RANDY CARLYLE


'Randy Carlyle' (born April 19, 1956 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a former hockey defenceman and currently the head coach of the Anaheim Ducks. He was raised in a town called Azilda, just northwest of Sudbury.

Contents
Career
NHL Coaching Statistics
Career statistics
See also
References

Career


Carlyle with the Leafs

Carlyle was drafted by the National Hockey League's Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft, Second Round, 30th Overall. He was also drafted by the Cincinnati Stingers in the 1976 WHA Amateur Draft, First Round, Seventh Overall. He stands 5 ft 10 in in height and weighs 200 lb. He won the James Norris Trophy for the 1980-81 NHL season as best defenceman.
Carlyle played 17 seasons in the NHL with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins and Winnipeg Jets. He appeared in 1055 games and earned 647 points. Known as a fiery, tough-nosed defenseman, he was selected to play in four NHL All-Star Games, winning the Norris Trophy as the league’s top defenseman in 1981. At the conclusion of his playing career in 1993, Carlyle remained with the Jets organization, eventually becoming an assistant coach for the 1995-96 season.
Carlyle spent six seasons (1996-2001 & 2004-2005) as head coach of the Manitoba Moose (both in the International and American Hockey Leagues), earning a career mark of 222-159-52-7 with the franchise. He had the additional duties of General Manager of the Moose from 1996-2000, adding the title of club President for the 2001-2002 season. He helped the Moose to a 47-21-14 record for 108 points in 1998-99, for which he was named the IHL's General Manager of the Year.
Following the 2001-2002 season, Carlyle joined the Washington Capitals as an assistant coach for two years (2002-2004), before rejoining The Moose.
Carlyle spent 2004-2005 as head coach of the Manitoba Moose, the Vancouver Canucks’ primary development affiliate in the AHL. In 2004-2005, he led the Moose to a 44-26-3-7 record (.613 winning percentage) and an appearance in the Calder Cup Semi-Finals.
Since August 1, 2005, he has been head coach of the Anaheim Ducks. During the 2007 season, Carlyle coached the team to its first Stanley Cup victory.
Randy and his wife, Corey, have three children; sons Craig (23) and Derek (20), and daughter Alexis (11).

NHL Coaching Statistics



Regular Season
Season Team W L OT/SOL
2005-06 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 43 27 12

2006-07 Anaheim Ducks 48 20 14
★ (Cup Champs)
2007-08 Anaheim Ducks
Total Record - 91 47 26

★ - Made Playoffs
Playoffs
Season Team W L
2005-06 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 9 7
2006-07 Anaheim Ducks 16 5
Total Record - 25 - 12

Career statistics


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    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1976-77 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 45 0 5 5 51 9 0 1 1 20
1977-78 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 49 2 11 13 31 7 0 1 1 8
1978-79 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 70 13 34 47 78 7 0 0 0 12
1979-80 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 67 8 28 36 45 5 1 0 1 4
1980-81 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 76 16 67 83 136 5 4 5 9 9
1981-82 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 73 11 64 75 131 5 1 3 4 16
1982-83 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 61 15 41 56 110 -- -- -- -- --
1983-84 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 50 3 23 26 82 -- -- -- -- --
1983-84 Winnipeg Jets NHL 5 0 3 3 2 3 0 2 2 4
1984-85 Winnipeg Jets NHL 71 13 38 51 98 8 1 5 6 13
1985-86 Winnipeg Jets NHL 68 16 33 49 93 -- -- -- -- --
1986-87 Winnipeg Jets NHL 71 16 26 42 93 10 1 5 6 18
1987-88 Winnipeg Jets NHL 78 15 44 59 210 5 0 2 2 10
1988-89 Winnipeg Jets NHL 78 6 38 44 78 -- -- -- -- --
1989-90 Winnipeg Jets NHL 53 3 15 18 50 -- -- -- -- --
1990-91 Winnipeg Jets NHL 52 9 19 28 44 -- -- -- -- --
1991-92 Winnipeg Jets NHL 66 1 9 10 54 5 1 0 1 6
1992-93 Winnipeg Jets NHL 22 1 1 2 14 -- -- -- -- --
18 Seasons NHL Total 1055 148 499 647 1400 69 9 24 33 120

See also



Captain (ice hockey)

List of NHL players

List of NHL players with 1000 games played

References





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