Scott Gordon
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Scott Gordon is an American born professional hockey coach and former professional hockey goaltender. He is an assistant coach with the Toronto Maple Leafs
of the National Hockey League
and a former head coach of the American Hockey League
's Providence Bruins
and the National Hockey League
's New York Islanders
.
, the AHL affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens. The following season, he played for the Baltimore Skipjacks
, going 7–18–3.
He signed with the Johnstown Chiefs
of the newly formed ECHL
for the 1988–89 ECHL season. Assistant Coach Steve Carlson
, forward J-F Nault and defenseman Bob Kennedy also followed Gordon to Johnstown. Gordon had a brief callup to the Quebec Nordiques AHL affiliate, where he would play two games with the Halifax Citadels
. Gordon returned to Johnstown and led the Chiefs with 18 wins. The Chiefs would reach the Riley Cup
final, where they played the Carolina Thunderbirds
but lost the series four games to three.
Gordon played for the Halifax during the 1989–90 AHL season. On January 30, 1990, Gordon was recalled by the Citadelles' parent club, the NHL's Quebec Nordiques
. This would mark the first time that a player who had previously played in the ECHL skated in the NHL. He played 23 NHL games for the Quebec Nordiques
between 1990 and 1991, and would spend three more years in the AHL and ECHL before retiring as a player in 1994.
of the ECHL
. In 2000, he was named assistant coach of the Providence Bruins under Bill Armstrong, and served for Mike Sullivan in the same capacity. In April 2003, he was named interim head coach of the club when Sullivan was promoted to Boston as an assistant, and named full-time head coach in the fall of 2003.
Gordon, along with his assistant coach Rob Murray
, was named to coach the 2008 PlanetUSA AHL All Star team on January 28, 2008 as a result of the Bruins owning the best record in the American Hockey League at the mid-season break. At season's end, Gordon was awarded the 2008 Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award
, presented to coach of the year in the American Hockey League.
On August 12, 2008, Scott Gordon was named head coach of the New York Islanders
.
On Wednesday, April 8, 2009, Scott Gordon was named assistant coach to Ron Wilson
for the 2009 U.S. Men's National Hockey Team by the team's general manager Brian Burke. The team competed in the 2009 International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship, April 24 – May 10, in Berne
and Zurich
-Kloten
, Switzerland.
On November 15, 2010, Scott Gordon was fired as head coach of the New York Islanders, and given a new position of special advisor to General Manager Garth Snow
. He was succeeded by the teams AHL affiliate Bridgeport Sound Tigers
head coach Jack Capuano
.
In 2011, Gordon served as coach of the United States Men's National Team for the IIHF World Championship
.
On June 20, 2011 Gordon was named Assistant Coach of Toronto Maple Leafs
teaming up with USA Hockey Colleague Ron Wilson. Both coached Team USA in 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, which was run by Leafs GM Brian Burke.
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
of the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
and a former head coach of the American Hockey League
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
's Providence Bruins
Providence Bruins
The Providence Bruins are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and are the primary development team for the NHL's Boston Bruins. They play in Providence, Rhode Island at the Dunkin' Donuts Center.-History:...
and the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
's New York Islanders
New York Islanders
The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
.
College
Gordon played three years at Boston College and made hockey history on March 16, 1985. Gordon and Chris Terreri (playing with Providence College) both placed water bottles on the top of their nets. This would be the first time ever that goalies would place water bottles on the top of nets in a hockey game.Professional career
After Boston College, Gordon moved on to an eight year career in professional hockey. Gordon started his career as a goaltender for the Fredericton ExpressFredericton Express
The Fredericton Express were a professional ice hockey team based in Fredericton, New Brunswick. They played in the American Hockey League between 1981 and 1988. The Express were affiliated with the Quebec Nordiques and Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League...
, the AHL affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens. The following season, he played for the Baltimore Skipjacks
Baltimore Skipjacks
The Baltimore Skipjacks were a minor professional ice hockey team in the Atlantic Coast Hockey League and the American Hockey League. They played in Baltimore, Maryland, at the Baltimore Arena.-History:...
, going 7–18–3.
He signed with the Johnstown Chiefs
Johnstown Chiefs
The Johnstown Chiefs were a minor league ice hockey team located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania that played in the ECHL. The team was founded in 1988 in the All-American Hockey League, and moved to the East Coast Hockey League when that league was formed...
of the newly formed ECHL
ECHL
The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...
for the 1988–89 ECHL season. Assistant Coach Steve Carlson
Steve Carlson
Steven Edward Carlson is a retired American ice hockey forward and a former minor league hockey coach.Carlson was born in Virginia, Minnesota. He appeared in the movie Slap Shot as one of the Hanson Brothers...
