Don Nachbaur

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Don Nachbaur
Born (1959-01-30) January 30, 1959 (age 65)
Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Hartford Whalers
Edmonton Oilers
Philadelphia Flyers
ATSE Graz
EC Graz
NHL draft 60th overall, 1979
Hartford Whalers
Playing career 1979–1994

Donald Kenneth Nachbaur (born January 30, 1959) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player who is currently serving as head coach for the Wenatchee Wild in the Western Hockey League (WHL). He played eight seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Hartford Whalers, Edmonton Oilers, and Philadelphia Flyers between 1980 and 1990. He would later spend four years in the Austrian Hockey League. After retiring from playing, Nachbaur turned to coaching, including serving as a head coach for over twenty seasons, primarily in the Western Hockey League (WHL). He has also spent time as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL.

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Early life

Nachbaur was born on January 30, 1959, in Kitimat, British Columbia, and was raised in Prince George, British Columbia. [1]

Playing career

Nachbaur played his junior career with the Billings Bighorns of the WHL. In two seasons, where he played 162 games (regular-season and Playoffs), he scored 87 goals, added 89 assists for 176 points and accumulated 350 minutes in penalties. Nachbaur still shares the WHL record for most goals in a playoff game where he scored 5 goals on April 20, 1978, at Vancouver, against New Westminster Bruins. Bighorns won 7–4.

Nachbaur played in the NHL with the Hartford Whalers, Edmonton Oilers and Philadelphia Flyers, and played professionally for 14 years, including parts of eight seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). In 223 NHL games, he scored 23 goals, added 46 assists and recorded 465 penalty minutes. He was the Whalers' third-round selection (60th overall) in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft.

Nachbaur played 469 games in the American Hockey League (AHL) where he scored 174 goals, added 187 assists for a total of 361 points. He accumulated 1,452 penalty minutes. He won the Calder Cup with the Hershey Bears in the 1987–88 season.

Nachbaur played for ATSE Graz and EC Graz in Austria from 1990 to 1994 where in 182 games he scored 106 goals and added 103 assists for 209 points.

Coaching career

Nachbaur began his coaching career in the 1994–95 season, when he was named head coach of the Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League (WHL). He won WHL coach of the year award that season when he led the, to a 42–28–2 record and remained with the Thunderbirds as their head coach until 2000.

Nachbaur then served as an assistant coach for the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League (AHL) from 2000 to 2002.

From 2003 to 2009, he served as head coach of the Tri-City Americans of the WHL, earning a .592 winning percentage with 235 wins, 155 losses, 25 overtime losses and 17 shootout defeats over the span of 432 regular season games. His teams made the playoffs in each of his seasons behind the bench, advancing as far as the conference final in 2007–08. On November 29, 2008, Nachbaur became just the tenth WHL coach to win 400 games when the Americans defeated the Vancouver Giants.[ citation needed ] The Americans won the WHL's U.S. Division regular season title in each of his last two seasons, the first time in franchise history they accomplished the feat. In the 2007–08 season, Nachbaur won his second WHL coach of the year award when he led them to a 52–16–2–2 record and gained a franchise-record 108 points.

For the 2009–10 season, Nachbaur joined the Binghamton Senators of the AHL. After the season he returned to WHL and joined the Spokane Chiefs as their head coach. At the end of the 2016–17 season, and with the Chiefs not making the playoffs for the first time in many years, it was announced that Nachbaur and the Chiefs agreed to mutually part ways. [2]

On June 22, 2017, the Los Angeles Kings announced that Nachbaur was hired as assistant coach. [3] Nachbaur was fired from the Kings on November 4, 2018 along with head coach John Stevens. [4]

After leaving the Kings, Nachbaur was hired as a head coach by HKM Zvolen of the Slovak Extraliga for the 2019-20 season. [5]

On June 15, 2020, Nachbaur was announced as the new head coach of SC Bern in the National League (NL), joining the nation's capital on a two-year deal. [6] On December 1, 2020, SC Bern announced that Nachbaur had resigned as head coach of the team. [7]

After leaving Bern, Nachbaur rejoined the Tri-City Americans on February 18 2021, this time as an associate coach for the remainder of the 2020-21 WHL season. [8]

Prior to the 2021-22 season, Nachbaur was hired by the Calgary Flames as an assistant coach for their top level affiliate, the Stockton Heat of the AHL. [9] Nachbaur would remain with the team through their move to become the Calgary Wranglers.

