Peter DeBoer

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Peter DeBoer (born June 13, 1968 in Dunnville, Ontario, Canada) is currently the head coach of the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League. He was previosly the head coach of the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League. He is a two-time winner of the OHL Coach of the Year trophy and led the Rangers to a Memorial Cup victory in 2003.

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[edit] Playing career

DeBoer was drafted 227th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. At the time he was playing with the Windsor Spitfires in the OHL, and in his best offensive season with them he scored 45 goals and 46 assists for 91 points. After Windsor, DeBoer went on to play for the Milwaukee Admirals of the International Hockey League, and played two full seasons with them. In his last season with the Admirals, he scored 27 goals and 34 assists for 61 points and retired after that season.

[edit] Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1985–86 Windsor Compuware Spitfires OHL 55 3 6 9 20 11 1 0 1 0
1986–87 Windsor Compuware Spitfires OHL 52 13 17 30 37 14 4 9 13 16
1987–88 Windsor Compuware Spitfires OHL 54 23 18 41 41 12 4 4 8 14
1988–89 Windsor Compuware Spitfires OHL 65 45 46 91 40 4 2 3 5 0
1988–89 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 2
1989–90 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 67 21 19 40 16 6 0 3 3 4
1990–91 Milwaukee Admrials IHL 82 27 34 61 34 6 1 3 4 0
OHL Totals 226 84 87 171 138 41 11 16 27 30
IHL Totals 151 48 54 102 50 13 1 8 9 6

[edit] Coaching career

DeBoer became an assistant coach for the Detroit Junior Red Wings in 1994. After one season he was promoted to the dual position of Head Coach-GM. He showed his coaching prowess winning the Matt Leyden Trophy as OHL Coach of the Year for two consecutive years in 1999 and 2000. The Plymouth Whalers, as they are now called, established them as a consistent OHL force under DeBoer. After the 2000–01 season, DeBoer and his assistant, Steve Spott, left Plymouth and joined the Kitchener Rangers in a position similar to the one they had in Plymouth. It took DeBoer two seasons to lead the Rangers to a Memorial Cup victory, something he was never able to achieve in Plymouth. DeBoer was an assistant coach for gold medal-winning Team Canada in the 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He had been rumoured to be heading for the vacant head coaching position for the Toronto Marlies in 2005, but the job was filled by Paul Maurice. DeBoer continues to be among the OHL's elite for head coaches. He was named head coach of the Florida Panthers on June 13, 2008.

[edit] Awards

  • Awarded Matt Leyden Trophy as OHL Coach of the Year (1999, 2000)

[edit] Coaching record

Team Year Regular Season Post Season
G W L T OTL Pts Finish Result
DET 1995–96 66 40 22 4 - 84 1st in Western Lost in Third Round
DET 1996–97 66 26 34 6 - 58 4th in Western Lost in First Round
PLY 1997–98 66 37 22 7 - 81 2nd in Western Lost in Third Round
PLY 1998–99 68 51 13 4 - 106 1st in West Lost in Second Round
PLY 1999–00 68 45 18 4 1 95 1st in West Lost in OHL Finals
PLY 2000–01 68 43 15 5 5 96 1st in West Lost in OHL Finals
KIT 2001–02 68 35 22 10 1 81 3rd in Midwest Lost in First Round
KIT 2002–03 68 46 14 5 3 100 1st in Midwest Won Memorial Cup
KIT 2003–04 68 34 26 6 2 76 3rd in Midwest Lost in First Round
KIT 2004–05 68 35 20 9 4 83 3rd in Midwest Lost in Third Round
KIT 2005–06 68 47 19 - 2 96 2nd in Midwest Lost in First Round
KIT 2006–07 68 47 17 - 4 98 2nd in Midwest Lost in Second Round
KIT 2007–08 68 53 11 - 4 110 1st in Midwest Won J. Ross Robertson Cup

[edit] References

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