Canadian ice hockey player (born 1960)
Ice hockey player
Joseph Harry Guy Carbonneau
(born March 18, 1960) is a Canadian former professional
ice hockey
player, coach and executive in the
National Hockey League
. He was also the president of the
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Chicoutimi Sagueneens
. Carbonneau was inducted into the
Hockey Hall of Fame
in November 2019.
Playing career
[
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Carbonneau started his hockey career in the
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
with the
Chicoutimi Sagueneens
. After an impressive 182-point season with the Sagueneens, Carbonneau was drafted 44th overall in the
1979 NHL Entry Draft
by the
Montreal Canadiens
. His strong play as a defensive forward helped the Canadiens to a
Stanley Cup
championship in
1985?86
, followed by three
Frank J. Selke Trophy
wins in
1987?1988
,
1988?1989
, and
1991?1992
. In
1989?1990
, he was named the
captain
of the
Canadiens
, and led them to another Stanley Cup win in
1992?93
against the
Los Angeles Kings
. On August 19, 1994, he was traded to the
St. Louis Blues
in exchange for
Jim Montgomery
. He played there for one season before moving to the
Dallas Stars
. He won his third Stanley Cup in
1998?1999
with the Stars.
Next season
, Carbonneau and the Stars reached the
Stanley Cup Finals
again but this time they lost to the
New Jersey Devils
. Carbonneau retired shortly after that.
Carbonneau was one of the more popular Canadiens; fans chanted "Guy, Guy, Guy!" whenever he touched the puck, much as they did for
Guy Lafleur
(with whom Carbonneau played from 1982?1985) during his career. He was also one of the most admired Dallas Stars players. He took the ceremonial opening faceoff for the Stars when they played the Canadiens at the last game at the
Montreal Forum
.
Post-playing career
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]
In 2005, the
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
created the
Guy Carbonneau Trophy (Trophee Guy Carbonneau)
, awarded annually to the player in the QMJHL judged to be the best defensive forward.
After serving as an assistant coach to
Michel Therrien
with the Canadiens from 2000 to 2002, Carbonneau moved back to the Dallas Stars where he worked as an assistant general manager (he was named to the position on May 26, 2002),
[1]
until his return to Montreal in January 2006.
On January 14, 2006, Carbonneau became the
Montreal Canadiens
associate coach, as
Claude Julien
was fired and GM
Bob Gainey
assumed the role of interim head coach. Carbonneau became
head coach
, after the Canadiens were eliminated from the playoffs. He was the 28th coach of the Montreal team.
On April 30, 2008, he was named a candidate for the
Jack Adams Award
awarded to the best head coach of the
year
, but lost by 12 points to
Washington Capitals
coach
Bruce Boudreau
.
[2]
On March 9, 2009, he was fired as the head coach of the
Montreal Canadiens
with 16 games left. He was replaced by general manager
Bob Gainey
.
[3]
On September 17, 2009, Carbonneau became an analyst for
CBC Sports
Hockey Night in Canada
.
[4]
He left CBC after the 2009?2010 season and joined
Reseau des sports
as an analyst.
[5]
He also appeared in the first season (2010) of La serie Montreal-Quebec as the head coach for the Montreal team.
[6]
On February 7, 2011, Carbonneau became head coach of the
Chicoutimi Sagueneens
, the team he co-owns.
[7]
He resigned in July 2011.
On June 25, 2019, Carbonneau was elected to the
Hockey Hall of Fame
.
Awards and achievements
[
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]
- Coach, Canadian national team, Maccabiah Games 2017, Gold medal winner.
- Elected to the
Hockey Hall of Fame
2019.
