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McGill players in the NHL
There have been 10 former McGill stars who have played in the NHL (including
Lester Patrick, who played one game on defence, one in nets and coached for
13 seasons), plus three other former McGill players in the coaching ranks: Mike
Babcock of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, George Burnett who was a head coach in
the NHL and Jamie Kompon, a video coach with the St. Louis Blues.
Player
Bert Lindsay
Montreal Wanderers & Toronto Arenas (1917-19)
Sam Rothschild
Montreal Maroons, Pitts. Pirates, NY Americans (1924-28)
Lester Patrick
New York Rangers (player, 1926-27)
Russ Blinco
Montreal Maroons & Chicago (1933-39)
Nels Crutchfield
Montreal Canadiens (1934-35)
Jack McGill
Montreal Canadiens (1934-37)
Johnny Peirson
Boston Bruins (1946-58)
Jack Gelineau
Boston Bruins (Calder Trophy) & Chicago Blackhawks (1948-54)
Reggie Sinclair
New York Rangers & Detroit Red Wings (1950-53)
Mathieu Darche
Columbus Blue Jackets & Nashville Predators (2000-04)
McGILL PLAYERS IN NHL COACHING:
Lester Patrick
New York Rangers (head coach, 1926-39)
George Burnett
Edmonton Oilers (head coach, 94-95) & Anaheim Ducks (asst. coach, 98-00)
Jamie Kompon
Los Angeles Kings (asst. coach, 2006-present); St. Louis Blues (video coach,
1999-2006)
Mike Babcock
Detroit Red Wings (head coach, 2005-present), Anaheim Mighty Ducks (head coach,
2002-2005)
McGILL REDMEN PLAYING PRO HOCKEY (since 1983)
Since 1983, there have been 42 ex-McGill players who have gone on to professional
hockey careers.
| Name |
Pos. |
Last McGill Year |
Pro Team |
| Alan Crawford |
F |
1983 |
France (Epinal, Elite Division) |
| Yves Beaucage |
F |
1984 |
France (Villard, Elite Division) |
| David Ducharme |
F |
1985 |
Holland (Gronigen, Division 1)
England (Nottingham, , Premier League; Lee Valley, Div. 1) |
| Mark Reade |
F |
1986 |
England (Durham, British Premier League)
Finland (Div 1)
IHL (Peoria) |
| Mike Babcock |
D |
1986 |
England (Whitley Bay, British Premier League) |
| Mike Tschumi |
D |
1987 |
Switzerland (EV Zug, EHC Olten,
HC Fribourg-Gotteron) |
| Mario DeBenedictis |
F |
1989 |
Italy (Varèse, Div. 1, Milan, Auronzo, Div.
2, HC Devils),
France (Rouen HE, Elite Division; HC Bolzano, SG Cortina),
Germany (EV Landsberg) |
| Jamie Kompon |
D |
1989 |
Germany (Selb, Division 3) |
| Marco Parenteau |
F |
1990 |
France (Troyes, Northern League) |
| Bryan Larkin |
D |
1991 |
England (Swindon, British Premier League) |
| Paul Grech |
F |
1991 |
England (Swindon, British Premier League) |
| Patrice Tremblay |
F |
1992 |
France (Viry-Chatillon EH, Elite Division; HC Reims) |
| Martin Raymond |
F |
1992 |
Germany (Schongau, Division 4) |
| Shawn Mondor |
D |
1992 |
Sweden (Division 2) |
| Jordy Tedford |
F |
1993 |
Germany (Eshweiller, Division 4) |
| Martin Laquerre |
D |
1993 |
France (Viry-Chatillon, Elite Division) |
| Luc Latulippe |
D |
1995 |
France (Viry-Chatillon, Elite Division) |
| Guy Boucher |
F |
1995 |
France (Viry-Chatillon; Angers, Elite Division) |
| Todd Marcellus |
F |
1996 |
France (ASG Angers, Elite Division),
Germany (SG Brunico, EV Duisburg),
WPHL(New Mexico); CHL (Tulsa |
| Pierre Gendron |
F |
1997 |
AHL (Hamilton),
WPHL(New Mexico),
CHL(Oklahoma),
ECHL (New Orleans, Charlotte, Tallahasse, Pensacola) |
| Kelly Nobes |
F |
1997 |
Spain
|
| Nicolas Cantin |
F |
1997 |
CoHL (Thunder Bay),
UHL (Thunder Bay) |
| J.A. Schneider |
D |
1998 |
CHL (Columbus, Tulsa)
WHA2 (Macon) |
| Luc Fournier |
F |
1999 |
Germany (Deggendorf EC),
ECHL (Pensacola)
WPHL (El Paso) |
| François Pilon |
D |
1999 |
WPHL (Corpus Christie) |
| Dave Butler |
F |
1999 |
WPHL (Corpus Christie, Lubbock,Monroe)
UHL (Muskegon, Port Huron, Fort Wayne, Rockford),
Germany (ESV Hugelsheim) |
| Dave Gourde |
F |
2000 |
Italy,
WPHL (Odessa, El Paso) |
| Mathieu Darche |
F |
2000 |
NHL (Columbus),
AHL (Syracuse,Milwaukee, Hershey, Worcester)
Germany (Duisburg, DEL) |
| Greg Davis |
F |
2001 |
AHL (Worcester), ECHL (Peoria) |
| Dave Bahl |
D |
2002 |
France (Rouen HC) |
| David Lizotte |
D |
2003 |
UHL (Muskegon),
ECHL (Greenville)
CHL (Tulsa,Wichita, Arizona)
Germany (ESV Huegelsheim)
Italy (HC Piemonte)
|
| Scott Giroux |
D |
2003 |
ECHL (Greenville, Long Beach) |
| David Burgess |
F |
2003 |
UHL (Muskegon, Adirondack), Denmark (Sonderjyske) |
| Paul Theriault |
F |
2003 |
France (HC Avignon, HC Cergy-Pontoise) |
| Jocelyn Perreault |
F |
2004 |
France (HC Avignon) |
| Bruno Lemire |
F |
2004 |
Germany(Heilbronn),
ECHL (Alaska),
CHL (Lubbock) |
| Daniel Jacob |
D |
2004 |
Sweden (HC), AHL (San Antonio),Austria (HC Tiroler
WasserKraft, Oberliga), Serbia(Vojvodina Novi Sad) |
| Chad Blundy |
D |
2005 |
WPHL (Odessa) |
| Greg LeBlanc |
F |
2005 |
France (HC Avignon) |
| Alexandre Pagé |
D |
2005 |
France (HC Cergy-Pontoise) |
| Doug Orr |
F |
2006 |
CHL (Arizona, Youngstown, Rio Grande Valley) |
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MEDIA CONTACTS
Martin Raymond
Head Coach
514.398.7006
martin.raymond@mcgill.ca
Earl Zukerman
Communications Officer
514.398.7012
earl.zukerman@mcgill.ca
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