Marc Boileau

Marc Boileau (born September 3, 1932 in Pointe Claire, Quebec) is a former Canadian ice hockey coach and player. Boileau played one season in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings. He was head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins from 1973 to 1978. He also coached the Quebec Nordiques in the World Hockey Association.
Boileau played junior hockey for the Verdun Lasalles, St Jerome Aigles, and the Montreal Junior Canadiens of the Quebec Junior Hockey League and the Kitchener Greenshirts of the Ontario Hockey Association. They were all Montreal Canadiens farm teams.
He turned pro in 1953-54 with the Cincinnati Mohawks of the International Hockey League and spent eight yers in the minors.
Boileau finally got his chance in the NHL in 1961-62 when he played a season with the Detroit Red Wings. That was it, however, for Boileau and the NHL and he played in the minors until 1973 when he retired as a player,
In his last two seasons (1971-72 & 1972-73) with the Fort Wayne Komets he was a player-coach. He then became the coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the NHL in 1973 and lasted for three seasons.
His next stop was the Quebec Nordiques of the World Hockey Association, where his team won the Avco Cup in 1976-77. He left in 1978.
He then coached the Flint Generals of the International Hockey League, the Seattle Breakers and the Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League.
==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
PIT 	1973–74	28 	14 	10 	4 	- 	(65) 	5<SUP>th</SUP> in West 	Missed Playoffs
PIT 	1974–75	80 	37 	28 	15 	- 	89 	3<SUP>rd</SUP> in Norris	Lost in Second Round
PIT 	1975–76	43 	15 	23 	5 	- 	(82) 	3<SUP>rd</SUP> in Norris	(Fired)
QUE 	1976–77	81 	47 	31 	3 	- 	97 	1<SUP>st</SUP> in East 	Won Avco Cup
QUE 	1977–78	80 	40 	37 	3 	- 	83 	4<SUP>th</SUP> in WHA 	Lost in Second Round
==Gallery==
Willy O'Ree-Carmichael-Boileau-Mantha-McCallum.jpg|Willie O'Ree scores on Gilles Villemure during the 1965-66 Western Hockey League season.
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