Jim Schoenfeld

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Jim Schoenfeld
Born (1952-09-04) September 4, 1952 (age 72)
Galt, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 206 lb (93 kg; 14 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Buffalo Sabres
Detroit Red Wings
Boston Bruins
NHL draft 5th overall, 1972
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 1972–1985

James Grant Schoenfeld (born September 4, 1952) is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player. He most recently was the assistant general manager with the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL), as well as an interim assistant coach. He was previously a player and a head coach in the NHL for several teams.

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Biography

Playing career

After a junior career with the London Knights, Hamilton Red Wings, and Niagara Falls Flyers, he was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres and would play eleven seasons with that team, including spending time as the team's captain. He also played for the Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins. He retired as an NHL player in 1985.

Coaching/general management career

Since retirement, he has served as the head coach of several NHL teams, including the Sabres, [1] [2] New Jersey Devils, [3] [4] [5] Washington Capitals, [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] and Phoenix Coyotes. [11] [12] As an NHL head coach, Schoenfeld has compiled a record of 256–246–78 (.509). In 2007, he was promoted from the head coach of the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League to assistant general manager of the New York Rangers, the Wolf Pack's NHL affiliate. At the time, he was also assigned to be the general manager of the Wolf Pack until he was relieved of those duties in 2017. [13]

Schoenfeld is remembered for an altercation with NHL referee Don Koharski after game 3 of the 1988 Wales Conference Finals after his New Jersey Devils lost 6–1 to the Boston Bruins. Schoenfeld was waiting for Koharski when he left the ice and immediately began arguing with him in the corridor between the benches and the Devils' dressing room. A camera from WABC-TV recorded the entire exchange, during which Koharski stumbled and fell onto the floor. Although Schoenfeld had not made contact with Koharski, and had been standing in front of him when he fell, Koharski believed otherwise and yelled at him, "You're gone now!", believing that the coach would be suspended for attacking him. Schoenfeld denied touching Koharski, and when the official said that he hoped the exchange was being recorded, yelled back, "Good, 'cause you fell, you fat pig! Have another doughnut! Have another doughnut!" as Koharski and the other officials headed to their dressing room. [14] [15] [16] Schoenfeld was suspended by League disciplinarian Brian O'Neill for the following game, but the Devils sought a court order to overturn the suspension. About 40 minutes before the start of the game, New Jersey Superior Court Judge James F. Madden issued a restraining order allowing Schoenfeld to coach, subsequently triggering a walkout by the scheduled game 4 officials: referee Dave Newell and linesmen Gord Broseker and Ray Scapinello. After more than an hour's delay, three local off-ice officials – Paul McInnis, Jim Sullivan, and Vin Godleski – were tracked down to work the game. [17] [18] [19] The Devils went on to win the game by a score of 3–1, but Schoenfeld was later suspended for game 5, fined $1,000, his team was fined $10,000, and the officials returned to work. [20] [21] [14] [22] [23] [24]

This incident was parodied later in the movie Wayne's World , when a rather large and apathetic police officer named Officer Koharski hung out at the counter of Stan Mikita's Doughnut Shop. The movie used Stan Mikita's as the name of a doughnut shop, as a parody reference to the chain Tim Hortons. Coincidentally, during the final part of his career, Tim Horton himself teamed on defense with a young Jim Schoenfeld with the Buffalo Sabres. Later, Schoenfeld often paired with Jerry Korab.

On July 23, 2007, Schoenfeld was named New York Rangers assistant general manager to Glen Sather, replacing Don Maloney (who had become general manager of the Phoenix Coyotes franchise). Ken Gernander took over the head coach position in Hartford, while Schoenfeld retained his position of general manager for the farm team. [25] On April 26, 2009, while serving as interim assistant coach for the Rangers under head coach John Tortorella, Schoenfeld stepped in to act as head coach for game 6 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals against the Washington Capitals following Tortorella's one-game suspension for inappropriate fan contact in game 5 of the series. [26] [27] [28] He stepped down from his positions of senior vice president and assistant general manager on May 16, 2019. [29]

Broadcasting career

In the fall of 1992, he joined ESPN as color commentator for regular season games with play-by-play man Gary Thorne. [30] [31] [32] However, starting in the 1993 playoffs until his departure on January 28, 1994, he worked as the studio analyst with hockey writer Al Morganti and host John Saunders. [33] [34] [35] [36] He returned to the network again from 2000–2002 in the same roles that he did from 1992–94.

Musical career

Schoenfeld also recorded two albums during his time in Buffalo, both of which were recorded in collaboration with Buffalo Music Hall of Fame singer and producer John Valby (before Valby's turn toward more ribald material). The first, Schony, was released in 1973 and credited solely to Schoenfeld; the album consisted mostly of cover versions of a broad variety of songs (often radically rearranged from the originals), with two originals: the Valby-penned bluegrass tune "Barbecue in Heaven" and Schoenfeld's own "Before." He recorded a second album in 1974 entitled The Key Is Love; this album, which was credited to both Schoenfeld and Valby, consisted of all original songs. [37]

Career statistics

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1969–70 London Knights OHA-Jr. 1614581—————
1969–70 Hamilton Red Wings OHA-Jr.322121454—————
1970–71 Hamilton Red WingsOHA-Jr.2531922120—————
1970–71 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr.30391285—————
1971–72 Niagara Falls FlyersOHA-Jr.4064652215600032
1972–73 Buffalo Sabres NHL 664151917862134
1973–74 Buffalo SabresNHL2818956—————
1973–74 Cincinnati Swords AHL 20224—————
1974–75 Buffalo SabresNHL68119201841714538
1975–76 Buffalo SabresNHL5622224114803333
1976–77 Buffalo SabresNHL657253297600012
1977–78 Buffalo SabresNHL602202289801128
1978–79 Buffalo SabresNHL46817256730110
1979–80 Buffalo SabresNHL7792736721403318
1980–81 Buffalo SabresNHL7182533110800014
1981–82 Buffalo SabresNHL1332530—————
1981–82 Detroit Red Wings NHL39591469—————
1982–83 Detroit Red WingsNHL571101118—————
1983–84 Boston Bruins NHL3902220—————
1984–85 Buffalo SabresNHL340332850004
NHL totals719512042551,1327531316151

Coaching record

TeamYearRegular seasonPostseason
GWLTPtsDivision rankResult
BUF 1985–86 4319195(43)(fired)—
NJD 1987–88 3017121(35)4th in Patrick Lost in Conference Finals (BOS)
NJD 1988–89 80274112665th in PatrickMissed playoffs
NJD 1989–90 14662(14)(fired)—
WSH 1993–94 3719126(44)3rd in Atlantic Lost in Conference Semifinals (NYR)
WSH 1994–95 4822188523rd in AtlanticLost in Conference Quarterfinals (PIT)
WSH 1995–96 82393211894th in AtlanticLost in Conference Quarterfinals (PIT)
WSH 1996–97 8233409755th in AtlanticMissed playoffs
PHX 1997–98 82353512824th in Central Lost in Conference Quarterfinals (DET)
PHX 1998–99 82393112902nd in Pacific Lost in Conference Quarterfinals (STL)
Total58025624678  6 playoff appearances

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Preceded by Buffalo Sabres first round draft pick
1972 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Buffalo Sabres captain
1974–1977 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Head coach of the Buffalo Sabres
1985–1986		Succeeded by
Scotty Bowman
Preceded by Head coach of the New Jersey Devils
1987–1990		Succeeded by
Preceded by Head coach of the Washington Capitals
1994–1997		Succeeded by
Preceded by Head coach of the Phoenix Coyotes
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