# Doug Carpenter
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{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player and coach}}
{{For|the British rower|Doug Carpenter (rower)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2011}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Doug Carpenter
| image = DougCarpenter.png
| image_size =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1942|7|1}}
| birth_place = [Cornwall, Ontario](/source/Cornwall%2C_Ontario), Canada
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 190
| played_for =
|coached_for=[New Jersey Devils](/source/New_Jersey_Devils)
[Toronto Maple Leafs](/source/Toronto_Maple_Leafs)
| career_start_coach = 1974
| career_end_coach = 1993
}}
'''Doug Carpenter''' (born July 1, 1942, in [Cornwall, Ontario](/source/Cornwall%2C_Ontario)) is a former head coach in the [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League), the [Quebec Major Junior Hockey League](/source/Quebec_Major_Junior_Hockey_League), the [International Hockey League](/source/International_Hockey_League_(1945%E2%80%932001)) and the [American Hockey League](/source/American_Hockey_League), and is a former hockey player in the [Eastern Hockey League](/source/Eastern_Hockey_League) and the [International Hockey League](/source/International_Hockey_League_(1945%E2%80%932001)).
As a player from 1964–1974, he played for the [Greensboro Generals](/source/Greensboro_Generals_(1959%E2%80%931977)) and [Roanoke Valley Rebels](/source/Roanoke_Valley_Rebels) in the EHL and for the [Flint Generals](/source/Flint_Generals) in the IHL. He became a head coach for the [Flint Generals](/source/Flint_Generals) in 1974, where he coached until 1978. He then became head coach of the [Cornwall Royals](/source/Cornwall_Royals) of the QMJHL for the 1979-80 season. Following stints with the [New Brunswick Hawks](/source/New_Brunswick_Hawks) and [St. Catharines Saints](/source/St._Catharines_Saints) of the AHL, he landed his first NHL head coach position with the [New Jersey Devils](/source/New_Jersey_Devils). Later he coached the [Toronto Maple Leafs](/source/Toronto_Maple_Leafs). Also, in the AHL he coached the [Halifax Citadels](/source/Halifax_Citadels) twice, and the [New Haven Nighthawks](/source/New_Haven_Nighthawks). He ended his coaching career in 1993.
Carpenter consulted in the programming of the game ''[Wayne Gretzky Hockey 2](/source/Wayne_Gretzky_Hockey_2)''.[{{cite web|first=Mark|last=Heschmeyer|url=https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&u=wikipedia&id=GALE%7CA10457961&v=2.1&it=r&sid=bookmark-GPS&asid=69628857|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823225217/https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&u=wikipedia&id=GALE%7CA10457961&v=2.1&it=r&sid=bookmark-GPS&asid=69628857|title=Rockville firm scores with Gretkzy game: computer hockey game so realistic coaches say they get tips from it|website=[Washington Business Journal](/source/Washington_Business_Journal)|archivedate=August 23, 2024|date=February 25, 1991|accessdate=March 17, 2025|via=[Gale Research](/source/Gale_Research)|url-status=live}}]
==Coaching record==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|Year !! colspan="7"|[Regular season](/source/Regular_season) !! colspan="4"|[Postseason](/source/Playoffs)
|-
! G !! W !! L !! T !! OTL !! Pts !! Finish !! W !! L !! Win % !! Result
|-
||[1984–85](/source/1984%E2%80%9385_NHL_season)
|80||22||48||10||-||54||5th in Patrick||— || — || — || Missed playoffs
|-
!NJD||[1985–86](/source/1985%E2%80%9386_NHL_season)
|80||28||49||3||-||59||6th in Patrick||— || — || — || Missed playoffs
|-
!NJD||[1986–87](/source/1986%E2%80%9387_NHL_season)
|80||29||45||6||-||64||6th in Patrick||— || — || — || Missed playoffs
|-
!NJD||[1987–88](/source/1987%E2%80%9388_NHL_season)
|50||21||24||5||-||47||(fired)||— || — || — || Missed playoffs
|- style="background:#fdd;"
||[1989–90](/source/1989%E2%80%9390_NHL_season)
|80||38||38||4||-||80||3rd in Norris|| 1 || 4 || .200 ||Lost in division semifinals ([STL](/source/St._Louis_Blues))
|-
!TOR||[1990–91](/source/1990%E2%80%9391_NHL_season)
|11||1||9||1||-||3||(fired) ||— || — || — || Missed playoffs
|-
! colspan="2"|NJD Total ||290||100||166||24||-||224||||— ||— ||— ||—
|-
! colspan="2"|TOR Total ||91||39||47||5||-||83||||1 ||4 ||.200 ||
|-
! colspan="2"|Total ||381||139||213||29||-||307||||1 ||4 ||.200 ||
|}
==References==
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==External links==
*{{Ice hockey stats}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061111065521/http://www.gonduin.com/ptg/profile.php?coachID=47 Coaching profile at Pulling the Goalie]
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{{succession box | before = [George Armstrong](/source/George_Armstrong_(ice_hockey)) | title = [Head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs](/source/List_of_Toronto_Maple_Leafs_head_coaches) | years = 1989–91 | after = [Tom Watt](/source/Tom_Watt_(ice_hockey)) }}
{{succession box | before = [Tom McVie](/source/Tom_McVie) | title = [Head coach of the New Jersey Devils](/source/List_of_New_Jersey_Devils_head_coaches) | years = 1984–88| after = [Jim Schoenfeld](/source/Jim_Schoenfeld) }}
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Category:1942 births
Category:Canada men's national ice hockey team coaches
Category:Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Category:Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) coaches
Category:Flint Generals players
Category:Greensboro Generals (EHL) players
Category:Living people
Category:Montreal Junior Canadiens players
Category:New Brunswick Hawks
Category:New Jersey Devils coaches
Category:People from Cornwall, Ontario
Category:Roanoke Valley Rebels (EHL) players
Category:Toronto Maple Leafs coaches
Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen
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