# Jean Perron > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jean_Perron > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jean_Perron.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Perron > Source revision: 1342005562 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Canadian ice hockey coach}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2011}} {{Infobox person | name = Jean Perron | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|10|5}} | birth_place = [Saint-Isidore-d'Auckland](/source/Saint-Isidore-de-Clifton%2C_Quebec), [Quebec](/source/Quebec), [Canada](/source/Canada) | occupation = [Ice hockey](/source/Ice_hockey) [coach](/source/Coach_(ice_hockey))
Sports commentator }} '''Jean Perron''' (born October 5, 1946) is a [Canadian](/source/Canadians) [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) coach and sports commentator, best known for being the [16th head coach of the Montreal Canadiens](/source/List_of_Montreal_Canadiens_head_coaches), serving from 1985 to 1988. Perron has more recently served as the head coach for [Israel](/source/Israel)'s [men's national teams](/source/Israel_national_ice_hockey_team). ==Coaching career== Perron was born in [Saint-Isidore-d'Auckland](/source/Saint-Isidore-d'Auckland%2C_Quebec), now called Saint-Isidore-de-Clifton, Quebec.{{Cite web |title=Jean Perron - Biography |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2279954/bio/ |access-date=2023-08-14 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}} He was an assistant coach with the [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League)'s [Montreal Canadiens](/source/Montreal_Canadiens) under [Jacques Lemaire](/source/Jacques_Lemaire) for one season before being named head coach in 1985. Perron and the Canadiens won the [Stanley Cup](/source/Stanley_Cup) in his first season in charge, with rookie goaltender [Patrick Roy](/source/Patrick_Roy) winning the [Conn Smythe Trophy](/source/Conn_Smythe_Trophy) as the playoff MVP. After two more successful seasons that included a Prince of Wales Conference finals appearance and an Adams Division title, Perron resigned from the Canadiens on May 17, 1988, with team GM [Serge Savard](/source/Serge_Savard) saying Perron told him the pressures of the job were "quite difficult" for his family.{{Cite news |date=1988-05-17 |title=SPORTS PEOPLE; Perron Resigns |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/17/sports/sports-people-perron-resigns.html |access-date=2023-01-31 |issn=0362-4331}} [The next year](/source/1988%E2%80%9389_Quebec_Nordiques_season), he was hired by the [Quebec Nordiques](/source/Quebec_Nordiques) in December 1988 as a temporary midseason replacement after [Ron Lapointe](/source/Ron_Lapointe) was fired.[https://apnews.com/401729e9f5bc7e4acd3c2e3a9f73619a Canadiens 6, Nordiques 4] He also served as an assistant coach for Canada at the [1987 Canada Cup](/source/1987_Canada_Cup). In 1995, Perron became the head coach and general manager of the [International Hockey League's](/source/International_Hockey_League_(1945%E2%80%932001)) [San Francisco Spiders](/source/San_Francisco_Spiders) for their only season of existence, followed by a 50-game stint with the [Manitoba Moose](/source/Manitoba_Moose) during the 1996-97 season.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1696&dat=19860514&id=xu4aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bEcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5504,3537517 Perron recalls horror][https://books.google.com/books?id=r-QJs8u6R6EC&dq=randy+gilhen+jean+perron&pg=PT125 The Instigator: How Gary Bettman Remade the League and Changed the Game Forever][http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/hockey/way-to-go-winnipeg-perseverance-pays-122926698.html WAY TO GO, WINNIPEG Perseverance pays][https://web.archive.org/web/20130220061259/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/2010/04/when_bruce_boudreau_worked_for.html When Bruce Boudreau worked for Jean Perron][http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/historic/32179139.html Just Plain Goofy] Perron's tough, authoritarian coaching style resulted in tumultuous relationships with several of his players and staff, including a long-standing public feud with former Canadiens player [Chris Nilan](/source/Chris_Nilan). ==Post career== After his professional coaching career, Perron became a hockey analyst for different media outlets in Quebec and has appeared regularly on [TQS](/source/TQS)'s sports talk show ''110%''.[https://archive.today/20130628215651/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1152769/index.htm Party, Interrupted] His usage of strange idioms was noted in the media, once being quoted as saying, “We’re finally starting to see the train at the end of the tunnel."