Bob Gainey

Robert Michael "Bob" Gainey (born December 13, 1953, in Peterborough, Ontario) is the current executive vice president, general manager, and head coach of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is also a former professional player who played for the Canadiens from 1973 until 1989. After retiring from active play, he became a hockey coach and later an executive with the NHL Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars organization before returning to Montreal in 2003 as general manager.
==Junior Career==
From 1970 to 1973, Gainey had his junior start with the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League.
==NHL Career==
A defensive specialist, Gainey played with the Montreal Canadiens from 1973–74 to 1988–89, winning four consecutive Frank J. Selke Trophies, awarded to the league's best defensive forward and five Stanley Cups (1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986). In 1973, Gainey was drafted into both the WHA and the NHL. The Montreal Canadiens had selected him in the first round, 8th overall in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft and the Minnesota Fighting Saints had also drafted him in the first round, 7th overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft. Gainey never played in the WHA as he spent his entire career playing for the Canadiens in the NHL. He was team captain of the Canadiens from 1981 until his retirement in 1989.
Gainey played for Canada in the 1976 and 1981 Canada Cups and the 1982 and 1983 World Championships.
In total, he played in 1160 regular season games, scored 239 goals, and registered 263 assists. He was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1992. For the majority of his career he was regarded by many in the Soviet Union hockey system as the greatest hockey player ever. Gainey was described as the world's best all-around player by legendary Soviet national team coach Anatoli Tarasov.
In 1998, Gainey was ranked number 86 on List of 100 greatest hockey players by The Hockey News. Gainey's name went on the Stanley Cup a 6th time in 1999 as General Manager with Dallas. On March 09, 2009, Gainey returned as head coach of the Montreal Canadiens after firing Guy Carbonneau. He currently serves as General Manager and Head Coach of the Montreal Canadiens.
==Career Statistics==
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1971–72 	Peterborough Petes 	OHA 	 	4 	2 	1 	3 	33
1972–73 	Peterborough Petes 	OHA 	 	52 	22 	21 	43 	99
1973–74 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	66 	3 	7 	10 	34
1973–74 	Nova Scotia Voyageurs	AHL 	 	6 	2 	5 	7 	4
1974–75 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	80 	17 	20 	37 	49
1975–76 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	78 	15 	13 	28 	57
1976–77 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	80 	14 	19 	33 	41
1977–78 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	66 	15 	16 	31 	57
1978–79 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	79 	20 	18 	38 	44
1979–80 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	64 	14 	19 	33 	32
1980–81 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	78 	23 	24 	47 	36
1981–82 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	79 	21 	24 	45 	24
1982–83 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	80 	12 	18 	30 	43
1983–84 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	77 	17 	22 	39 	41
1984–85 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	79 	19 	13 	32 	40
1985–86 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	80 	20 	23 	43 	20
1986–87 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	47 	8 	8 	16 	19
1987–88 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	78 	11 	11 	22 	14
1988–89 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	49 	10 	7 	17 	34
NHL totals 	NHL totals 	NHL totals 	 	1139 	239 	262 	501 	585
OMJHL totals	OMJHL totals 	OMJHL totals	 	56 	24 	22 	46 	132
AHL totals 	AHL totals 	AHL totals 	 	6 	2 	5 	7 	10
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Management Career==
After his retirement, Gainey moved to France where he was player/coach for the Epinal Écureuil. Gainey returned to North America a year later and became head coach of the Minnesota North Stars in 1990–91, guiding his team to the sixth game of the Stanley Cup finals in his first season. In January 1992, Gainey also was named general manager. In 1993, after the franchise relocated to Dallas, he stepped down as head coach to focus solely on his general manager duties. Gainey turned the franchise into a powerhouse by acquiring players such as Joe Nieuwendyk, Brett Hull, Ed Belfour and Sergei Zubov. The team won the Presidents' Trophy in 1998 and 1999. Dallas won the Stanley Cup in 1999.
In 1997, as Stars general manager, Gainey drafted his son Steve Gainey 77th overall in the annual NHL Entry Draft. Steve is currently playing for the Hamilton Bulldogs in the AHL.
Along with Bobby Clarke and Pierre Gauthier, Gainey was given the responsibility of selecting Canada's men's squad for the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
Gainey became general manager of the Montreal Canadiens in May 2003 turning the Canadiens into a playoff contender. On January 13, 2006, Gainey fired Canadiens' head coach Claude Julien and stepped in as head coach on an interim basis. At the same time, he hired Guy Carbonneau to work as an associate coach, handing the coaching reins over to him for the 2006–2007 season. On July 24, 2006, Montreal Canadiens president Pierre Boivin extended Gainey's contract to 2009–2010.
On February 23, 2008, the Canadiens retired Gainey's #23 jersey.
On March 09, 2009, Gainey returned as head coach of the Montreal Canadiens after firing Guy Carbonneau.
==NHL 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
MIN 	1990–91	80 	27 	39 	14 	- 	68 	4th in Norris 	Lost in Cup Finals
MIN 	1991–92	80 	32 	42 	6 	- 	70 	4th in Norris 	Lost in First Round
MIN 	1992–93	84 	36 	38 	10 	- 	82 	5th in Norris 	Missed Playoffs
DAL 	1993–94	84 	42 	29 	13 	- 	97 	3rd in Central 	Lose in Second Round
DAL 	1994–95	48 	17 	23 	8 	- 	42 	5th in Central 	Lost in First Round
DAL 	1995–96	39 	11 	19 	9 	- 	(66) 	6th in Central 	(fired)
MTL 	2005–06	41 	23 	15 	- 	5 	(93) 	3rd in Northeast	Lose in First Round
MTL 	2008–09	16 	6 	6 	- 	4 	(93) 	2nd in Northeast	Lost in First Round
Total	Total 	472 	194 	211 	60 	7 	 	 	
==Gallery==
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