Greg Gilbert

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Gregory Scott Gilbert (born January 22, 1962) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. Gilbert played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) before retiring to become a coach. Gilbert is a former head coach of the Calgary Flames.

Greg Gilbert
Born	(1962-01-22) January 22, 1962 (age 61) Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	New York Islanders Chicago Blackhawks New York Rangers St. Louis Blues
NHL Draft	80th overall, 1980 New York Islanders
Playing career	1981–1996

Playing career

Gilbert was born and raised in Mississauga, Ontario. As a youth, Gilbert played in the 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Mississauga.^[1]

During his sixteen-season NHL career, Gilbert played for the New York Islanders, Chicago Blackhawks, New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues. He is a three-time Stanley Cup Champion, winning it with the Islanders in 1982 and 1983, and with the Rangers in 1994. To date, Gilbert is the only player in NHL history to win the Stanley Cup with both New York City-area franchises.^[2]

Coaching career

After his retirement from playing in 1996, Gilbert became the head coach for the Worcester IceCats of the American Hockey League (AHL), a position he held until the end of the 1999–00 season. He then joined the Calgary Flames' coaching staff as an assistant for the 2000–01 season, but later took over as head coach when Don Hay was fired in March 2001.^[3] Gilbert was also fired by the Flames in December 2002 after starting the 2002–03 season with a 6–13–3–3 record and losing 11 of the previous 12 games.^[4]

In 2003, he became the head coach of the Mississauga IceDogs of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), where he coach for three seasons before joining the Toronto Maple Leafs' coaching staff as the head coach of their AHL affiliate, the Toronto Marlies in 2006. On June 5, 2009, Gilbert was relieved of his coaching duties as his contract was not renewed by the Maple Leafs.^[5] In Gilbert's third and final season with the Marlies, the team went 39–29–5–7 in the regular season, and then went on to lose in six games to the Manitoba Moose in the North Division semifinal.

On July 28, 2009, Gilbert was named the head coach of the Adirondack Phantoms, taking over for John Paddock. The Phantoms' 2–10–1 record to start to the 2010–11 AHL season resulted in Gilbert being fired on November 8, 2010.^[6]

On December 10, 2011, Gilbert was named the head coach of the OHL's Saginaw Spirit, taking over for Todd Watson.^[7] On February 16, 2016, Gilbert was fired from Saginaw after an eight-game losing streak.^[8] He had an overall record with the Spirit of 134–134–26 in the regular season and 7–18 in the playoffs.^[8] He then joined The Sports Network as an NHL analyst.

In 2020, he returned to coaching as the head coach of the Saint John Sea Dogs in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for the COVID-19 pandemic-shortened 2020–21 season.^[9] He did not return to Saint John for the 2021–22 season.^[10]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1978–79	Mississauga Reps AAA	Midget		34	31	20	51			—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Dixie Beehives	OPJHL		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Toronto Marlboros	OMJHL		68	10	11	21	35		4	0	0	0	0
1980–81	Toronto Marlboros	OHL		64	30	37	67	73		5	2	6	8	16
1981–82	Toronto Marlboros	OHL		65	41	67	108	119		10	4	12	16	23
1981–82	New York Islanders	NHL		1	1	0	1	0		4	1	1	2	2
1982–83	New York Islanders	NHL		45	8	11	19	30		10	1	0	1	14
1982–83	Indianapolis Checkers	CHL		24	11	16	27	23		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	New York Islanders	NHL		79	31	35	66	59		21	5	7	12	39
1984–85	New York Islanders	NHL		58	13	25	38	36		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	New York Islanders	NHL		60	9	19	28	82		2	0	0	0	9
1985–86	Springfield Indians	AHL		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	New York Islanders	NHL		51	6	7	13	26		10	2	2	4	6
1987–88	New York Islanders	NHL		76	17	28	45	46		4	0	0	0	6
1988–89	New York Islanders	NHL		55	8	13	21	45		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		4	0	0	0	0		15	1	5	6	20
1989–90	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		70	12	25	37	54		19	5	8	13	34
1990–91	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		72	10	15	25	58		5	0	1	1	2
1991–92	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		50	7	5	12	35		10	1	3	4	16
1992–93	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		77	13	19	32	57		3	0	0	0	0
1993–94	New York Rangers	NHL		76	4	11	15	29		23	1	3	4	8
1994–95	St. Louis Blues	NHL		46	11	14	25	11		7	0	3	3	6
1995–96	St. Louis Blues	NHL		17	0	1	1	8		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				837	150	228	378	576		133	17	33	50	162

Coaching record

Team	Year	Regular season							Post season
		G	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	Division rank	Result
CGY	2000–01	14	4	8	2	0	(73)	4th in Northwest	Missed playoffs
CGY	2001–02	82	32	35	12	3	79	4th in Northwest	Missed playoffs
CGY	2002–03	25	6	13	3	3	(75)	5th in Northwest	(fired)
Total		121	42	56	17	6

References

1. (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
2. Introducing NLT Service Provider, Former NHL Player Greg Gilbert
3. "Flames make change to Gilbert". ESPN. March 14, 2001.
4. "Gilbert Fired By Flames". LA Times. December 4, 2002.
5. "MAPLE LEAFS FIRE MARLIES HEAD COACH GILBERT". TSN.ca. Canadian Press. June 5, 2009. Retrieved September 14, 2009.
6. "Phantoms coach Gilbert takes fall after 2-10-1 start".
7. "Todd Watson fired as Saginaw Spirit head coach and General Manager, replaced by Greg Gilbert". December 11, 2011.
8. "Coach Greg Gilbert fired by Saginaw Spirit; Mantha hired as interim replacement". MiHockey. February 16, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
9. "Sea Dogs name Greg Gilbert Head Coach". Saint John Sea Dogs. June 19, 2020.
10. "Saint John Sea Dogs hire New Brunswick native as next head coach". CBC.ca. August 4, 2021.

External links

• Greg Gilbert career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Don Hay

Head coach of the Calgary Flames 2001–02

Succeeded by Al MacNeil