Gord Dineen

Gord Dineen
Born	(1962-09-21) September 21, 1962 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	New York Islanders Minnesota North Stars Pittsburgh Penguins Ottawa Senators
NHL Draft	42nd overall, 1981 New York Islanders
Playing career	1982–2000

Gordon M. Dineen (born September 21, 1962) is a retired American professional ice hockey player. He is a former head coach for the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League, thought currently works with the team as an assistant. He is a former NHL defenceman.

Although born in Canada, Dineen spent much of his youth in the United States, while his father Bill Dineen played and coached professionally. He returned to Canada to play major junior hockey for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. He was drafted by the New York Islanders with the forty-second pick in the 1981 draft. His brothers Kevin and Peter were also NHL players.

Playing career

Dineen, a tough-checking defenceman, made his NHL debut in the 1982–83 season when he played 2 games for the New York Islanders. His tenure with the Islanders is perhaps best known for assisting on Pat LaFontaine's series-winning goal in the fourth overtime in the 1987 Stanley Cup's opening round against the Washington Capitals, known today as "The Easter Epic." He played a total of 528 games in his career, for the Islanders, the Minnesota North Stars, Pittsburgh Penguins and Ottawa Senators, where he was a team captain during the last weeks of the 1993–94 season. Dineen received a Stanley Cup ring with Pittsburgh in 1991, but did not play enough games to have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup.

In 1994–95, Dineen returned to the Islanders as a free agent. He would play nine games for the Islanders and play the next six seasons in the International Hockey League, becoming player-coach with the Utah Grizzlies in 1999–2000. Dineen finished his career with 16 goals, 90 assists and 106 points. The following season, Dineen became a full-time coach, as a head coach in the ECHL and assistant coach in the AHL.

Head Coaching career

Dineen was named the head coach of the AHL's Iowa Chops on August 19, 2008.^[1]

Dineen was named the assistant coach of the AHL's Toronto Marlies on August 21, 2009 ^[2]

Dineen was named the head coach of the AHL's Toronto Marlies on July 15, 2014. He was demoted from that position on May 19, 2015.^[3]

Awards

1982-83: Bobby Orr Trophy
1982-83: Bob Gassoff Trophy

Career statistics

			Regular Season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1980–81	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	OHL	68	4	26	30	158	—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	OHL	68	9	45	54	185	13	1	2	3	52
1982–83	New York Islanders	NHL	2	0	0	0	4	—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Indianapolis Checkers	CHL	73	10	47	57	78	13	2	10	12	29
1983–84	New York Islanders	NHL	43	1	11	12	32	9	1	1	2	28
1983–84	Indianapolis Checkers	CHL	26	4	13	17	63	—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	Springfield Indians	AHL	25	1	8	9	46	—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	New York Islanders	NHL	48	1	12	13	89	10	0	0	0	26
1985–86	Springfield Indians	AHL	11	2	3	5	20	—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	New York Islanders	NHL	57	1	8	9	81	3	0	0	0	2
1986–87	New York Islanders	NHL	71	4	10	14	110	7	0	4	4	4
1987–88	New York Islanders	NHL	57	4	12	16	62	—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Minnesota North Stars	NHL	13	1	1	2	21	—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL	25	2	6	8	49	—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Minnesota North Stars	NHL	2	0	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	38	1	2	3	42	11	0	2	2	8
1989–90	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	69	1	8	9	125	—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	9	0	0	0	6	—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Muskegon Lumberjacks	IHL	40	1	14	15	57	5	0	2	2	0
1991–92	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Muskegon Lumberjacks	IHL	79	8	37	45	83	14	2	4	6	33
1992–93	Ottawa Senators	NHL	32	2	4	6	30	—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	San Diego Gulls	IHL	41	6	23	29	36	—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Ottawa Senators	NHL	77	0	21	21	89	—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	San Diego Gulls	IHL	3	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	New York Islanders	NHL	9	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Denver Grizzlies	IHL	68	5	27	32	75	17	1	6	7	8
1995–96	Utah Grizzlies	IHL	82	1	17	18	89	22	0	3	3	14
1996–97	Utah Grizzlies	IHL	81	5	29	34	62	7	0	3	3	4
1997–98	Utah Grizzlies	IHL	82	3	34	37	63	4	0	2	2	2
1998–99	Utah Grizzlies	IHL	77	5	22	27	78	—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Chicago Wolves	IHL	17	1	2	3	14	16	0	5	5	12
1999–00	Utah Grizzlies	IHL	50	0	18	18	26	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals			529	16	90	106	695	40	1	7	8	68

Coaching statistics

Season  Team                 Lge  Type                    GP W  L  T  OTL Pct   Result 
1999-00 Utah Grizzlies       IHL  Player-Assistant Coach 
2000-01 Louisville Panthers  AHL  Assistant Coach 
2001-02 Macon Whoopee        ECHL Head Coach              72 29 31 12 0   0.486 Out of Playoffs 
2002-03 Richmond Renegades   ECHL Head Coach              72 35 31 6  0   0.528 Out of Playoffs 
2003-04 Springfield Falcons  AHL  Assistant Coach 
2004-05 Utah Grizzlies       AHL  Assistant Coach 
2005-06 San Antonio Rampage  AHL  Assistant Coach 
2008-09 Iowa Chops           AHL  Head Coach                 33 33 0  14
2009-14 Toronto Marlies      AHL  Assistant Coach            202 139 17 30
2014-15 Toronto Marlies      AHL  Head Coach

References

↑ "Gord Dineen named Head Coach of Iowa Chops". IowaChops.com. Archived from the original on September 16, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
↑ "Dineen & King Named Marlies Assistant Coaches".
↑ http://www.marlies.ca/news/news.asp?story_id=3519

External links

Preceded by Mark Lamb Brad Shaw	Ottawa Senators captain 1994	Succeeded by Randy Cunneyworth

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