On July 11th, 2024, he was named the new head coach for the Wenatchee Wild of the Western Hockey League (WHL). [10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1976–77 Merritt Centennials BCJHL 5422274931—————
1977–78 Billings Bighorns WCHL 68232750128201872537
1978–79 Billings Bighorns WHL 69445296175823510
1979–80 Springfield Indians AHL 70121729119—————
1980–81 Hartford Whalers NHL 77161733139—————
1981–82 Hartford WhalersNHL7752126117—————
1982–83 Moncton Alpines AHL 70333366125—————
1982–83 Edmonton Oilers NHL40001720007
1983–84 New Haven Nighthawks AHL70333265194—————
1984–85 Hershey Bears AHL723521—————
1985–86 Hershey BearsAHL742324473011854970
1985–86 Philadelphia Flyers NHL51127—————
1986–87 Hershey BearsAHL57181735274503347
1986–87 Philadelphia FlyersNHL2302287711215
1987–88 Hershey BearsAHL42192140174843747
1987–88 Philadelphia FlyersNHL200446120002
1988–89 Hershey BearsAHL492431551721205558
1988–89 Philadelphia FlyersNHL1510137—————
1989–90 Hershey BearsAHL301091972—————
1989–90 Philadelphia FlyersNHL20110—————
1990–91 ATSE Graz AUT 3318254399—————
1991–92 EC Graz AUT44322961137—————
1992–93 EC GrazAUT53352964197—————
1993–94 EC GrazAUT5221204165—————
AHL totals46917418736114524391524222
NHL totals2232346694651111224

Head coaching record

Professional

LeagueTeamSeasonRegular seasonPost season
GWLTOTL/SOLPtsFinishResult
AHL Binghamton Senators 2009–10 803635—9815th, EastMissed playoffs
Slovak HKM Zvolen 2019-20 552922—4916thNo playoffs held
NL SC Bern 2020–21 1247—113Resigned mid season—


WHL

TeamYear Regular season Post season
GWLTOTLSLPtsFinishResult
Seattle Thunderbirds 1994-95 7242282——863rd in WestMissed playoffs
Seattle Thunderbirds 1995-96 7229367——655th in WestLost in first round
Seattle Thunderbirds 1996-97 7241274——862nd in WestLost in final round
Seattle Thunderbirds 1997-98 7231356——686th in WestLost in first round
Seattle Thunderbirds 1998-99 72372411——853rd in WestLost in second round
Seattle Thunderbirds 1999-00 50222143—51Replaced mid season—
Tri-City Americans 2003-04 723127104—763rd in U.S.Lost in second round
Tri-City Americans 2004-05 72263484—644th in U.S.Lost in first round
Tri-City Americans 2005-06 723035—43674th in U.S.Lost in first round
Tri-City Americans 2006-07 724723—11962nd in U.S.Lost in first round
Tri-City Americans 2007-08 725216—221081st in U.S.Lost in third round
Tri-City Americans 2008-09 724920—031011st in U.S.Lost in second round
Spokane Chiefs 2010-11 724818—421022nd in U.S.Lost in third round
Spokane Chiefs 2011-12 723825—54855th in WestLost in second round
Spokane Chiefs 2012-13 64 [a] 4121—20844th in WestLost in second round
Spokane Chiefs 2013-14 724026—33866th in WestLost in first round
Spokane Chiefs 2014-15 723434—31724th in U.S.Lost in first round
Spokane Chiefs 2015-16 723330—54754th in U.S.Lost in first round
Spokane Chiefs 2016-17 722733—84665th in U.S.Missed playoffs
WHL Totals1338698514524827

Notes

  1. ↑ Nachbaur left the team for 8 games while acting as an assistant coach for Team Canada during the 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Jon Klemm acted as interim head coach during his departure, with a record of 3-5-0. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ Peters, Jason (June 25, 2017). "Los Angeles Kings add Nachbaur to coaching staff". Prince George Citizen. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  2. ↑ Clouse, Thomas; Horton, Josh (March 30, 2017). "All-time wins leader Don Nachbaur out as coach of the Spokane Chiefs". Spokesman.com. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Don Nachbaur agreed to terms to serve as Assistant Coach". NHL.com. June 22, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Kings fire John Stevens, name Willie Desjardins interim head coach". Sportsnet. November 4, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Trénerský štáb posilnil Don Nachbaur". HKM Zvolen. November 10, 2019.
  6. ↑ "SC Bern installs Don Nachbaur as new head coach". swisshockeynews.ch. June 15, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Don Nachbaur resigns as SC Bern's head coach". swisshockeynews.ch. December 1, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  8. ↑ Balzer, Kyle (February 18, 2021). "Prince George's Don Nachbaur back behind Tri-City Americans' bench 11 years later". Prince George Citizen.
  9. ↑ "Veteran coach Nachbaur joins Heat staff". The AHL. August 9, 2021.
  10. ↑ Draude, Austin (2024-07-11). "Wenatchee Wild Announce Hiring of Nachbaur as Head Coach, Completion of 2024-25 Staff". Wenatchee Wild. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
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