Last Surviving Canadian Coach

[Just Linda]

Ottawa, Toronto, and Edmonton all switched coaches in 2019. It's pretty safe to assume that Calgary will be switching coaches soon too. That leaves 3 coaches in Canada that look to survive 2019.

Green - Vancouver
Maurice - Winnipeg
Julien - Montreal

Who's the last coach standing in your opinion.

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[Rich Nixon]

Green, somehow. I don't see Julien surviving long and Maurice has had his seat for a while.

 

[Mickey Marner]

Green should probably last the longest, but Maurice's dry humour tends to buy him several years of service beyond his coaching capabilities.

 

[CherryToke]

Green is in over his head at the NHL level. He won't last long.

 

[jetsforever]

Green should probably last the longest, but Maurice's dry humour tends to buy him several years of service beyond his coaching capabilities.

I actually really like hearing Maurice speak, I'm just kind of done with him as a coach.

 

[valet]

I voted Julien. I think the Habs would be dumb to fire him. The other two, meh.

 

[ffh]

I actually really like hearing Maurice speak, I'm just kind of done with him as a coach.

You must hate winning. He will last the longest

 

[CupInSIX]

Unless the Habs win two in a row, Julien is probably a goner.

 

[BruinsFan37]

As long as the Habs and Nucks are within striking distance of the playoffs they won't fire their coaches as their teams are "exceeding expectations" -- they were both picked to finish near the bottom. Winnipeg (barring a sudden collapse) is going to make the playoffs so Maurice isn't even the discussion really.

Between Green and Julien it's a coin flip, though maybe slightly weighted in Green's favor (of being fired) since Montreal has "language issues" and the issues that come with finding/replacing a coach under those circumstances.

 

[M2Beezy]

Hopefully not Coach Green. Seems to have lost the lockerroom in Vancity. Think hes making worse decisions this year then last year

I thought Jets fans wanted Maurice gone?

So i voted Julien in Montreal

 

[Hockeyholic]

Last Surviving Canadian coach? Scotty Bowman. He's 86.

 

[tony d]

Green in Vancouver

 

[Connor McConnor]

Kinda surprised to hear the attitude towards Green. Always thought he got the most out of a very underwhelming roster. Competing for a WC spot this year with solid supporting analytics while dealing with plenty of injuries. He's got my vote.

 

[Crabapple]

I think Green will be replaced by a better coach when they 'officially' end their rebuild, he's fine right now but I think there are some definite upgrades. I think Maurice will last the longest, with Julien being fired first if the keep nosediving

 

[Kirk Mclean]

I don’t see Green getting fired this season unless there is some sort of double digit losing streak worse than anything we’ve had in the last few years. If we miss the playoffs, especially if we’re realistically out like 3 weeks before, I expect Benning will be the one let go. From there, depending on who is brought in I would think Green would get the following year under the new GM and then it would depend on the team’s performance that year.

That probably gives Green the rest of this season and next in my mind.

is Maurice really in danger of being fired? I haven’t paid super close attention to the Jets but they seem to be over performing what a lot of people outside the market at least expected given what happened to their defense.

Julien would seem to be the likely first casualty given the way the Habs have played lately, but I get the sense the heat is more on Bergevin in that market and that Julien is still seen as a positive, especially as a well accomplished francophone HC.

To answer the question I guess my money would be on Green lasting the longest, with Julien being fired first if I had to place a bet on it.

 

[lomiller1]

You must hate winning. He will last the longest

Maurice has lost more games than any other coach in NHL history...

He'll sick around because TNSE makes very few changes.

 

[ffh]

Maurice has lost more games than any other coach in NHL history...

He'll sick around because TNSE makes very few changes.

That's bc he started coaching at 29 not 49 like most

 

[lomiller1]

That's bc he started coaching at 29 not 49 like most

There are 5 coaches who have been behind the bench for more games than Maurice, he has more losses than any of them.

There are 28 coaches who have been behind the bench for 1000 or more games. Of those, only 1 (Jacques Demers) has a lower winning % than Maurice.

Paul Maurice's talent isn't coaching it's talking his way into getting/keeping NHL jobs.

 

[Howe Elbows 9]

The five coaches who have the most regular season losses in their careers are Paul Maurice, Barry Trotz, Al Arbour, Scotty Bowman and Ron Wilson. Do you think that statistic tells us anything significant, other than the fact that they are/were in the NHL for a long time?

 

[Bouboumaster]

Julien won't be fired with Bergevin; he'll be fired by the bext GM

 

[lomiller1]

The five coaches who have the most regular season losses in their careers are Paul Maurice, Barry Trotz, Al Arbour, Scotty Bowman and Ron Wilson. Do you think that statistic tells us anything significant, other than the fact that they are/were in the NHL for a long time?

If it were as simple as "lots of games coached" Maurice would also be in the top 5 for wins. He isn’t.

A couple more fun facts.
Over his career Maurice has averaged 86 points per season.
Over the course of 22 different seasons his teams have made the playoffs only 7 times and have only made it out of the first round three times.


Paul Maurice is good at getting and keeping NHL coaching jobs, not so good at producing wins. He’ll be the last man standing based on the former and in spite of the latter.