Jim Montgomery (ice hockey)
| Jim Montgomery | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 30, 1969 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
St. Louis Blues Montreal Canadiens Philadelphia Flyers San Jose Sharks Dallas Stars | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1993–2005 | ||
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Maine |
| Playing career | |
| 1989–1993 | Maine |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2005–2006 | Notre Dame (assistant) |
| 2006–2010 | Rensselaer (assistant) |
| 2010–2013 | Dubuque Fighting Saints |
| 2013–2018 | Denver |
| 2018- | Dallas Stars |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 125–57–26 (.663) |
| Tournaments | 8–5 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
|
2011 Clark Cup 2013 Anderson Cup 2013 Clark Cup 2014 NCHC Tournament Champion 2017 NCHC Regular Season Champion 2017 NCAA National Champion 2018 NCHC Tournament Champion | |
James Peter Montgomery (born June 30, 1969) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). During his playing career he played in the NHL with the St. Louis Blues, Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers, San Jose Sharks, and Dallas Stars.
Playing career
Montgomery was undrafted out of high school, therefore he joined the University of Maine and played 4 years with the team, winning numerous awards and establishing himself as one of the best prospects in hockey. Most notably he was named an All-Star 3 years (1991, 1992, 1993) and was named NCAA Tournament Championship MVP when he captained Maine to a record of 42–1–2 and the 1993 National Championship. Montgomery finished his career at Maine as the school's all-time leading scoring with 301 points on 103 goals and 198 assists. His number 19 was retired by Maine, one of three players who have that honour,[1] the others being Hobey Baker Award winners Scott Pellerin (#8), and Paul Kariya (#9).
Following college, Montgomery was signed by the St. Louis Blues. For the 1993–94 season he skated in 67 contests and scored 20 points, both NHL career highs. Following the season the highly touted Montgomery was traded to the Montreal Canadiens for Guy Carbonneau. For the 1994–95 season however things did not work out and after just 5 games Montgomery was released by the Canadiens.[2] Later in the year he was signed by the Philadelphia Flyers and skated in 8 regular season contests and 7 playoff contests with the Flyers. Montgomery is credited with nicknaming the dominant line of John LeClair, Eric Lindros, and Mikael Renberg the "Legion of Doom".[3] The 1995–96 season saw Montgomery play only 5 games with the Flyers but he had a career year with the Flyers minor league affiliate Hershey Bears of the AHL. He scored 105 points in 78 games and was named to the AHL Second All-Star Team.
It would be another 4 years before Montgomery would return to the NHL. He played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) in Germany for the 1996–97 season, followed by two full years with the Philadelphia Phantoms. For The 1999–2000 season Montgomery played part of the year with the Phantoms and spent the majority of the year with the Manitoba Moose.
In 2000, Montgomery was signed by the San Jose Sharks. He played the majority of the 2000–01 season with the Kentucky Thoroughblades but also skated in 28 games with the Sharks. The following year he was signed by the Dallas Stars and played 9 games with the team over two years, spending most of his time with the Utah Grizzlies. Montgomery then played one year in Russia and one year with the Missouri River Otters before retiring in 2005.
Career statistics
| Regular season | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||||||
| 1993–94 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 67 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 44 | ||||||
| 1994–95 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 1994–95 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
| 1995–96 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | ||||||
| 2000–01 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 28 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 19 | ||||||
| 2001–02 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2002–03 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 Years | Totals | NHL | 122 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 80 | ||||||
Coaching career
Montgomery was an assistant coach for Notre Dame for the 2005–06 season. In 2006, Montgomery began a four-year stint as assistant coach at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. On April 12, 2010, he was named head coach of the United States Hockey League (USHL) expansion franchise Dubuque Fighting Saints. In the team's first year, Montgomery guided the Fighting Saints to a 37–14–9 record and the 2010–11 USHL championship with a three games to one victory over the Green Bay Gamblers. He went on to win the Clark Cup again during the 2012–13 season. In 2013, Montgomery was signed by University of Denver as head coach of their Pioneers men's ice hockey team and led them to a berth in the NCAA Tournament. He led the Pioneers to the 2016 Frozen Four. In 2017, his fourth year as the head coach of the Pioneers, he led them to the National Championship game after establishing them as the first-seeded team in the country for the majority of the season.[4] In 2016–17 season he was named the Spencer Penrose national coach of the year.[5][6]
On May 4, 2018, Montgomery was named as the head coach of the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL).[7]
Head coaching record
College
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Pioneers (National Collegiate Hockey Conference) (2013–2018) | |||||||||
| 2013–14 | Denver | 20–16–6 | 14–12–3 | 6th | NCAA Northeast Regional Semifinals | ||||
| 2014–15 | Denver | 24–14–2 | 16–11–1 | 4th | NCAA East Regional Final | ||||
| 2015–16 | Denver | 25–10–6 | 19–6–3 | 3rd | NCAA Frozen Four | ||||
| 2016–17 | Denver | 33–7–4 | 18–3–3 | 1st | NCAA Champion | ||||
| 2017–18 | Denver | 23–10–8 | 12–6–6 | 2nd | NCAA Midwest Regional Final | ||||
| Denver: | 125–57–26 | 79–38–16 | |||||||
| Total: | 125–57–26 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Awards and honours
- 1996: AHL Second All-Star Team
References
- ↑ "Jim Montgomery". denverpioneers.com. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- ↑ Cowan, Stu (August 19, 2014). "Marking the 20th anniversary of Habs trading captain Carbonneau". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- ↑ Meltzer, Bill (2006-11-11). "Legion of the Doomed". Inside Hockey. Archived from the original on 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
- ↑ Maiman, Beth (April 8, 2017). "Frozen Four: Denver beats Minnesota Duluth 3-2 to win first NCAA hockey title since 2005". NCAA.com. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
- ↑ "Denver's Jim Montgomery is CCM/AHCA Men's Division I Coach of the Year". ahcahockey.com. April 4, 2017. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
- ↑ "Denver's Montgomery Wins AHCA's Penrose Award as Division I Men's Coach of the Year". www.nchchockey.com. April 4, 2017. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
- ↑ "Stars name Jim Montgomery as head coach". NHL.com. May 4, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
- 1 2 "2013–14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- ↑ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ken Hitchcock |
Head coach of the Dallas Stars 2018–present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
| Awards and achievements | ||
| Preceded by Scott Pellerin |
William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player 1993 |
Succeeded by Dwayne Roloson |