Paul Jerrard
Paul C. Jerrard (born April 20, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played one season in the National Hockey League for the Minnesota North Stars.
| Paul Jerrard | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 20, 1965 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
NHL Minnesota North Stars IHL Colorado Rangers Denver Rangers Kalamazoo Wings Albany Choppers Milwaukee Admirals Fort Wayne Komets AHL Hershey Bears | ||
| NHL Draft |
173rd Overall, 1983 New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1987–1997 | ||
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | Omaha |
| Conference | NCHC |
| Biographical details | |
| Alma mater | Lake Superior State University |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1997–1998 | Lake Superior State (asst) |
| 1998–1999 | Lowell Lock Monsters (asst) |
| 1999–2002 | Lake Superior State (asst) |
| 2002–2003 | Colorado Avalanche (asst) |
| 2003–2005 | Hershey Bears (asst) |
| 2005–2008 | Iowa Stars (asst) |
| 2008–2009 | Iowa Chops (asst) |
| 2009–2011 | Texas Stars (asst) |
| 2011–2013 | Dallas Stars (asst) |
| 2013–2016 | Utica Comets (asst) |
| 2016–2018 | Calgary Flames (asst) |
| 2018–Present | Omaha (asst) |
Jerrard is an assistant coach for the Omaha Mavericks of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) He was previously a coach for the Stars AHL affiliate, the Texas Stars. He served as assistant coach for the Utica Comets of the American Hockey League, and then, an assistant coach for the Calgary Flames.
Playing career
Jerrard was drafted in the 9th round of the 1983 NHL Draft by the New York Rangers from Athol Murray College of Notre Dame in Saskatchewan, a famous hockey school in Canada. After being drafted by the New York Rangers, he left Canada to play college hockey at Lake Superior State University, where he played all 4 seasons for the Lakers.
After graduating from LSSU, he joined the Colorado Rangers of the IHL. He would be traded to the Minnesota North Stars in 1988, who he would play 5 games for in the 1988–89 NHL season. After this brief stint on the NHL, he would remain in the minors for the rest of his career, ending it with the Hershey Bears in 1997.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1982–83 | Notre Dame Hounds | SMAAAHL | 60 | 34 | 37 | 71 | 150 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Lake Superior State University | NCAA | 40 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Lake Superior State University | NCAA | 43 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Lake Superior State University | NCAA | 38 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Lake Superior State University | NCAA | 35 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Colorado Rangers | IHL | 77 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 182 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 40 | ||
| 1988–89 | Denver Rangers | IHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 68 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 195 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 37 | ||
| 1989–90 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 60 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 134 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | ||
| 1990–91 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 62 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 111 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||
| 1990–91 | Albany Choppers | IHL | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 76 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 123 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 31 | ||
| 1992–93 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 80 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 187 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 28 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1994–95 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 66 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 118 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | ||
| 1995–96 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 25 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1996–97 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 62 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 144 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 24 | ||
| NHL totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL totals | 153 | 21 | 31 | 52 | 325 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 43 | ||||
| IHL totals | 503 | 73 | 139 | 212 | 1,144 | 49 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 142 | ||||
Coaching career
Jerrard began his coaching career with the Lowell Lock Monsters of the AHL in 1998.[1] After coaching one season, he joined the staff of his alma mater, the Lake Superior State University hockey team. He spent four seasons with the Lakers before joining the Colorado Avalanche as an assistant coach. He left the next year for the Hershey Bears, where he stayed for 2 years before returning to the former Minnesota North Stars organization.
Jerrard remained with the Iowa Stars as an assistant coach before leaving in 2008. He rejoined the Dallas Stars organization in 2009 for the newly created Texas Stars, where he coached under Glen Gulutzan. When Gulutzan was promoted to become the coach of the Dallas Stars, he brought Jerrard with him. On May 14, 2013, Gulutzan and Jerrard were fired.[2]
On August 12, 2013, Jerrard was hired by the Vancouver Canucks to be assistant coach of their AHL affiliate, the Utica Comets.
On July 6, 2016, Jerrard was hired by the Calgary Flames as an assistant coach, who focused on developing Calgary's defence corps and improving their penalty kill.[3] He was fired on April 17, 2018 along with assistant coach Dave Cameron and head coach Glen Gulutzan.[4]
Jerrard then took the assistant coach job with the Omaha Mavericks of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) on May 25, 2018.[5]
References
- "Paul Jerrard, Dallas Stars – Assistant Coach".
- "Gulutzan and Jerrard relieved of coaching duties".
- "Freshly fired Sens coach Cameron signs as assistant with Flames".
- http://www.sportingnews.com/us/nhl/news/calgary-flames-fire-coach-glen-gulutzan-dave-cameron-paul-jerrard-nhl-news/d9azg479ty351lbicijkx1zx8
- https://www.omaha.com/uno/hockey/uno-adds-former-nhl-assistant-paul-jerrard-to-coaching-staff/article_d1aff6bf-d8b7-5051-860c-7153c6437d1b.html