Mike Babcock

Mike Babcock
Mike Babcock Jr.

Babcock coaching a playoff game
Born April 29, 1963 (1963-04-29) (age 48)
Manitouwadge, Ontario
Current team Detroit Red Wings
Previous team(s) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Stanley Cup wins 2008
Years as a coach 1991present
Years as an NHL coach 2002present
Years with current team 2005present

Michael "Mike" Babcock, Jr. (born April 29, 1963, in Manitouwadge, Ontario[1][2][3]) is a Canadian professional ice hockey head coach of the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL) and former player. He serves as head coach of the Red Wings. He also served as the head coach of Team Canada in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. He is the only coach to gain entry to the Triple Gold Club as of June 2011.

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Playing and coaching career

Before his playing days at McGill University (where he was captain), Babcock played for the Saskatoon Blades of the WHL in 198081 and spent a season with the Kelowna Wings in 198283. In between, he played a year under Dave King at the University of Saskatchewan and transferred to McGill in 1983 under coach Ken Tyler. In September 1985 Babcock also had a brief try-out with the Vancouver Canucks.

Babcock graduated from McGill in 1986 with a bachelor's degree in physical education and also did some post-graduate work in sports psychology. In 146 career games with the Redmen, he tallied 22 goals and 85 assists for a total of 107 points and 301 penalty minutes, graduating as the second-highest scoring defenseman in McGill history. He moved to England in 1987 as a player-coach for Whitley Warriors (near Newcastle upon Tyne), who missed out on the league title by two points. In 49 games, he contributed 45 goals and 127 assists, accumulating 123 penalty minutes.

Coaching career

Babcock is the third McGill player to coach an NHL team (Lester Patrick guided the New York Rangers; George Burnett served in Edmonton) and in 2008, Babcock became the second McGill graduate to win the Stanley Cup, the other being Ken Dryden. He was a two-time all-star rearguard at McGill from 198384 to 198687, where he also won the Bobby Bell trophy as team MVP. He has had a distinguished coaching career and entered the 200809 season with a lifetime 656470114 regular season coaching record in 15 seasons overall, including a 23111861 NHL mark in five seasons (two with Anaheim and three with Detroit). He also guided Team Canada to gold medals at the 1997 world junior championships in Geneva, the 2004 IIHF world hockey championships in Prague and the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Detroit marks the seventh coaching stint for the nomadic Babcock, a native of Ontario who has lived in six Canadian provinces (Saskatchewan, Quebec, Alberta, Ontario, British Columbia, Manitoba) and four US states (Washington, Ohio, California and his current residence, Michigan).

In 1988, Babcock was appointed head coach at Red Deer College in Alberta. He spent three seasons at the school, winning the provincial collegiate championship and earning coach-of-the-year honours in 1989.

Babcock moved to the Western Hockey League in 1991 where he guided the Moose Jaw Warriors for a two-year term. He then served one season as bench boss of the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns, earning Canada West coach-of-the-year honours in 199394 after guiding Lethbridge to their first-ever appearance in post-season play and an entirely unexpected Canadian university national title with a 34113 over-all mark.

In 1994, he was appointed coach of the WHLs Spokane Chiefs, where he posted a regular-season record of 22417229 over six seasons for a .564 winning percentage. He was named twice as the West Division coach of the year (19951996 and 19992000).

From 200001 to 200102, Babcock guided the American Hockey League's Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, to a 7459207 record, including a franchise-high 41 wins and 95 points. The team qualified for the playoffs both years.

NHL

He was named head coach of the NHL's Anaheim Ducks (then the Mighty Ducks) on May 22, 2002, and through two seasons, guided them to a combined 696219 regular season record (including 14 overtime losses). In the Stanley Cup Playoffs with the Ducks, he posted a 156 record, leading the Ducks to the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals where they lost in 7 games to the New Jersey Devils.

Following the 200405 NHL lockout, Babcock declined an offer to remain with the Ducks, and on July 15, 2005, was named head coach of the Detroit Red Wings. In three seasons, Babcock has led the Red Wings to a combined 1625628 regular season record and a 2818 playoff record. Babcock and the Red Wings were eliminated by his former club, the Anaheim Ducks, in the Western Conference Finals of the 200607 playoffs.

In the 200708 NHL season, while coaching the Detroit Red Wings, Babcock achieved his 200th NHL career win. This was on December 15 against the Florida Panthers, with a 52 final score. Heading into the All-Star game, as the top team in the league, Detroit's Babcock was selected to coach the Western Conference in the All-Star game. On June 4, 2008, Babcock led the Detroit Red Wings to another Stanley Cup championship by defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games.

He was announced as a finalist for the Jack Adams Trophy for the 200708 season, awarded to the coach who best contributes to his team's success but finished third behind Bruce Boudreau of the Washington Capitals and Guy Carbonneau of the Montreal Canadiens.[4]

In June 2008, Babcock signed a three-year contract extension with the Red Wings. In 2009, he became the second head coach (after Mike Keenan) to coach a Stanley Cup Final Game 7 with two different teams. With the Red Wings loss in Game 7, Babcock became the first head coach to lose a Stanley Cup Final Game 7 with two different teams, an unfortunate fate that Keenan avoided, though he was with the Philadelphia Flyers in 1987, as he was with the New York Rangers in 1994.

In the Stanley Cup Playoffs of 2011, Babcock's Red Wings fell behind the San Jose Sharks 3 games to none in the second round, but won three straight to force a game seven, which the wings lost 3-2.

