Jay Varady | |
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Born | Cahokia, Illinois, U.S. | September 16, 1977
Education | Union College |
Occupation | Assistant coach of the Detroit Red Wings |
Jay Varady (born September 16, 1977) is an American former ice hockey player and current assistant coach for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Prior to joining the Red Wings' organization, Varady coached the Sioux City Musketeers in the United States Hockey League (USHL), the Kingston Frontenacs in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), and the Tucson Roadrunners in the American Hockey League (AHL). He played college ice hockey for the Union Dutchmen.
Varady grew up in St. Louis and played midget hockey in Chicago for the Chicago Young Americans. He graduated to the Dubuque Fighting Saints in the United States Hockey League (USHL) for two years before entering Union College. [1] At Union, he played three seasons with their Division I hockey team from 1997 to 2000 before joining the coaching staff after a critical neck injury. [2] Prior to his injury, Varady served as team captain for the 1999–00 season. [3]
After graduation, Varady coached the Chicago U16 AAA Team for the 2001 season. [1] He then joined the coaching staff of the Pittsburgh Forge, from the North American Hockey League, for the 2002–03 season. The following year, he was an assistant and associate head coach with the Everett Silvertips of the Western Hockey League (WHL). [2] In 2009, Varady was named Team USA's Video Coach for their 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships team. [4]
Varady stayed with the Silvertips until 2010, when he took two years off to coach in France's Ligue Magnus. [5] Upon his return to North America, Varady took over the Sioux City Musketeers, where he helped lead them to a 136-88-16 record during his coaching seasons. [2] This made him the third winningest coach in Musketeers’ history. [6] As a result, Varady was awarded the 2017 USHL Coach of the Year Award. [7] He was also selected by Team USA to coach their 2016 World Junior A Challenge team. [5]
The following year, Varady joined the coaching staff of the Kingston Frontenacs in the Ontario Hockey League. He led Kingston to a record of 36–26–6–3, helping them reach the OHL Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in franchise history. [8]
In 2018, Varady was named head coach of the Tucson Roadrunners of the American Hockey League (AHL), the affiliate of the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League. [9] In his second season as coach in Tucson, the Roadrunners were named the division champions when the season was curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to the postponed start of the 2020–21 season, Varady joined the Coyotes' staff as an assistant coach. In his two seasons as head coach, Tucson held a 70–45–6–5 record. [10] Once the abbreviated AHL season was complete, he returned to Tucson on a three-year contract as head coach beginning with the 2021–22 season. He led the Roadrunners to a 93–84–11–6 record in four seasons. [11]
On July 18, 2022, Varady was named assistant coach for the Detroit Red Wings for the 2022–23 season. [12]
Varady married Joy, a nurse practitioner. [13]
Team | Year | Regular season | Post season | |||||
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G | W | L | OTL | Pts | Finish | Result | ||
Tucson Roadrunners | 2018-19 | 68 | 34 | 26 | 8 | 76 | 5th in Pacific | Did not qualify |
Tucson Roadrunners | 2019-20 | 58 | 36 | 19 | 3 | 75 | 1st in Pacific | Playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19 |
Tucson Roadrunners | 2021-22 | 68 | 23 | 39 | 6 | 52 | 8th in Pacific | Did not qualify |
Tucson totals | 2018–2022 | 194 | 93 | 84 | 17 | 203 | 1 Division Title | 0–0 (0.000) |
Team | Year | Regular season | Post season | |||||
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G | W | L | OTL | Pts | Finish | Result | ||
Kingston Frontenacs | 2017-18 | 68 | 36 | 23 | 9 | 81 | 2nd in East | Won in conference quarter-finals (4-1 vs. NB) Won in conference semi-finals (4-2 vs. BAR) Lost in conference finals (1-4 vs. HAM) |
Kingston totals | 2017–2018 | 68 | 36 | 23 | 9 | 81 | 0 Division Titles | 9–7 (0.563) |
Team | Year | Regular season | Post season | |||||
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G | W | L | OTL | Pts | Finish | Result | ||
Sioux City Musketeers | 2013-14 | 60 | 38 | 19 | 3 | 79 | 3rd in Western | Won in conference semi-finals (3-1 vs. OMA) Lost in conference finals (1-3 vs. WAT) |
Sioux City Musketeers | 2014-15 | 60 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 81 | 1st in Western | Lost in conference semi-finals (2-3 vs. SF) |
Sioux City Musketeers | 2015-16 | 60 | 20 | 39 | 1 | 41 | 8th in Western | Did not qualify |
Sioux City Musketeers | 2016-17 | 60 | 40 | 13 | 7 | 87 | 1st in Western | Won in conference semi-finals (3-0 vs. DM) Won in conference finals (3-2 vs. WAT) Lost in Clark Cup finals (2-3 vs. CHI) |
Sioux City totals | 2013–2017 | 240 | 136 | 88 | 16 | 288 | 2 Conference Titles | 14–12 (0.538) |
Team | Year | Regular season | Post season | ||||||
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G | W | OTW | L | OTL | Pts | Finish | Result | ||
Ducs d'Angers | 2011-12 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 34 | 5th in League | Won in preliminary round (3-0 vs. CAE) Lost in quarter-finals (1-3 vs. BRI) |
Ducs d'Angers | 2012-13 | 26 | 21 | - | 2 | 3 | 45 | 1st in League | Won in quarter-finals (3-2 vs. LOU) Won in semi-finals (3-1 vs. EPI) Lost in finals (3-4 vs. ROU) |
Ducs d'Angers totals | 2011–2013 | 52 | 35 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 79 | 1 Division Title | 13–10 (0.565) |
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