- Marc Habscheid
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Marc Habscheid 
Born March 1, 1963
Swift Current, Saskatchewan, CANHeight 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) Position Forward Shot Right Played for Edmonton Oilers
Minnesota North Stars
Detroit Red Wings
Calgary FlamesNational team 
CanadaNHL Draft 113th overall, 1981
Edmonton OilersPlaying career 1982–1996 Marc Joseph Habscheid (born March 1, 1963 in Swift Current, Saskatchewan and raised in Wymark, Saskatchewan) is a former National Hockey League forward and current head coach and general manager of the Victoria Royals of the Western Hockey League. He was drafted in the 6th round, 113th Overall in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft by the Edmonton Oilers. He played 345 games in the NHL over parts of 10 seasons, amassing 72 goals and 163 points. Announced May 26, 2011 as GM and head coach of the Victoria Royals (formerly Chilliwack Bruins) WHL team.
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Playing career
Habscheid played three seasons with the Western Hockey League's Saskatoon Blades before turning pro. This included the 1981–82 campaign where Habscheid had 151 points, second only to Bruce Eakin in team scoring. He also played in the 1982 World Junior Hockey Championship, leading Canada to its first ever gold medal at the tournament. That season he played 7 games with the Oilers, scoring 4 points. He played 4 more seasons with the Oilers, before he was suspended by the team for refusing to report to the AHL's Nova Scotia Voyageurs and subsequently dealt to Minnesota in December, 1985. Habscheid played 7 more NHL seasons with Minnesota, Detroit, and Calgary. He also represented Canada internationally twice, at the 1988 Winter Olympics and the 1992 World Championships. Habscheid went on to play 5 more seasons of hockey (2 in Switzerland, 2 with the IHL's Las Vegas Thunder, and one final season in 1995–96 with the DEL's Augsburger Panther). He retired officially in 1996.
Coaching career
Habscheid got his start in coaching in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League with the Melfort Mustangs. He then moved on to coach the Kamloops Blazers of the WHL. On November 29, 1999, he was named head coach of the Kelowna Rockets. Habscheid achieved great success with the Rockets. He won a Hershey Cup in 2002 and a Memorial Cup in 2004. He was also named the CHL Coach of the Year in 2003. Habscheid was also head coach of the 2003 Canadian World Junior team, becoming the first player to represent Canada at the tournament as both a player and coach. He was subsequently named head coach for all international tournaments on July 29, 2005. He won a gold medal at the World Championships in 2004 and silver in 2005. As well, Habscheid served as an assistant coach for Canada at the 2006 Turin Olympics. Habscheid also spent one season as an associate coach with the Boston Bruins. On June 3, 2009, Habschied was named as head coach and general manager of the Chilliwack Bruins, a major junior team in the Western Hockey League.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1979–80 Saskatoon Blades WHL 15 2 3 5 2 — — — — — 1980–81 Saskatoon Blades WHL 72 34 63 97 50 — — — — — 1981–82 Saskatoon Blades WHL 55 64 87 151 74 5 3 4 7 4 1981–82 Edmonton Oilers NHL 7 1 3 4 2 — — — — — 1981–82 Wichita Wind CHL — — — — — 3 0 0 0 0 1982–83 Kamloops Junior Oilers WHL 6 7 16 23 8 — — — — — 1982–83 Edmonton Oilers NHL 32 3 10 13 14 — — — — — 1983–84 Edmonton Oilers NHL 9 1 0 1 6 — — — — — 1983–84 Moncton Alpines AHL 71 19 37 56 32 — — — — — 1984–85 Edmonton Oilers NHL 26 5 3 8 4 — — — — — 1984–85 Nova Scotia Oilers AHL 48 29 29 58 65 6 4 3 7 9 1985–86 Springfield Indians AHL 41 18 32 50 21 — — — — — 1985–86 Minnesota North Stars NHL 6 2 3 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 1986–87 Minnesota North Stars NHL 15 2 0 2 2 — — — — — 1986–87 Canadian National Team Intl 51 29 32 61 70 — — — — — 1987–88 Minnesota North Stars NHL 16 4 11 15 6 — — — — — 1987–88 Canadian National Team Intl 69 24 37 61 48 — — — — — 1988–89 Minnesota North Stars NHL 76 23 31 54 40 5 1 3 4 13 1989–90 Detroit Red Wings NHL 66 15 11 26 33 — — — — — 1990–91 Detroit Red Wings NHL 46 9 8 17 22 5 0 0 0 0 1991–92 Calgary Flames NHL 46 7 11 18 42 — — — — — 1992–93 Canadian National Team Intl 3 0 3 3 11 — — — — — 1992–93 SC Bern NLA 36 19 23 42 70 5 1 4 5 6 1993–94 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 59 14 40 54 49 5 1 1 2 15 1994–95 EV Zug NLA 5 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1994–95 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 43 11 25 36 38 — — — — — 1995–96 Augsburger Panther DEL 48 14 32 46 73 7 4 5 9 4 NHL totals 345 72 91 163 171 12 1 3 4 13 International
Medal record Competitor for CanadaIce hockey World Junior Championships Gold 1982 Minnesota Year Team Comp GP G A Pts PIM 1982 Canada WJC 7 6 6 12 2 1988 Canada OG 8 5 3 8 6 1992 Canada WC 6 0 0 0 4 Junior int'l totals 7 6 6 12 2 Senior int'l totals 14 5 3 8 10 Coaching record
Team Year League Regular Season Post Season G W L T OTL Pts Finish Result KAM 1997–98 WHL 72 37 32 3 - 77 4th in West Lost in First round (PG) KAM 1998–99 WHL 72 48 11 13 - 109 1St in West Lost President's Cup (CGY) KEL 1999–2000 WHL 29 10 15 2 2 24 5th in West Lost in First round (PG) KEL 2000–01 WHL 72 37 23 7 5 86 1st in West Lost in First round (SEA) KEL 2001–02 WHL 72 31 26 10 5 77 4th in B.C. Lost in Third round (KOO) KEL 2002–03 WHL 72 51 14 6 1 109 1st in B.C. Won President's Cup (RD) KEL 2003–04 WHL 72 47 21 4 0 98 1st in B.C. Lost in Third round (EVT)
Won Memorial Cup (GAT)CHK 2009–10 WHL 72 32 33 2 5 71 4th in B.C. Lost in First round (TC) CHK 2010–11 WHL 72 33 31 4 4 74 4th in B.C. Lost in First round (SPO) VIC 2011–12 WHL 0 0 0 0 0 0 B.C. To be determined External links
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