Marc Habscheid
| Marc Habscheid | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
March 1, 1963 Swift Current, SK, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing/Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Edmonton Oilers Minnesota North Stars Detroit Red Wings Calgary Flames | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL Draft |
113th overall, 1981 Edmonton Oilers | ||
| Playing career | 1982–1996 | ||
Marc Joseph Habscheid (born March 1, 1963) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former National Hockey League player. Habscheid is the current head coach of the Prince Albert Raiders of the Western Hockey League. He was drafted in the sixth round, 113th Overall in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft by the Edmonton Oilers. He played 345 games in the NHL over parts of 10 seasons, amassing 72 goals and 163 points.
Playing career
Born in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Habscheid's parents were both born in Luxembourg before moving to Canada.[1] Habscheid played three seasons with the Western Hockey League's Saskatoon Blades before turning pro. This included the 1981–82 campaign where Habscheid had 151 points, second only to Bruce Eakin in team scoring. He also played in the 1982 World Junior Hockey Championship, leading Canada to its first ever gold medal at the tournament. That season he played 7 games with the Oilers, scoring 4 points. He played 4 more seasons with the Oilers, before he was suspended by the team for refusing to report to the AHL's Nova Scotia Voyageurs and subsequently dealt to Minnesota in December, 1985. Habscheid played 7 more NHL seasons with Minnesota, Detroit, and Calgary. He also represented Canada internationally twice, at the 1988 Winter Olympics and the 1992 World Championships. Habscheid went on to play 5 more seasons of hockey (2 in Switzerland, 2 with the IHL's Las Vegas Thunder, and one final season in 1995–96 with the DEL's Augsburger Panther). He retired officially in 1996.
Coaching career
Habscheid got his start in coaching in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League with the Melfort Mustangs. He then moved on to coach the Kamloops Blazers of the WHL. On November 29, 1999, he was named head coach of the Kelowna Rockets. Habscheid achieved great success with the Rockets. He won the Ed Chynoweth Cup in 2003 and a Memorial Cup in 2004. He was also named the CHL Coach of the Year in 2003. Habscheid was also head coach of the 2003 Canadian World Junior team, becoming the first player to represent Canada at the tournament as both a player and coach. He was subsequently named head coach for all international tournaments on July 29, 2005. He won a gold medal at the World Championships in 2004 and silver in 2005. As well, Habscheid served as an assistant coach for Canada at the 2006 Turin Olympics. Habscheid also spent one season as an associate coach with the Boston Bruins. On June 3, 2009, Habschied was named as head coach and general manager of the Chilliwack Bruins, a major junior team in the Western Hockey League which has since moved to Victoria, British Columbia to become the Royals. On November 4, 2014, Habscheid returned to the WHL coaching ranks when he accepted the Prince Albert Raiders head coaching position.[2]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1979–80 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 72 | 34 | 63 | 97 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 55 | 64 | 87 | 151 | 74 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 1981–82 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Wichita Wind | CHL | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1982–83 | Kamloops Junior Oilers | WHL | 6 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 32 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Moncton Alpines | AHL | 71 | 19 | 37 | 56 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 26 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Nova Scotia Oilers | AHL | 48 | 29 | 29 | 58 | 65 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | ||
| 1985–86 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 41 | 18 | 32 | 50 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986–87 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Canadian National Team | Intl | 51 | 29 | 32 | 61 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 16 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Canadian National Team | Intl | 69 | 24 | 37 | 61 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 76 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | ||
| 1989–90 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 66 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 46 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991–92 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 46 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Canadian National Team | Intl | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | SC Bern | NLA | 36 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 70 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1993–94 | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | 59 | 14 | 40 | 54 | 49 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | ||
| 1994–95 | EV Zug | NLA | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | 43 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 48 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 73 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | ||
| NHL totals | 345 | 72 | 91 | 163 | 171 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | ||||
International
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Canada
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
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| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Canada | WJC | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| 1988 | Canada | OG | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| 1992 | Canada | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Junior int'l totals | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | ||
| Senior int'l totals | 14 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | ||
Coaching record
| Team | Year | League | Regular Season | Post Season | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | Finish | Result | |||
| KAM | 1997–98 | WHL | 72 | 37 | 32 | 3 | - | 77 | 4th in West | Lost in First round (PG) |
| KAM | 1998–99 | WHL | 72 | 48 | 11 | 13 | - | 109 | 1st in West | Lost President's Cup (CGY) |
| KEL | 1999–2000 | WHL | 29 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 5th in West | Lost in First round (PG) |
| KEL | 2000–01 | WHL | 72 | 37 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 86 | 1st in West | Lost in First round (SEA) |
| KEL | 2001–02 | WHL | 72 | 31 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 77 | 4th in B.C. | Lost in Third round (KOO) |
| KEL | 2002–03 | WHL | 72 | 51 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 109 | 1st in B.C. | Won President's Cup (RD) |
| KEL | 2003–04 | WHL | 72 | 47 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 98 | 1st in B.C. | Lost in Third round (EVT) Won Memorial Cup (GAT) |
| CHK | 2009–10 | WHL | 72 | 32 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 71 | 4th in B.C. | Lost in First round (TC) |
| CHK | 2010–11 | WHL | 72 | 33 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 74 | 4th in B.C. | Lost in First round (SPO) |
| VIC | 2011–12 | WHL | 72 | 24 | 41 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 4th in B.C. | Lost in First round (KAM) |
| PA | 2014–15 | WHL | 56 | 24 | 28 | 2 | 2 | (50) | 4th in East | Missed playoffs |
References
- ↑ Merk, Martin (2012-04-09). "Small nation challenges". IIHF.com. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
- ↑ Pilon, Ryan (2014-11-04). "Marc Habscheid named new coach of Prince Albert Raiders". cbc.ca. Retrieved 2014-11-05.
External links
- Marc Habscheid's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Marc Habscheid's biography at Legends of Hockey