- Guy Carbonneau
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
image_size = 235px
position = Centre
played_for =Montreal Canadiens
St. Louis BluesDallas Stars
shot = Right
height_ft = 5
height_in = 11
weight_lb = 175
nationality = Canada
birth_date = birth date and age|1960|03|18
birth_place = Sept-Îles, QC, CAN
draft = 44th overall
draft_year = 1979
draft_team =Montreal Canadiens
career_start = 1980
career_end = 2000Unreferenced|date=January 2008Guy Carbonneau (born
March 18 , 1960 in Sept-Îles,Quebec ,Canada ) is a Canadian formerice hockey player in theNational Hockey League and is the currenthead coach of theMontreal Canadiens . He is also the president of the QMJHL'sChicoutimi Sagueneens .Playing career
Carbonneau was drafted 44th overall in the
1980 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens. His strong play as a defensive forward helped the Canadiens to aStanley Cup championship in 1986, followed by three Frank J. Selke Trophy wins in 1988, 1989, and 1992. In 1989–90, he was named the captain of the Canadiens, and led them to another Stanley Cup win in 1993. OnAugust 19 ,1994 , he was traded to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Jim Montgomery. He played there for one season before moving to theDallas Stars . He earned his third Stanley Cup ring in 1999 with the Stars, and retired from playing following the 1999–2000 season.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 1983–85) during his career.Post-playing career
In 2005, the
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League created the Guy Carbonneau Trophy (Trophée 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 until his return to Montreal in January 2006.On
January 14 ,2006 , Guy Carbonneau became theMontreal Canadiens associate coach as Claude Julien was fired and GMBob Gainey assumed the role of interim head coach; Carbonneau then took over as head coach, after the Canadiens were eliminated from the playoffs. He is the 28th coach of the famed Montreal team.On
April 30 ,2008 , he was named candidate for theJack Adams Trophy awarded to the best head-coach of the year but lost by 12 voting points toWashington Capitals Bruce Boudreau . [http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=240518&lid=sublink06&lpos=topRelated_main]Career statistics
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