Jim Playfair

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Jim Playfair (born May 22, 1964 in Vanderhoof, British Columbia) is a retired former professional ice hockey player and a former head coach of the Calgary Flames. Before making the NHL, Jim played for the Fort Saskatchewan Traders located just north of Edmonton. He played for the Edmonton Oilers and Chicago Blackhawks over the course of his career. His older brother Larry Playfair shares a lot of the same characteristics - both were drafted in the first round of the NHL Entry Draft (Larry in 1978 and Jim in 1982), and both played junior hockey for the Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Hockey League. However, Larry played 688 career NHL games; Jim a mere 21.

Jim Playfair became the head coach of the Calgary Flames on July 12, 2006, a promotion from his role as an assistant coach and replacing Darryl Sutter who previously had been both head coach and general manager. Sutter's resignation as head coach was not unexpected; he had previously hinted he would make such a move due to the difficulty of his dual role and the handover had been planned. [1] Sutter continued as general manager of the Flames. Playfair was also previously the head coach of the Saint John Flames of the American Hockey League, where he coached the Baby Flames to a Calder Cup championship in 2001. He lives in Calgary with his 3 sons Dylan, Jackson, and Austin, and his wife Roxane.

On June 14, 2007, Playfair was replaced as head coach of the Calgary Flames by Mike Keenan, formerly of the Florida Panthers. In his first and only season as head coach of the Flames, the team went 43–29–10 which was good enough for the 8th and final playoff spot. The team went on to be eliminated by the Detroit Red Wings in the first round 4–2.

[edit] Coaching record

Team Year Regular Season Post Season
G W L T OTL Pts Finish Result
DAY 1993–94 68 29 31 - 8 66 5th in North Lost in First Round
DAY 1994–95 68 42 17 - 9 93 2nd in North Lost in Second Round
DAY 1995–96 70 35 28 - 7 77 5th in North Lost in First Round
SJF 2000–01 80 44 24 7 5 100 1st in Canadian Won Calder Cup
SJF 2001–02 80 29 34 13 4 75 5th in Canadian Missed Playoffs
SJF 2002–03 32 10 19 2 1 (71) 4th in Canadian Promoted to NHL
CGY 2006–07 82 43 29 - 10 96 3rd in Northwest Lost in First Round

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Edmonton Oilers first-round draft picks
WHA: Rogers • Soetaert • Dean • Chapman • Federko • Crombeen
NHL: Lowe • Coffey • Fuhr • Playfair • Beukeboom • Odelein • Metcalfe • Issel • Soberlak • Leroux • Soules • Allison • Wright • Rucinsky • Hulbig • Arnott • Stajduhar • Bonsignore • Smyth • Kelly • Devereaux • Descoteaux • Riesen • Henrich • Rita • Mikhnov • Hemsky • Niinimaki • Pouliot • Dubnyk • Schremp • Cogliano • Gagner • Plante • Nash
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Atlanta / Calgary Flames Head Coaches
Atlanta Flames
Calgary Flames
MacNeil • Johnson • Crisp • Risebrough • Charron • King • Pagé • B. Sutter • Hay • Gilbert • MacNeil • D. Sutter • Playfair • Keenan
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