Don Jackson (ice hockey)

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Don Jackson
2022-05-02 Eisbaren Berlin gegen EHC Red Bull Munchen (Deutsche Eishockey-Liga 2021-22, Playoff-Finale) by Sandro Halank-165.jpg
Born (1956-09-02) September 2, 1956 (age 67)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for Minnesota North Stars
Edmonton Oilers
New York Rangers
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL Draft 39th overall, 1976
Minnesota North Stars
WHA Draft 91st overall, 1976
Calgary Cowboys
Playing career 1978–1987

Donald Clinton Jackson (born September 2, 1956) is an American ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey player who played 315 games in the National Hockey League between 1978 and 1987. Jackson began his coaching career in 1988.

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From May 2014 through May 2023, he served as head coach of EHC Red Bull München. During his time in Munich, he won five Deutsche Eishockey Liga titles.

Playing career

Jackson grew up playing ice hockey in Bloomington, Minnesota, for John F. Kennedy High School and earned a scholarship to attend and play for the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. Prior to graduating from the University of Notre Dame in 1978, Jackson was drafted by the Minnesota North Stars in the NHL's 1976 Amateur Draft, third round, 39th overall. He played 2 games for the North Stars late in the 1978 season after finishing his college career and spent most of the next 3 seasons playing for the North Stars minor league team, the Oklahoma City Stars. Prior to the 1981–82 NHL season, Jackson was traded to the Edmonton Oilers and played most of that season with Edmonton's minor league team, the Wichita Wind. Jackson earned his NHL break at the beginning of the 1982–83 season and played 262 games for the Oilers, earning Stanley Cup Champion rings in 1984 and 1985. After the 1985–86 season, Jackson was traded to the New York Rangers for his final NHL season before retiring.

Jackson was also a member of the United States Ice Hockey World Cup team at the 1978 and 1979 Ice Hockey World Championship tournaments.

Coaching career

Jackson returned to ice hockey in 1989 as the head coach for the Knoxville Cherokees of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). His success with the Cherokees during the 1990–91 earned him recognition as Coach of the Year. In 1991, Jackson was hired by Pierre Page as an assistant coach for the Quebec Nordiques, where he served for 3 seasons. He moved on to serve as head coach for the Cincinnati Cyclones of the IHL for the 1994–95 season, the Wichita Thunder of the Central Hockey League for the 1995–96 season and the Kansas City Blades of the IHL for the 1996–97 season. In 1997, Jackson was hired by Kevin Constantine as assistant coach for the Pittsburgh Penguins, serving 3 seasons. Jackson was employed as assistant coach by the Chicago Blackhawks for 3 months of the 2000–01 season, and was named assistant coach of the Ottawa Senators the following year. Jackson stayed with the Senators until his contract ended without being renewed in 2004.

The 2004–05 NHL Lockout pushed Jackson to find a coaching role in Europe. Late into the 2004–05 season of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (German Hockey League), Jackson was asked by General Manager Peter Lee and Head Coach Pierre Page to join the Eisbären Berlin coaching staff as an assistant. Berlin won their first championship that season.

Berlin's success helped Jackson earn his first head coaching position in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) with Lance Nethery and DEG Metro Stars of Düsseldorf, who ended the 2004–05 season in 10th place. In Jackson's first season, 2005–06, in Düsseldorf, he coached the team to a third-place regular season finish and into the playoff finals, where they lost against the Eisbären Berlin in 2006 DEL playoff finals. Jackson carried that success into a second season in Düsseldorf, finishing second in regular season play and losing in the playoff semi-finals.

After the 2006–07 season Jackson moved on to fill the head coach position for the Eisbären Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, who had finished in 9th place. Jackson repeated the success he demonstrated in Düsseldorf by coaching Eisbären Berlin to a second-place regular season finish and a playoff finals DEL championship in his first season there. For that achievement, Jackson was awarded the Order of Merit of Berlin. In his six seasons as head coach with Eisbären Berlin (2007–13), Jackson coached the team to 3 first-place regular season finishes, 5 DEL championships, and a 2010 victory for the European Trophy (currently, Champions Hockey League).

