HOCKEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Won 1,244 regular-season games and 223 playoff games, most in NHL history
• Has won 14 Stanley Cup championships in all roles (second to Jean Béliveau – 17)
• Stanley Cup championships: Montreal 5x; Pittsburgh 2x; Detroit 4x; Chicago 3x
• Won the Jack Adams Award as NHL coach of the year in 1976-77 and 1995-96
• Head coach of the Detroit Red Wings from 1993-2002
• General manager of the Detroit Red Wings from 1994-97
• Won the Stanley Cup with Detroit in 1997, 1998 and 2002
• Set an NHL record for wins in a season in 1995-96 (62)
• Head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins from 1991-93
• Director of player development with the Pittsburgh Penguins from 1990-93
• Won the Stanley Cup with Pittsburgh in 1992
• Head coach and general manager of the Buffalo Sabres from 1979-1987
• Head coach and general manager of Team Canada at the 1981 Canada Cup (second place)
• Head coach of the Montreal Canadiens from 1971-1979
• Won the Stanley Cup with Montreal in 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1979
• Set NHL records for wins in a season in 1975-76 (58) and 1976-77 (60)
• Head coach of Team Canada at the 1976 Canada Cup (first place)
• Head coach of the St. Louis Blues from 1967-71
• General manager of the St. Louis Blues from 1968-71
• Head coach of the Sherbrooke Castors (QJAHL) in 1966-67
• Head coach of the Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA) from 1964-66
• Head coach of the Omaha Knights (CPHL) and Notre Dame Monarchs (QJHL) in 1963-64
• Head coach of the Hull-Ottawa Canadiens (EPHL) in 1962-63
• Head coach of the Peterborough Petes (OHA) from 1958-61
• Head coach of the Hull-Ottawa Canadiens (OHA) in 1957-58
• Won the Memorial Cup with Hull-Ottawa in 1958
• Assistant coach with the Hull-Ottawa Canadiens (OHA) in 1956-57

ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND

• Born September 18, 1933 in Verdun, Quebec
• Is senior advisor of hockey operations with the Chicago Blackhawks
• He and his wife, Suella, have five children, Alicia, David, Stan, Robert and Nancy

HONOURS

• Invested as an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2012
• Inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame in 2003
• Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1991