Greg Gilbert
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) before retiring to become a coach. Gilbert is a former head coach of the Calgary Flames.
| Greg Gilbert | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 22, 1962 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 | ||
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
Gilbert has been a head coach for the Worcester IceCats of the AHL, the Mississauga IceDogs of the Ontario Hockey League and the Calgary Flames of the NHL. He is a former head coach of the Toronto Marlies and the Adirondack Phantoms of the American Hockey League.
On Friday, June 5, 2009, Gilbert was relieved of his coaching duties as his contract was not renewed by the Toronto Maple Leafs.[3] 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 newly formed Adirondack Phantoms, taking over for John Paddock. The Phantoms dismal 2–10–1 record to start to the 2010–11 AHL season resulted in Gilbert being fired from his position as head coach. On November 8, 2010 it was announced that Gilbert had been relieved of his duties as Adirondack's head coach, and that the assistant general manager, John Paddock, would be interim head coach until a permanent replacement could be found.[4]
On December 10, 2011, Gilbert was named the head coach of the Saginaw Spirit of the Ontario Hockey League, taking over for Todd Watson.[5]On February 16, 2016 Gilbert was fired from Saginaw after an 8 game losing streak.[6] He finished his 5+ years with the Spirit with a record of 134-134-26 in the regular season and 7-18 in the playoffs.[7]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1978–79 | Mississauga Reps AAA | Midget | 34 | 31 | 20 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1978–79 | Dixie Beehives | OPJHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Toronto Marlboros | OMJHL | 68 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980–81 | Toronto Marlboros | OHL | 64 | 30 | 37 | 67 | 73 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | ||
| 1981–82 | Toronto Marlboros | OHL | 65 | 41 | 67 | 108 | 119 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 23 | ||
| 1981–82 | New York Islanders | NHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1982–83 | New York Islanders | NHL | 45 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 1982–83 | Indianapolis Checkers | CHL | 24 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | New York Islanders | NHL | 79 | 31 | 35 | 66 | 59 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 39 | ||
| 1984–85 | New York Islanders | NHL | 58 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | New York Islanders | NHL | 60 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 82 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 1985–86 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | New York Islanders | NHL | 51 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1987–88 | New York Islanders | NHL | 76 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1988–89 | New York Islanders | NHL | 55 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 20 | ||
| 1989–90 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 70 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 54 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 34 | ||
| 1990–91 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 72 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 58 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1991–92 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 50 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 1992–93 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 77 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | New York Rangers | NHL | 76 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 29 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 1994–95 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 46 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1995–96 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 837 | 150 | 228 | 378 | 576 | 133 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 162 | ||||
Coaching record
| Team | Year | Regular season | Post season | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | Division rank | Result | ||
| CGY | 2000–2001 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | (73) | 4th in Northwest | Missed Playoffs |
| CGY | 2001–02 | 82 | 32 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 79 | 4th in Northwest | Missed Playoffs |
| CGY | 2002–03 | 25 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 3 | (75) | 5th in Northwest | (fired) |
| Total | 121 | 42 | 56 | 17 | 6 | ||||
References
- "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- Introducing NLT Service Provider, Former NHL Player Greg Gilbert
- "MAPLE LEAFS FIRE MARLIES HEAD COACH GILBERT". TSN.ca. Canadian Press. June 5, 2009. Retrieved September 14, 2009.
- http://www.philly.com/dailynews/sports/20101109_Phantoms_coach_Gilbert_takes_fall_after_2-10-1_start.html
- http://www.mlive.com/spirit/index.ssf/2011/12/todd_watson_fired_as_saginaw_s.html
- Staff, MiHockey (February 16, 2016). "Coach Greg Gilbert fired by Saginaw Spirit; Mantha hired as interim replacement". MiHockey. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
- Staff, MiHockey (February 16, 2016). "Coach Greg Gilbert fired by Saginaw Spirit; Mantha hired as interim replacement". MiHockey. Retrieved September 27, 2020.