Thus far into his coaching career he has accumulated a playoff record of 63-39. In October 2010, Babcock signed a further four-year extension with the Red Wings that will see him through to the end of the 2014-15 season.[5]

International

On June 24, 2009, he was announced as the head coach of the Canada men's national ice hockey team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.[6] The team finished the round robin with a regulation win over Norway, a shootout win over Switzerland, and a loss to the United States. In the elimination rounds they defeated Germany, Russia, and then Slovakia to advance to the gold medal game where they defeated the USA 3-2 in single overtime.[7]

With the win Babcock became the first coach (and only thus far) in the International Ice Hockey Federation's Triple Gold Club.[8][9] In addition to the Olympic gold, Babcock earned a World Championship title coaching Canada in 2004 and a Stanley Cup championship coaching the Detroit Red Wings in 2008.[8][9]

To honour Babcock's entrance into the Triple Gold Club, the City of Saskatoon announced that July 17, 2010, will be known as "Mike Babcock Day."[10]

Personal

Mike and Maureen Babcock have three children: Alexandra, Michael III and Taylor.[11][12][13] Although he was born in Manitouwadge, Ontario, he grew up in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, which most media guides incorrectly state as his birthplace. He spent the majority of his childhood moving around between Northern Ontario, Manitoba and the Northwest Territories, before his family settled in Saskatoon, which he considers his hometown. Babcock's family didn't establish their roots in the city until 1975. Babcock attended both St. James Elementary School (since closed) and Holy Cross High School on Saskatoon's east side. Babcock is also one of the many notable graduates on Holy Cross High School's "Wall of Honour."

Coaching career statistics

Minor league

   
Year Team League W L OT/T Finish Playoffs
199192 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 33 36 3 6th East Lost East Division quarter-final
199293 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 27 42 3 8th East Out of playoffs
199495 Spokane Chiefs WHL 32 36 4 5th West Lost West Division semi-final
199596 Spokane Chiefs WHL 50 18 4 1st West Lost WHL finals
199697 Spokane Chiefs WHL 35 33 4 3rd West Lost West Division semi-final
199798 Spokane Chiefs WHL 45 23 4 2nd West Lost West Division final
199899 Spokane Chiefs WHL 19 44 9 7th West Out of playoffs
19992000 Spokane Chiefs WHL 47 19 6 1st West Lost WHL finals
200001 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 41 26 13 2nd South Lost in first round
200102 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 33 33 14 3rd Central Lost in preliminary round

National Hockey League

Team Year Regular season Post season
G W L T OTL Pts Division rank Result
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 200203 82 40 27 9 6 95 2nd in Pacific Lost in Stanley Cup Final
200304 82 29 35 10 8 76 4th in Pacific Missed playoffs
Detroit Red Wings 200506 82 58 16 - 8 124 1st in Central Lost in first round
200607 82 50 19 - 13 113 1st in Central Lost in Conference Finals
200708 82 54 21 - 7 115 1st in Central Won Stanley Cup
200809 82 51 21 - 10 112 1st in Central Lost in Stanley Cup Final
200910 82 44 24 - 14 102 2nd in Central Lost in second round
2010-11 82 47 25 - 10 104 1st in Central Lost in second round
Total 656 373 188 19 76

References

  1. ^ http://www.athletics.mcgill.ca/varsity_sports_player_profile.ch2?athlete_id=1413
  2. ^ http://www.universitysport.ca/e/story_detail.cfm?id=11929
  3. ^ http://media.www.mcgilltribune.com/media/storage/paper234/news/2008/09/30/Sports/Exclusive.Interview.Mike.Babcock.A.Former.Redman.Earns.His.redwings-3459185.shtml
  4. ^ "BOUDREAU WINS JACK ADAMS AWARD AS TOP COACH". TSN.ca. June 12, 2008. http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=240518&lid=sublink06&lpos=topRelated_main. Retrieved 2009-08-15. 
  5. ^ . http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=540214. 
  6. ^ "Babcock named Canadas Olympic team bench boss". National Post. June 25, 2009. http://www.nationalpost.com/sports/story.html?id=1731753. 
  7. ^ Elliott, Helene (March 1, 2010). "Canada defeats U.S., 3-2, to win gold medal in men's hockey". Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-olympics-hockey1-2010mar01,0,4522301,print.story. Retrieved 2010-03-01. 
  8. ^ a b "Hockey's exclusive company". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/history/the-iihf/triple-gold-club.html. Retrieved March 5, 2010. 
  9. ^ a b Merk, Martin (February 28, 2010). "Triple gold for Eric Staal". IIHF.com. http://www.iihf.com/channels10/olympics-2010/news/news-singleview-world-championship-2009/article/triple-gold-for-eric-staal.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=3469&cHash=32a0274281. 
  10. ^ "Mike Babcock Day announcement". http://smhask.sasktelwebhosting.com/L2NR_mikeBabcock.htm. 
  11. ^ "Mike Babcock - Head Coach". Detroit Red Wings. http://redwings.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=NHLPage&bcid=win_coachbio_1477. Retrieved 2008-07-03. 
  12. ^ Wolfe, Cory (2008-06-05). "Dream Come True". The Star Phoenix. http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/columnists/story.html?id=51c36b37-f392-43f7-8922-5b8dd0e3fe5a. Retrieved 2008-07-03. 
  13. ^ Niyo, John (2008-06-06). "Babcock sticks to winning blueprint". The Detroit News. http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080606/OPINION03/806060403/1341/SPORTS0103. Retrieved 2008-07-03. 

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