Dominique Ducharme (ice hockey)

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Dominique Ducharme
Born (1973-03-12) March 12, 1973 (age 51)
Notre-Dame-des-Prairies, Quebec, Canada [1]
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Position Forward
Shot Left
Played for Cornwall Aces
Orques d'Anglet
Coached for Montreal Canadiens
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1995–2002
Coaching career 2002–Present

Dominique Ducharme (born March 12, 1973) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player who is currently an assistant coach for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). Previously, he served as head coach of the Montreal Canadiens for parts of two seasons between 2020–21 and 2021–22.

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Playing career

Ducharme had a standout collegiate career playing for the Vermont Catamounts of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Collectively, he ranks ninth all-time in team history for points (149), and seventh all-time in assists (93), playing alongside the likes of future NHLers and Stanley Cup champions Martin St. Louis and Tim Thomas.

Following graduation, Ducharme began his professional career splitting time between the Raleigh IceCaps and Huntington Blizzard of the ECHL along with the Cornwall Aces of the American Hockey League (AHL) in 1995–96. He then embarked on a five-year career across the various French leagues, before retiring from active play in 2002.

Coaching career

After retiring as a player, Ducharme spent one season as a coach for the University of Quebec at Trois-Rivieres in 2002–03. The following year, Ducharme assumed his first head coaching role, working with his hometown junior team, the Joliette L'Action in the Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League (QMAAA). He stayed there until 2008, when he accepted a position as an assistant coach with the Montreal Junior Hockey Club in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), prior to joining the Halifax Mooseheads in 2011.

Ducharme's first season with the Mooseheads saw the team finish sixth overall in the QMJHL, and second in the Maritimes Division reaching the semifinals of the President's Cup. In 2012–13, with a roster featuring top NHL Draft prospects like Nathan MacKinnon and Jonathan Drouin, Ducharme and the Mooseheads went 58–6–3–1, registering 347 goals for and only 176 goals against. In the 2013 President's Cup playoffs, Halifax lost just one game to capture its first QMJHL title in team history. With automatic entry in the 2013 Memorial Cup tournament, the Mooseheads defeated the Portland Winterhawks 6–4, to win its first Memorial Cup, and become the third-straight QMJHL team to win the tournament in as many years. For his efforts, Ducharme was awarded with the Ron Lapointe Trophy as the league's Coach of the Year.

Following the 2015–16 QMJHL season, Ducharme resigned his position with the Mooseheads and joined Drummondville as both head coach and general manager. [2]

Ducharme has also been involved with Hockey Canada, first assisting on Quebec in the 2011 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, and as an assistant coach for the Canada Under-18 National Team at the 2013 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament. [3] Ducharme served as the head coach for Canada during the 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, leading the team to a silver medal, and the 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, leading them to gold. [4]

On April 27, 2018, Ducharme was hired as an assistant coach by the Montreal Canadiens, following the firings of J. J. Daigneault and Daniel Lacroix. [5]

On February 24, 2021, Ducharme was promoted to interim head coach by the Canadiens, following the termination of predecessor Claude Julien and associate coach Kirk Muller. [6]

On June 19, 2021, Ducharme tested positive for COVID-19, placing him in isolation for 14 days; he continued work through phone calls and video calls, talking with the coaching staff and players as they won their semifinal playoff series against the Vegas Golden Knights, advancing to the 2021 Stanley Cup Finals. [7] On July 2, Ducharme rejoined the team for morning skate ahead of Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals. [8] In the first Stanley Cup Finals game at the Bell Centre the Canadiens were defeated by the Tampa Bay Lightning by a score of 6–3. [9] The Canadiens would ultimately lose the series 4 games to 1. [10]

On July 13, 2021, Ducharme was formally named the 31st head coach in Canadiens history, signing a three-year extension with the team. [11]

On February 9, 2022, Ducharme was fired as head coach of the Montreal Canadiens; at the time of his departure, the Canadiens held a record of 8–30–7, last overall in the NHL. [12]

On July 12, 2023, Ducharme was hired as an assistant coach for the Vegas Golden Knights. [13]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1991–92 University of Vermont ECAC 3113193220—————
1992–93 University of VermontECAC3116223818—————
1993–94 University of VermontECAC3312314326—————
1994–95 University of VermontECAC3513233628—————
1995–96 Raleigh IceCaps ECHL 61230—————
1995–96 Huntington Blizzard ECHL135382—————
1995–96 Cornwall Aces AHL 51126—————
1996–97Toulouse-Blagnac France3 27564910546—————
1997–98 Cergy-Pontoise France328736814140—————
1998–99Cergy-Pontoise France2 28293462——————
1999–00 Orques d’Anglet Ligue Élite 3516223840—————
2001–02Orques d'AngletLigue Élite35132235——————
AHL totals51126—————

Head coaching record

NHL

TeamYearRegular seasonPostseason
GWLOTLPtsFinishWLWin%Result
MTL 2020–21 3815167(37)4th in North 139.591Lost in Stanley Cup Finals (TBL)
MTL 2021–22 458307(23)(fired)————
Total83234614  139.591 

QMJHL

TeamYear Regular season Post season
GWLTOTLPtsFinishWLWin %Result
HAL 2011–12 683622—2852nd in Maritimes107.588Lost in Semi-finals
HAL 2012–13 68586—31201st in Maritimes192.905 President's Cup champions
Memorial Cup champions
HAL 2013–14 684818—3971st in Maritimes115.688Lost in Semi-finals
HAL 2014–15 683230—4704th in Maritimes77.500Lost in Quarter-finals
HAL 2015–16 682139—7506th in Maritimes———Missed playoffs
DRU 2016–17 682834—1624th in West04.000Lost in Round 1
DRU 2017–18 684420—4922nd in West55.500Lost in Quarter-finals
Total*255158—37  5226.667 

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team 1991–92
Ron Lapointe Trophy (QMJHL) 2012–13
Brian Kilrea Coach of the Year Award (CHL)2012–13

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References

  1. ↑ Latour, Guy (January 3, 2014). "Une année de rêve pour Dominique Ducharme". Le Journal de Joliette (in Canadian French). Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  2. ↑ Lipscombe, Kristen (April 26, 2016). "Former Halifax Mooseheads head coach Ducharme takes on double duty in Drummondville". metronews.ca. Archived from the original on July 1, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Dale Hunter named head coach of Canada's National Men's Summer Under-18 Team; Dominique Ducharme and D.J. Smith to serve as assistant coaches". hockeycanada.ca. June 26, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Dominique Ducharme appointed head coach of Canada's 2016–17 National Junior Team". hockeycanada.ca. June 6, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Dominique Ducharme named assistant coach with the Canadiens". NHL.com. April 27, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Claude Julien and Kirk Muller relieved of their coaching duties". NHL.com. February 24, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
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  8. ↑ "Ducharme: 'I'm ready to continue the fight'". NHL . July 12, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
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