, forward J-F Nault and defenseman Bob Kennedy also followed Gordon to Johnstown. Gordon had a brief callup to the Quebec Nordiques AHL affiliate, where he would play two games with the Halifax Citadels
Halifax Citadels
The Halifax Citadels were a professional ice hockey team based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. They played in the American Hockey League between 1988 and 1993...
. Gordon returned to Johnstown and led the Chiefs with 18 wins. The Chiefs would reach the Riley Cup
Kelly Cup
The Patrick J. Kelly Cup goes to the play-off champion of the ECHL. The Kelly Cup has been awarded to teams since 1997. Prior to 1997, the playoff winner was awarded the Riley Cup. The current cup is named after Patrick J. Kelly, the league's first commissioner. The cup is loaned to the winning...
final, where they played the Carolina Thunderbirds
Carolina Thunderbirds
The Carolina Thunderbirds were a professional ice hockey team located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. The Thunderbirds played their home games at the old Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum before the arena was demolished in 1989...
but lost the series four games to three.
Gordon played for the Halifax during the 1989–90 AHL season. On January 30, 1990, Gordon was recalled by the Citadelles' parent club, the NHL's Quebec Nordiques
Quebec Nordiques
The Quebec Nordiques were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League...
. This would mark the first time that a player who had previously played in the ECHL skated in the NHL. He played 23 NHL games for the Quebec Nordiques
Quebec Nordiques
The Quebec Nordiques were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League...
between 1990 and 1991, and would spend three more years in the AHL and ECHL before retiring as a player in 1994.
Coaching
After retiring, he became an assistant coach for the Atlanta Knights of the International Hockey League and went on to become head coach of the Roanoke ExpressRoanoke Express
The Roanoke Express were a team in the ECHL from 1993 until 2004. Home games were played at the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Virginia.-History:...
of the ECHL
ECHL
The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...
. In 2000, he was named assistant coach of the Providence Bruins under Bill Armstrong, and served for Mike Sullivan in the same capacity. In April 2003, he was named interim head coach of the club when Sullivan was promoted to Boston as an assistant, and named full-time head coach in the fall of 2003.
Gordon, along with his assistant coach Rob Murray
Rob Murray
Rob Murray is a former ice hockey player and former head coach of the Providence Bruins from 2008-2011. He is currently the head coach of the Alaska Aces. He played most of his career as captain of the American Hockey League's Springfield Falcons...
, was named to coach the 2008 PlanetUSA AHL All Star team on January 28, 2008 as a result of the Bruins owning the best record in the American Hockey League at the mid-season break. At season's end, Gordon was awarded the 2008 Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award
Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award
The Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award is an American Hockey League trophy awarded annually to the most outstanding coach during the season, as voted upon by members of the AHL media....
, presented to coach of the year in the American Hockey League.
On August 12, 2008, Scott Gordon was named head coach of the New York Islanders
New York Islanders
The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
.
On Wednesday, April 8, 2009, Scott Gordon was named assistant coach to Ron Wilson
Ron Wilson
Ronald Lawrence Wilson is a Canadian-American former professional ice hockey player and current head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League and the United States men's national ice hockey team at the 2010 Winter Olympics. He is also the former head coach of the San Jose...
for the 2009 U.S. Men's National Hockey Team by the team's general manager Brian Burke. The team competed in the 2009 International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship, April 24 – May 10, in Berne
Berne
The city of Bern or Berne is the Bundesstadt of Switzerland, and, with a population of , the fourth most populous city in Switzerland. The Bern agglomeration, which includes 43 municipalities, has a population of 349,000. The metropolitan area had a population of 660,000 in 2000...
and Zurich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
-Kloten
Kloten
-External links:* -References:...
, Switzerland.
On November 15, 2010, Scott Gordon was fired as head coach of the New York Islanders, and given a new position of special advisor to General Manager Garth Snow
Garth Snow
Garth E. Snow is an American retired professional ice hockey goaltender and is currently the general manager for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:...
. He was succeeded by the teams AHL affiliate Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
The Bridgeport Sound Tigers are an ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League. It has been the AHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's New York Islanders, who also own the franchise, since its inception, and use the same team colors as the parent Islanders do. The team is based in...
head coach Jack Capuano
Jack Capuano
Jack Capuano is the head coach of the New York Islanders.He is a retired former professional ice hockey defenseman who spent parts of three seasons in the National Hockey League in the late 1980s and early 1990s....
.
In 2011, Gordon served as coach of the United States Men's National Team for the IIHF World Championship
2011 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
The 2011 IIHF World Championship was the 75th IIHF World Championship, an annual international ice hockey tournament. It took place between the 29 April and the 15 May 2011 in Slovakia. The games were played in the Orange Arena in Bratislava, and the Steel Aréna in Košice...
.
On June 20, 2011 Gordon was named Assistant Coach of Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
teaming up with USA Hockey Colleague Ron Wilson. Both coached Team USA in 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, which was run by Leafs GM Brian Burke.
