Pierre Pagé

Pierre Pagé
Born	Pierre Pagé April 30, 1948 St. Hermas, QC, CAN
Occupation	professional ice hockey coach

Pierre Pagé,^[1] also spelled Pierre Page^[2] (born April 30, 1948) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and executive. He currently coaches EHC Red Bull München. He is also a former head coach in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Coaching career

Pagé started coaching at the age of 24 with Dalhousie University as assistant coach. He became the head coach the following year, a position he held for seven years. He then coached in the National Hockey League (NHL) for thirteen years, coaching the Minnesota North Stars, Quebec Nordiques, Calgary Flames and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. His career record was 253 wins, 301 losses and 82 ties. He was an assistant coach with the Flames that went to the 1986 Stanley Cup Final, losing to the Montreal Canadiens.^[3] After being dismissed by the Mighty Ducks, and out of hockey for one season, he continued his coaching career in Europe where he has coached in Switzerland (Ambri Piotta), Germany (Berlin Eisbären) and now in Austria. In Berlin, he led the club to its first two championships.

He is currently the Sporting Director and Head Coach of EC Red Bull Salzburg in the Erste Bank Hockey League in Austria. With Pagé behind the bench, the Red Bulls won the championship in 2008 and 2010 and finished second in 2009 in a close series against Klagenfurt. 2010 was the most successful year in the history of the EC Red Bull Salzburg. The team won their international pre-season tournament (Red Bull Salute), the Continental Cup (IIHF European Championship), and the Austrian Championship. Pagé spearheaded the IIDM—International Ice Hockey Development Model—in Salzburg with the Red Bulls, which aims to develop world class athletes with the help of the training facilities provided at the Thalgau training center.

In Quebec, he also held the general manager position from 1991 until 1994. He was the Quebec Nordiques general manager who traded Eric Lindros for Peter Forsberg, Ron Hextall, Steve Duchesne, Mike Ricci, Chris Simon, Kerry Huffman, $15 million and first round draft picks from the Philadelphia Flyers. This transaction was crucial in securing the Nordiques' future, making them a contender after many years without success on the ice.

Currently he is a manager of EC Red Bull Salzburg.^[4]

Career positions

Source:^[3][5]

• 1972–1973 - Dalhousie University (CIAU) - Assistant coach
• 1973–1980 - Dalhousie University (CIAU) - Head coach
• 1980–1982 - Calgary Flames (NHL) - Assistant coach
• 1982–1984 - Colorado Flames (CHL) - Head coach
• 1984–1985 - Moncton Golden Flames (AHL) - Head coach
• 1985–1988 - Calgary Flames (NHL) - Assistant coach
• 1988–1990 - Minnesota North Stars (NHL) - Head coach
• 1991–1994 - Quebec Nordiques (NHL) - Head coach^[6]
• 1995–1997 - Calgary Flames (NHL) - Head coach
• 1997–1998 - Anaheim Mighty Ducks (NHL) - Head coach
• 2000–2001 - HC Ambrì-Piotta (NLA/SUI) - Head coach
• 2002–2007 - Eisbären Berlin (DEL) - Head coach
• 2008–2013 - EC Red Bull Salzburg (EBEL) - Head coach
• 2013–present - EHC Red Bull München (DEL) - Head coach

NHL coaching record

Team	Year	Regular season						Post season
		G	W	L	T	Pts	Finish	Result
MIN	1988–89	80	27	37	16	70	3rd in Norris	Lost in first round
MIN	1989–90	80	36	40	4	76	4th in Norris	Lost in first round
QUE	1991–92	62	17	34	11	(52)	5th in Adams	Missed playoffs
QUE	1992–93	84	47	27	10	104	2nd in Adams	Lost in first round
QUE	1993–94	84	34	42	8	76	5th in Northeast	Missed playoffs
CGY	1995–96	82	34	37	11	79	2nd in Pacific	Lost in first round
CGY	1996–97	82	34	41	9	73	5th in Pacific	Missed Playoffs
ANA	1997–98	82	26	43	13	65	6th in Pacific	Missed Playoffs
Total		636	253	301	81	587

References

1. New York Times, "5-on-3 Advantage? Pull the Goalie", Jeff Z. Klein, 2010 January 8
2. Toronto Star, "Scramble for Lindros beginning to heat up", Gary Miles, 1992 June 17
3. "Pierre Gilbert Pagé". EC Red Bull Salzburg. Archived from the original on October 26, 2007. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
4. Eliteprospects.com - Pierre Pagé
5. Pierre Page Pictures - EC Red Bull Salzburg v EC KAC - EHL - Zimbio
6. Colorado Avalanche History

External links

• Pierre Pagé's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• EC Red Bull Salzburg