Trent Yawney
Trent G. Yawney (born September 29, 1965) is a Canadian professional hockey coach and a former defenceman. He is currently assistant coach for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL), and has previously acted as the head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks, a professional scout for the Anaheim Ducks, assistant coach with the San Jose Sharks, Edmonton Oilers and the Anaheim Ducks.
| Trent Yawney | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 29, 1965 Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Chicago Blackhawks Calgary Flames St. Louis Blues | ||
| National team |
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| NHL Draft |
45th overall, 1984 Chicago Blackhawks | ||
| Playing career | 1982–1999 | ||
Playing career
Yawney played for the Saskatoon J's of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL), and then the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League (WHL). Yawney was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft, third round, 45th overall. After playing with the Canadian national men's hockey team, Yawney played in the NHL for the Blackhawks, Calgary Flames, and St. Louis Blues.
Post-playing career
Yawney was an assistant coach of the Chicago Blackhawks during the 1999–2000 NHL season, then head coach of the Norfolk Admirals in the American Hockey League (AHL) from 2000 to 2005. On July 7, 2005, Yawney was named head coach of the Blackhawks.[1] On November 27, 2006 Yawney was let go and replaced by former player and assistant coach with the Blackhawks Denis Savard.[2] On January 10, 2012 Yawney was named associate head coach of the AHL's Syracuse Crunch.[3] Yawney led the team to a 22-14-2-4 record in the final 42 games to help the Crunch clinch a playoff berth for the first time since 2008.
On April 23, 2018 the Anaheim Ducks announced that they were not renewing Yawney's assistant coach contract.[4]
Personal life
Yawney and his wife Charlane have two children.
Coaching record
| Team | Year | Regular season | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | OTL | Pts | Division rank | Result | ||
| CHI | 2005–06 | 82 | 26 | 43 | 13 | 65 | 4th in Central | Missed playoffs |
| CHI | 2006–07 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 2 | (71) | 5th in Central | (fired) |
| Total | 103 | 33 | 55 | 15 | ||||
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1981–82 | Saskatoon Blues | SMHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 59 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1983–84 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 72 | 13 | 46 | 59 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 72 | 16 | 51 | 67 | 158 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | ||
| 1985–86 | Canadian National Team | Intl | 73 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Canada | Intl | 51 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Canada | Intl | 68 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 15 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 1988–89 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 69 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 116 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | ||
| 1989–90 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 70 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 82 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 27 | ||
| 1990–91 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 61 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991–92 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 47 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 63 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 67 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1993–94 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 58 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 60 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| 1994–95 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 37 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 108 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1995–96 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 69 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 88 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1996–97 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 39 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 45 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 593 | 27 | 102 | 129 | 783 | 60 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 81 | ||||
References
- "Blackhawks hire Yawney as head coach". TSN.ca. 7 July 2005. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- "Blackhawks fire Yawney; hire Savard". TSN.ca. 27 November 2006. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- Syracuse Crunch Announce Restructuring of Coaching Staff
- "Ducks won't retain assistant coach Trent Yawney". Los Angeles Times. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Preceded by Brian Sutter |
Head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks 2005-06 |
Succeeded by Denis Savard |
| Preceded by None |
Head coach of the Norfolk Admirals 2000–05 |
Succeeded by Mike Haviland |