{{Cite web | title=Jean Perron Says the Darndest Things | url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/95386-jean-perron-says-the-darndest-things | access-date=2025-03-23 | website=bleacherreport.com}} In 2004, Perron was named the coach of the [Israel](/source/Israel)'s [Under-18](/source/Israel_men's_national_under-18_ice_hockey_team) and [senior men's national teams](/source/Israel_national_ice_hockey_team). He led both teams to new heights with Israel being promoted to Division I for one year. He left after two seasons but returned in 2011 and led the Under-18 team to an [IIHF World U-18 Division II Group B championship in 2013](/source/2013_IIHF_World_U18_Championships).[http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/recap/7750.html Israel moves up to Division IIA] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501084728/http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/recap/7750.html |date=May 1, 2013 }} ==Coaching record== ===NHL=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|Year !! colspan="6"|Regular season !! colspan="4"|Postseason |- ! G !! W !! L !! T !! Pts !!Finish !! W !! L !! Win % !! Result |- style="background:#FDE910;" ![MTL](/source/Montreal_Canadiens)||[1985–86](/source/1985%E2%80%9386_NHL_season) |80||40||33||7||87||2nd in Adams||15 || 5||{{Winning percentage|15|5}} ||'''Won [Stanley Cup](/source/1986_Stanley_Cup_Final) ([CGY](/source/Calgary_Flames))''' |- style="background:#fdd;" !MTL||[1986–87](/source/1986%E2%80%9387_NHL_season) |80||41||29||10||92||2nd in Adams||10 ||7 ||{{Winning percentage|10|7}} ||Lost in Conference finals ([PHI](/source/Philadelphia_Flyers)) |- style="background:#fdd;" !MTL||[1987–88](/source/1987%E2%80%9388_NHL_season) |80||45||22||13||103||'''1st in Adams'''||5 ||6 ||{{Winning percentage|5|6}} ||Lost in Division finals ([BOS](/source/Boston_Bruins)) |- !QUE||[1988–89](/source/1988%E2%80%9389_NHL_season) |46||16||25||5||37||5th in Adams||— || — || — ||Did not qualify |- align="centre" bgcolor="#dddddd" !MTL total!!1985–1988!!240!!126!!84!!30!!282!!1 division title !! 30 || 18 || {{Winning percentage|30|18}} || 3 playoff appearances
1 [Stanley Cup](/source/Stanley_Cup) title |- align="centre" bgcolor="#dddddd" !QUE total!!1988–1989!!46!!16!!25!!5!!37!!0 division titles !!— || — || — || — |- align="centre" bgcolor="#dddddd" !NHL totals!!1985–1989!!286!!142!!109!!35!!319!!1 division title !! 30 || 18 || {{Winning percentage|30|18}} || 3 playoff appearances
1 [Stanley Cup](/source/Stanley_Cup) title |} ===IHL=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|Year !! colspan="6"|Regular season !! colspan="1"|Postseason |- ! G !! W !! L !! OTL !! Pts !!Finish !! Result |- ![San Francisco Spiders](/source/San_Francisco_Spiders)||[1995–96](/source/1995%E2%80%9396_IHL_season) |82||40||32||10||90||3rd in South||Lost in conference quarter-finals (1-3 vs. [CHI](/source/Chicago_Wolves)) |- ![Manitoba Moose](/source/Manitoba_Moose)||[1996–97](/source/1996%E2%80%9397_IHL_season) |50||16||26||8||40||5th in Midwest||Fired during season |- align="centre" bgcolor="#dddddd" !SF totals!!1995–1996!!82!!40!!32!!8!!88!!0 division titles !! 1-3 (0.250) |- align="centre" bgcolor="#dddddd" !MB totals!!1996–1997!!50!!16!!26!!8!!40!!0 division titles !! 0-0 (0.000) |- align="centre" bgcolor="#dddddd" !IHL totals!!1995–1997!!132!!56!!58!!16!!128!!0 division titles !! 1-3 (0.250) |} ==References== {{reflist}} == External links == *{{Ice hockey stats}} *[http://ourhistory.canadiens.com/coach/Jean-Perron Montreal Canadiens profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120912013720/http://ourhistory.canadiens.com/coach/Jean-Perron |date=September 12, 2012 }} {{s-start}} {{s-sports}} {{succession box | before = [Jacques Lemaire](/source/Jacques_Lemaire) | title = [Head coach of the Montreal Canadiens](/source/List_of_Montreal_Canadiens_head_coaches) | years = [1985](/source/1985%E2%80%9386_NHL_season)–[88](/source/1987%E2%80%9388_NHL_season) | after = [Pat Burns](/source/Pat_Burns) }} {{succession box | before = [Ron Lapointe](/source/Ron_Lapointe) | title = [Head coach of the Quebec Nordiques](/source/List_of_Quebec_Nordiques_head_coaches) | years = [1989](/source/1988%E2%80%9389_NHL_season) | after= [Michel Bergeron](/source/Michel_Bergeron_(hockey_coach)) }} {{succession box | before = [Frank Serratore](/source/Frank_Serratore)
([Minnesota Moose](/source/Minnesota_Moose)) | title = [Head coach of the Manitoba Moose](/source/Manitoba_Moose) | years = 1994–1996 | after= [Randy Carlyle](/source/Randy_Carlyle) }} {{s-end}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Perron, Jean}} Category:1946 births Category:Living people Category:Canadian ice hockey coaches Category:International Hockey League (1945–2001) head coaches Category:Israel men's national ice hockey team coaches Category:Manitoba Moose coaches Category:Montreal Canadiens coaches Category:National Hockey League broadcasters Category:People from Estrie Category:Quebec Nordiques announcers Category:Quebec Nordiques coaches Category:Stanley Cup champions Category:Stanley Cup championship–winning head coaches --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jean Perron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Perron) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Perron?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.