In 2013, Jackson joined Red Bull Hockey to coach their team EC Red Bull Salzburg in the Austrian Hockey League for the 2013–14 season, which had finished their previous season in 8th place. [1] Jackson again repeated his success by coaching the team to a first-place regular season finish, losing a game 7 overtime in the League Playoff finals. After the season, Red Bull Hockey moved Jackson to their team, EHC Red Bull München, for the 2014–15 season [2] where the team finished second overall but exited the playoffs early. The second-place finish earned Red Bull München a position in the 2015–16 Champions Hockey League, where they won in the group stage to advance to the playoff, then lost in the round of 32. Jackson's leadership of EHC Red Bull München for the 2015–16 season again improved on the team's success by finishing in first place in regular season play, and culminating in a 4-game sweep of the Wolfsburg Grizzlys for the 2016 DEL Playoff Championship. This is the 6th DEL Playoff Championship for Jackson in his 10 years as a head coach in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

In both the 2016–17 and 2017-18 campaigns, Jackson led Munich to a successful defense of its title, capturing his seventh and eighth German championships as a head coach. [3]

YearTeamLeaguePosition
1988–91Knoxville CherokeesECHLHead coach
1991–94Quebec NordiquesNHLAssistant coach
1994–95Cincinnati CyclonesIHLHead coach
1995–96Wichita ThunderCHLHead coach
1996–97Kansas City BladesIHLHead coach
1997–2000Pittsburgh PenguinsNHLAssistant coach
2000–01Chicago BlackhawksNHLAssistant coach
2001–05Ottawa SenatorsNHLAssistant coach
2005Eisbären BerlinDELAssistant coach
2005–07DEG Metro StarsDELHead coach
2007–13Eisbären BerlinDELHead coach
2013–14EC Red Bull SalzburgEBELHead coach
2014–presentEHC Red Bull MünchenDELHead coach

Head coaching record

SeasonTeamLeagueSeason recordLeague finishNote
1989–90Knoxville CherokeesECHL21–33–0–68Replaced Pierre Hamel mid-season. Did not make playoffs
1990–91Knoxville CherokeesECHL46–13–0–51Lost in quarterfinal round
1994–95Cincinnati CyclonesIHL49–22–0–103Lost in quarterfinal round.
1995–96Wichita ThunderCHL22–39–0–36Did not make playoffs.
1996–97Kansas City BladesIHL38–29–0–155Lost in quarterfinal round.
2005–06DEG Metro StarsDEL30–15–0–72Lost in final round. Team improved from prior season 10th place finish.
2006–07DEG Metro StarsDEL33–15–0–42Lost in semifinal round
2007–08Eisbären BerlinDEL38–14–0–42Playoff champion. Team improved from prior season 9th place finish.
2008–09Eisbären BerlinDEL36–14–0–21Playoff champion
2009–10Eisbären BerlinDEL42–11–0–31Lost in semifinal round
2010–11Eisbären BerlinDEL30–16–0–63Playoff champion
2011–12Eisbären BerlinDEL33–16–0–31Playoff champion
2012–13Eisbären BerlinDEL28–18–0–64Playoff champion
2013–14EC SalzburgAustria33–13–4–41Lost in final round. Team improved from prior season 8th place finish
2014–15EHC MünchenDEL28–15–5–42Lost in quarterfinal round. Team improved from prior season 7th place finish.
2015–16EHC MünchenDEL25–14–6–71Playoff champion
2016–17EHC MünchenDEL31–12–5–41Playoff champion
2017–18EHC MünchenDEL30-11-6-51Playoff champion

Awards and achievements

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1973–74 Bloomington Kennedy High School HS-MN ——————————
1974–75 University of Notre Dame WCHA 3527929—————
1975–76 University of Notre DameWCHA3045922—————
1976–77 University of Notre DameWCHA38291152—————
1977–78 University of Notre DameWCHA3710233369—————
1977–78 Minnesota North Stars NHL 20002—————
1978–79 Minnesota North StarsNHL50002—————
1978–79 Oklahoma City Stars CHL 7382331108—————
1979–80 Minnesota North StarsNHL100441810000
1979–80 Oklahoma City StarsCHL33591454—————
1980–81 Minnesota North StarsNHL1003319—————
1980–81 Oklahoma City StarsCHL59533386730000
1981–82 Edmonton Oilers NHL800018—————
1981–82 Wichita Wind CHL7173744116701121
1982–83 Edmonton OilersNHL7128101361633630
1982–83 Birmingham South Stars CHL41458—————
1983–84 Edmonton OilersNHL64812201201912332
1984–85 Edmonton OilersNHL7831720141900064
1985–86 Edmonton OilersNHL45281093800021
1986–87 New York Rangers NHL2210191—————
CHL totals240261061323531001121
NHL totals31516526864053459147

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1978 United States WC 101124
1979 United StatesWC801116
Senior totals1812320

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References

  1. ↑ Nachrichten, Salzburger (June 3, 2013). "Eishockey: Don Jackson neuer Coach bei Red Bull". www.salzburg.com. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Perfekt: Don Jackson neuer EHC-Trainer". www.merkur.de. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Eishockey | Meister! Red Bull München verteidigt DEL-Titel". sportbild.de (in German). Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Don Jackson honoured". www.iihf.com. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
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Preceded by Wichita Thunder head coach
1995 - 1996		Succeeded by


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