Greg Gilbert

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Greg Gilbert
Born (1962-01-22) January 22, 1962 (age 62)
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for New York Islanders
Chicago Blackhawks
New York Rangers
St. Louis Blues
NHL draft 80th overall, 1980
New York Islanders
Playing career 1981–1996

Gregory Scott Gilbert (born January 22, 1962) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. Gilbert played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Islanders, Chicago Blackhawks, New York Rangers, and St. Louis Blues between 1981 and 1996 before retiring to become a coach. Gilbert was the head coach of the Calgary Flames from 2001 to 2003. As a player he won the Stanley Cup three times, with the Islanders in 1982, and 1983, and with the Rangers in 1994.

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Playing career

Gilbert was born and raised in Mississauga, Ontario. As a youth, Gilbert played in the 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Mississauga. [1]

During his sixteen-season NHL career, Gilbert played for the New York Islanders, Chicago Blackhawks, New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues. He is a three-time Stanley Cup champion, winning it with the Islanders in 1982 and 1983, and with the Rangers in 1994. To date, Gilbert is the only player in NHL history to win the Stanley Cup with both New York City-area franchises. [2]

Coaching career

After his retirement from playing in 1996, Gilbert became the head coach for the Worcester IceCats of the American Hockey League (AHL), a position he held until the end of the 1999–00 season. He then joined the Calgary Flames' coaching staff as an assistant for the 2000–01 season, but later took over as head coach when Don Hay was fired in March 2001. [3] Gilbert was also fired by the Flames in December 2002 after starting the 2002–03 season with a 6–13–3–3 record and losing 11 of the previous 12 games. [4]

In 2003, he became the head coach of the Mississauga IceDogs of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), where he coach for three seasons before joining the Toronto Maple Leafs' coaching staff as the head coach of their AHL affiliate, the Toronto Marlies in 2006. On June 5, 2009, Gilbert was relieved of his coaching duties as his contract was not renewed by the Maple Leafs. [5] In Gilbert's third and final season with the Marlies, the team went 39–29–5–7 in the regular season, and then went on to lose in six games to the Manitoba Moose in the North Division semifinal.

On July 28, 2009, Gilbert was named the head coach of the Adirondack Phantoms, taking over for John Paddock. The Phantoms' 2–10–1 record to start to the 2010–11 AHL season resulted in Gilbert being fired on November 8, 2010. [6]

On December 10, 2011, Gilbert was named the head coach of the OHL's Saginaw Spirit, taking over for Todd Watson. [7] On February 16, 2016, Gilbert was fired from Saginaw after an eight-game losing streak. [8] He had an overall record with the Spirit of 134–134–26 in the regular season and 7–18 in the playoffs. [8] He then joined The Sports Network as an NHL analyst.

In 2020, he returned to coaching as the head coach of the Saint John Sea Dogs in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for the COVID-19 pandemic-shortened 2020–21 season. [9] He did not return to Saint John for the 2021–22 season. [10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1978–79Mississauga Reps AAA GTHL 34312051——————
1978–79 Dixie Beehives OPJHL 20002—————
1979–80 Toronto Marlboros OMJHL 681011213540000
1980–81 Toronto Marlboros OHL 6430376773526816
1981–82 Toronto MarlborosOHL654167108119104121623
1981–82 New York Islanders NHL 1101041122
1982–83 New York IslandersNHL4581119301010114
1982–83 Indianapolis Checkers CHL 2411162723—————
1983–84 New York IslandersNHL793135665921571239
1984–85 New York IslandersNHL5813253836—————
1985–86 New York IslandersNHL60919288220009
1985–86 Springfield Indians AHL 20002—————
1986–87 New York IslandersNHL51671326102246
1987–88 New York IslandersNHL7628454640006
1988–89 New York IslandersNHL558132145—————
1988–89 Chicago Blackhawks NHL400001515620
1989–90 Chicago BlackhawksNHL701225375419581334
1990–91 Chicago BlackhawksNHL721015255850112
1991–92 Chicago BlackhawksNHL507512351013416
1992–93 Chicago BlackhawksNHL771319325730000
1993–94 New York Rangers NHL764111529231348
1994–95 St. Louis Blues NHL461114251170336
1995–96 St. Louis BluesNHL170118—————
NHL totals837150228378576133173350162

Coaching record

TeamYear Regular season Post season
GWLTOTLPtsDivision rankResult
Calgary Flames 2000–01 144820104th in NorthwestMissed playoffs
Calgary Flames 2001–02 823235123794th in NorthwestMissed playoffs
Calgary Flames 2002–03 2561333185th in NorthwestFired
NHL totals1214256176

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References

  1. ↑ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  2. ↑ Introducing NLT Service Provider, Former NHL Player Greg Gilbert
  3. ↑ "Flames make change to Gilbert". ESPN . March 14, 2001.
  4. ↑ "Gilbert Fired By Flames". LA Times . December 4, 2002.
  5. ↑ "MAPLE LEAFS FIRE MARLIES HEAD COACH GILBERT". TSN.ca. Canadian Press. June 5, 2009. Retrieved September 14, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Phantoms coach Gilbert takes fall after 2-10-1 start". November 9, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Todd Watson fired as Saginaw Spirit head coach and General Manager, replaced by Greg Gilbert". December 11, 2011.
  8. 1 2 "Coach Greg Gilbert fired by Saginaw Spirit; Mantha hired as interim replacement". MiHockey. February 16, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Sea Dogs name Greg Gilbert Head Coach". Saint John Sea Dogs. June 19, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Saint John Sea Dogs hire New Brunswick native as next head coach". CBC.ca . August 4, 2021.
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