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Canada Jacques Lemaire

#25 HC Sierre / NLB - 80/81

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Jacques Lemaire Facts

Date of Birth
Position
C
Age
78
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
176 lbs / 80 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Highlights
1-time Hockey Hall of Fame 1
8-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 8

Nephew: Manny Fernandez

Over his 12-year career, Lemaire won 8 Stanley Cups with the Canadiens and scored 2 Cup winning goals. He scored at least 20 goals in every season and reached the 90-point mark 3 times. The 2x All-Star retired from the NHL in 1979 with 366 goals and 835 points in 853 games. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1984 and won a 9th Stanley Cup as Head Coach of the Devils in 1995.

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Jacques Lemaire Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1962-63 Lachine Maroons MMJHL 42* 41* 63* 104* -* -* |
1963-64 Montréal Jr. Canadiens OHA-Jr. 42* 25* 30* 55* 17* -* | Playoffs 17 10 6 16 4 -
1964-65 Montréal Jr. Canadiens OHA-Jr. 56* 25* 47* 72* 52* -* | Playoffs 7 1 5 6 0 -
Québec Aces AHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
1965-66 Montréal Jr. Canadiens OHA-Jr. 48* 41* 52* 93* 69* -* | Playoffs 10 11 2 13 14 -
1966-67 Houston Apollos CPHL 69* 19* 30* 49* 19* -* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 0 -
1967-68 Montréal Canadiens NHL 69* 22* 20* 42* 16* 15* | Playoffs 13 7 6 13 6 -
1968-69 Montréal Canadiens NHL 75* 29* 34* 63* 29* 31* | Playoffs 14 4 2 6 6 -
1969-70 Montréal Canadiens NHL 69* 32* 28* 60* 16* 19* |
1970-71 Montréal Canadiens NHL 78* 28* 28* 56* 18* 0* | Playoffs 20 9 10 19 17 -
1971-72 Montréal Canadiens NHL 77* 32* 49* 81* 26* 37* | Playoffs 6 2 1 3 2 -
1972-73 Montréal Canadiens NHL 77* 44* 51* 95* 16* 59* | Playoffs 17 7 13 20 2 -
1973-74 Montréal Canadiens NHL 66* 29* 38* 67* 10* 4* | Playoffs 6 0 4 4 2 -
1974-75 Montréal Canadiens NHL 80* 36* 56* 92* 20* 25* | Playoffs 11 5 7 12 4 -
1975-76 Montréal Canadiens NHL 61* 20* 32* 52* 20* 26* | Playoffs 13 3 3 6 2 -
1976-77 Montréal Canadiens NHL 75* 34* 41* 75* 22* 70* | Playoffs 14 7 12 19 6 -
1977-78 Montréal Canadiens NHL 76* 36* 61* 97* 14* 54* | Playoffs 15 6 8 14 10 -
1978-79 Montréal Canadiens NHL 50* 24* 31* 55* 10* 9* | Playoffs 16 11 12 23 6 -
1979-80 HC Sierre NLB 28* 29* 16* 45* -* -* |
1980-81 HC Sierre NLB 38* 49* 38* 87* -* -* |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
1979-80 HC Sierre NLB Player-Coach
1980-81 HC Sierre NLB Player-Coach
1981-82 SUNY-Plattsburgh NCAA III Asst. Coach
1982-83 Longueuil Chevaliers QMJHL Head Coach
1983-84 Montréal Canadiens NHL Head Coach
1984-85 Montréal Canadiens NHL Head Coach Replaced Bob Berry midseason
1985-86 Montréal Canadiens NHL Asst. General Manager
Montréal Canadiens NHL Dir. of Hockey Operations
1986-87 Montréal Canadiens NHL Asst. General Manager
Montréal Canadiens NHL Dir. of Hockey Operations
1987-88 Montréal Canadiens NHL Asst. General Manager
Montréal Canadiens NHL Dir. of Hockey Operations
1988-89 Verdun Jr. Canadiens QMJHL General Manager
1989-90 Montréal Canadiens NHL Asst. General Manager
1990-91 Montréal Canadiens NHL Asst. General Manager
1991-92 Montréal Canadiens NHL Asst. General Manager
Fredericton Canadiens AHL General Manager
1992-93 Montréal Canadiens NHL Asst. General Manager
Fredericton Canadiens AHL General Manager
1993-94 New Jersey Devils NHL Head Coach
1994-95 New Jersey Devils NHL Head Coach
1995-96 New Jersey Devils NHL Head Coach
1996-97 New Jersey Devils NHL Head Coach
1997-98 New Jersey Devils NHL Head Coach
1998-99 Montréal Canadiens NHL Team Consultant
1999-00 Montréal Canadiens NHL Team Consultant
2000-01 Minnesota Wild NHL Head Coach
2001-02 Minnesota Wild NHL Head Coach
2002-03 Minnesota Wild NHL Head Coach
2003-04 Minnesota Wild NHL Head Coach
2005-06 Minnesota Wild NHL Head Coach
2006-07 Minnesota Wild NHL Head Coach
2007-08 Minnesota Wild NHL Head Coach
2008-09 Minnesota Wild NHL Head Coach
2009-10 New Jersey Devils NHL Head Coach
Canada OG Asst. Coach
2010-11 New Jersey Devils NHL Head Coach Replaced John MacLean midseason
2012-13 New Jersey Devils NHL Special Assignment Coach
2013-14 New Jersey Devils NHL Special Assignment Coach
2014-15 New Jersey Devils NHL Special Assignment Coach
2015-16 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Special Assignment Coach
2016-17 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Special Assignment Coach
2017-18 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Special Assignment Coach
2018-19 New York Islanders NHL Special Assignment Coach
2019-20 New York Islanders NHL Special Assignment Coach
2020-21 New York Islanders NHL Special Assignment Coach
2021-22 New York Islanders NHL Special Assignment Coach
2022-23 New York Islanders NHL Special Assignment Coach
2023-24 New York Islanders NHL Special Assignment Coach
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Jacques Lemaire Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
CPHL 1 69* 19* 30* 49* 0.71* 19* -* | 1 6 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.17 * 0 * - *
MMJHL 1 42* 41* 63* 104* 2.48* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 12 853* 366* 469* 835* 0.98* 217* 349* | 11 145 61 * 78 * 139 * 0.96 * 63 * - *
OHA-Jr. 3 146* 91* 129* 220* 1.51* 138* -* | 3 34 22 * 13 * 35 * 1.03 * 18 * - *
NLB (SL) 2 66* 78* 54* 132* 2.00* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
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Jacques Lemaire Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Montréal Canadiens

Cult/Star player for Sierre

Lemaire is one of six players to have scored two Stanley Cup championship-winning goals, getting the Cup clinchers in both 1977 and 1979. The five other players are Mike Bossy in 1982 and 1983, Bobby Orr in 1970 and 1972, Henri Richard in 1966 and 1971, Jean Béliveau in 1960 and 1965 and Toe Blake in 1944 and 1946). In addition to his eight Stanley Cup wins as a player and one as head coach, Lemaire was part of the Montreal Canadiens' Cup teams in 1986 and 1993, serving as assistant general manager.

MANAGEMENT CAREER
- Sierre (Player-Coach) 1979-1981
- Longueuil Chevaliers (Head Coach) 1982-1983
- Montreal Canadiens (Head Coach) 1983-1985
- Montreal Canadiens (Asst. GM) 1986-1993
- New Jersey Devils (Head Coach) 1993-1998
- Minnesota Wild (Head Coach) 2000-2009
- New Jersey Devils (Head Coach) 2009-

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