Career statistics
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]
Regular season and playoffs
[
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]
|
|
Regular season
|
|
Playoffs
|
Season
|
Team
|
League
|
GP
|
G
|
A
|
Pts
|
PIM
|
GP
|
G
|
A
|
Pts
|
PIM
|
1976?77
|
Chicoutimi Sagueneens
|
QMJHL
|
59
|
9
|
20
|
29
|
8
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1977?78
|
Chicoutimi Sagueneens
|
QMJHL
|
70
|
28
|
55
|
83
|
60
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
1978?79
|
Chicoutimi Sagueneens
|
QMJHL
|
72
|
62
|
79
|
141
|
47
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
1979?80
|
Chicoutimi Sagueneens
|
QMJHL
|
72
|
72
|
110
|
182
|
6
|
12
|
9
|
15
|
24
|
28
|
1979?80
|
Nova Scotia Voyageurs
|
AHL
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
1980?81
|
Montreal Canadiens
|
NHL
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
1980?81
|
Nova Scotia Voyageurs
|
AHL
|
78
|
35
|
53
|
88
|
87
|
6
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
9
|
1981?82
|
Nova Scotia Voyageurs
|
AHL
|
77
|
27
|
67
|
94
|
124
|
9
|
2
|
7
|
9
|
8
|
1982?83
|
Montreal Canadiens
|
NHL
|
77
|
18
|
29
|
47
|
68
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1983?84
|
Montreal Canadiens
|
NHL
|
78
|
24
|
30
|
54
|
75
|
15
|
4
|
3
|
7
|
12
|
1984?85
|
Montreal Canadiens
|
NHL
|
79
|
23
|
34
|
57
|
43
|
12
|
4
|
3
|
7
|
8
|
1985?86
|
Montreal Canadiens
|
NHL
|
80
|
20
|
36
|
56
|
57
|
20
|
7
|
5
|
12
|
35
|
1986?87
|
Montreal Canadiens
|
NHL
|
79
|
18
|
27
|
45
|
68
|
17
|
3
|
8
|
11
|
20
|
1987?88
|
Montreal Canadiens
|
NHL
|
80
|
17
|
21
|
38
|
61
|
11
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
2
|
1988?89
|
Montreal Canadiens
|
NHL
|
79
|
26
|
30
|
56
|
44
|
21
|
4
|
5
|
9
|
10
|
1989?90
|
Montreal Canadiens
|
NHL
|
68
|
19
|
36
|
55
|
37
|
11
|
2
|
3
|
5
|
6
|
1990?91
|
Montreal Canadiens
|
NHL
|
78
|
20
|
24
|
44
|
63
|
13
|
1
|
5
|
6
|
10
|
1991?92
|
Montreal Canadiens
|
NHL
|
72
|
18
|
21
|
39
|
39
|
11
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
6
|
1992?93
|
Montreal Canadiens
|
NHL
|
61
|
4
|
13
|
17
|
20
|
20
|
3
|
3
|
6
|
10
|
1993?94
|
Montreal Canadiens
|
NHL
|
79
|
14
|
24
|
38
|
48
|
7
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
1994?95
|
St. Louis Blues
|
NHL
|
42
|
5
|
11
|
16
|
16
|
7
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
6
|
1995?96
|
Dallas Stars
|
NHL
|
71
|
8
|
15
|
23
|
38
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
1996?97
|
Dallas Stars
|
NHL
|
73
|
5
|
16
|
21
|
36
|
7
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
6
|
1997?98
|
Dallas Stars
|
NHL
|
77
|
7
|
17
|
24
|
40
|
16
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
6
|
1998?99
|
Dallas Stars
|
NHL
|
74
|
4
|
12
|
16
|
31
|
17
|
2
|
4
|
6
|
6
|
1999?00
|
Dallas Stars
|
NHL
|
69
|
10
|
6
|
16
|
36
|
23
|
2
|
4
|
6
|
12
|
NHL totals
|
1,318
|
260
|
403
|
663
|
820
|
231
|
38
|
55
|
93
|
161
|
Coaching career
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League
|
Team
|
Year
|
Regular season
|
Post season
|
G
|
W
|
L
|
OTL
|
Pts
|
Finish
|
W
|
L
|
Win %
|
Result
|
NHL
|
Montreal Canadiens
|
2006?07
|
82
|
42
|
34
|
6
|
90
|
4th in
Northeast
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
Missed playoffs
|
2007?08
|
82
|
47
|
25
|
10
|
104
|
1st in
Northeast
|
5
|
7
|
45
|
Won in Conference Quarterfinals (
BOS
, 4?3)
Lost in Conference Semifinals (
PHI
, 1?4)
|
2008?09
|
66
|
35
|
24
|
7
|
77
|
2nd in
Northeast
(93 pts)
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
(Fired)
|
3ICE
|
Team Carbonneau
|
2022
|
14
|
6
|
8
|
?
|
.429
|
5th place
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
Missed playoffs
|
2023
|
6
|
1
|
5
|
?
|
.167
|
8th place
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
Missed playoffs
|
NHL Total
|
2006?09
|
230
|
124
|
83
|
23
|
271
|
|
5
|
7
|
45
|
|
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