<SUP>nd</sup> in Patrick	6 	5 	.545 	Semi-Finalist
PHI total	PHI total	554 	308<BR>55.6% 	151<BR>27.3% 	95<BR>17.1% 	711 	 	48 	35 	.578 	6 Playoff Appearances2 Stanley Cups
NYR 	78–79 	80 	40 	29 	11 	91 	3<SUP>rd</sup> in Patrick	11 	7 	.611 	Finalist
NYR 	79–80 	80 	38 	32 	10 	86 	3<SUP>rd</sup> in Patrick	4 	5 	.444 	Quarter-Finalist
NYR 	80–81 	20 	4 	13 	3 	11 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
NYR total	NYR total	180 	82<BR>45.6% 	74<BR>41.1% 	24<BR>13.3% 	188 	 	15 	12 	.555 	2 Playoff Appearances
Total 	Total 	734 	390<BR>53.1% 	225<BR>30.7% 	119<BR>16.2% 	899 	 	63 	47 	.573 	8 Playoff Appearances<BR>2 Stanley Cups
Category:Born in 1925
Category:Dead in 1990
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Cincinnati Mohawks (AHL) players
Category:Jack Adams Award winners
Category:Lester Patrick Trophy recipients
Category:New Haven Ramblers players
Category:New York Rangers coaches
Category:New York Rangers players
Category:Philadelphia Flyers coaches
Category:Quebec Hockey League players
Category:Stanley Cup champions
Category:Winnipeg Warriors players
Category:Cleveland Barons (AHL, 1937-1973) players
Category:Retired in 1958
Category:Manitoba junior hockey All-Time Roster