NHL
| Team | | Year | | Regular Season | Post Season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | OTL | Pts | Finish | Result | ||
| NYI 2008–09 New York Islanders season The 2008–09 New York Islanders season was the 37th season of the franchise. On April 14, 2009, the Islanders won the NHL Draft Lottery, gaining the number one overall draft pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.-Game log:-Skaters:-Goaltenders:... |
2008–09 2008–09 NHL season The 2008–09 NHL season was the 92nd season of operation of the National Hockey League . It was the first season since prior to the 2004–05 lockout in which every team played each other at least once during the season, following three seasons where teams only played against two divisions in the... |
82 | 26 | 47 | 9 | 61 | 5th in Atlantic | Missed playoffs |
| NYI 2009–10 New York Islanders season The 2009-10 New York Islanders season is the 38th season for the New York Islanders in the National Hockey League. Following the trade of Bill Guerin during the 2008–09 season, the Islanders named center Doug Weight the team's new captain. Kyle Okposo, Richard Park, Mark Streit, and Brendan Witt... |
2009–10 2009–10 NHL season The 2009–10 NHL season was the 93rd season of operation of the National Hockey League , and the 100th season since the founding of the predecessor National Hockey Association . It ran from October 1, 2009, including four games in Europe on October 2 and 3—until April 11, 2010, with the 2010... |
82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 79 | 5th in Atlantic | Missed playoffs |
| NYI 2010–11 New York Islanders season The 2010–11 New York Islanders season was the 39th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 6, 1972.The Islanders posted a regular season record of 30 wins, 39 losses, and 13 overtime/shootout losses for 73 points, failing to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs... |
2010–11 2010–11 NHL season The 2010–11 NHL season was the 94th season of operation of the National Hockey League . It was the fourth consecutive season that opened in Europe with NHL Premiere . A record three events were scheduled, all in previous NHL Premiere cities: Helsinki, Finland; Stockholm, Sweden; and Prague, Czech... |
17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 11 | fired | – |
| NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... Totals |
181 | 64 | 94 | 23 | 151 | – | – | |
Minor leagues
| Team | | Year | | Regular Season | Post Season | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | Finish | Result | ||
| ROA Roanoke Express The Roanoke Express were a team in the ECHL from 1993 until 2004. Home games were played at the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Virginia.-History:... |
1998–99 1998–99 ECHL season The 1998-99 ECHL season was the 11th season of the ECHL. Before the start of the season, the league saw the Louisville River Frogs move to Miami, FL and the Raleigh Icecaps move to Augusta, GA as well as welcoming two new franchises in Estero, FL and Greenville, SC... |
70 | 38 | 22 | 10 | – | 86 | 1st in Northeast | Lost in Kelly Cup Finals |
| ECHL ECHL The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States... Totals |
70 | 38 | 22 | 10 | – | 86 | 0 Division Titles | 1 Playoff Appearance | |
| PRO Providence Bruins The Providence Bruins are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and are the primary development team for the NHL's Boston Bruins. They play in Providence, Rhode Island at the Dunkin' Donuts Center.-History:... |
2002–03 2002–03 AHL season The 2002–03 AHL season was the 67th season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-eight teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hamilton Bulldogs finished first overall in the regular season... |
9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 104 | 1st in North | Lost in First round |
| PRO | 2003–04 2003–04 AHL season The 2003–04 AHL season was the 68th season of the American Hockey League. The league introduces the Willie Marshall Award in honour the career points leader in the AHL, and awards it to the annual top goal scorer.... |
80 | 36 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 87 | 4th in Atlantic | Lost in Qualifying |
| PRO | 2004–05 2004–05 AHL season The 2004–05 AHL season was the 69th season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-eight teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Rochester Americans finished first overall in the regular season... |
80 | 40 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 90 | 4th in Atlantic | Lost in Third round |
| PRO | 2005–06 2005–06 AHL season The 2005–06 AHL season was the 70th season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-seven teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hershey Bears won the Calder Cup, defeating the Milwaukee Admirals in the finals.... |
80 | 43 | 31 | – | 6 | 92 | 4th in Atlantic | Lost in First round |
| PRO | 2006–07 2006–07 AHL season The 2006–07 AHL season was the 71st season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-seven teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hamilton Bulldogs won their first Calder Cup, defeating the defending champions, the Hershey Bears in the finals.... |
80 | 44 | 30 | – | 6 | 94 | 3rd in Atlantic | Lost in Second round |
| PRO | 2007–08 2007–08 AHL season The 2007–08 AHL season is the 72nd season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-nine teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Chicago Wolves won their second Calder Cup, defeating the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the Calder Cup Final.-Team changes:... |
80 | 55 | 18 | – | 7 | 117 | 1st in Atlantic | Lost in Second round |
| AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... Totals |
409 | 221 | 141 | 20 | 27 | 584 | 2 Division Titles | 5 Playoff Appearances | |