# Marc Habscheid

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{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player and coach}}
{{BLP sources|date=February 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player 
| image = Marc Habscheid.JPG
| image_size = 230px
| played_for = [Edmonton Oilers](/source/Edmonton_Oilers)<br>[Minnesota North Stars](/source/Minnesota_North_Stars)<br>[Detroit Red Wings](/source/Detroit_Red_Wings)<br>[Calgary Flames](/source/Calgary_Flames)
| position = [Right wing](/source/Winger_(ice_hockey))/[Centre](/source/Centre_(ice_hockey))
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 185
| shoots = Right
| ntl_team = CAN
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|3|1|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [Wymark](/source/Wymark%2C_Saskatchewan), [Saskatchewan](/source/Saskatchewan), Canada
| draft = 113th overall
| draft_year = 1981
| draft_team = [Edmonton Oilers](/source/Edmonton_Oilers)
| career_start = 1982
| career_end = 1996
}}

'''Marc Joseph Habscheid''' (born March 1, 1963) is a former [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League) player and the current head coach of the [Red Deer Rebels](/source/Red_Deer_Rebels) of the [Western Hockey League](/source/Western_Hockey_League).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gillard |first1=Troy |title=Rebels hire two-time league champion Marc Habscheid as Head Coach |url=https://chl.ca/whl-rebels/article/rebels-hire-two-time-league-champion-marc-habscheid-as-head-coach/ |website=chl.ca |access-date=18 October 2025}}</ref> He was drafted in the sixth round, 113th Overall in the [1981 NHL entry draft](/source/1981_NHL_entry_draft) by the [Edmonton Oilers](/source/Edmonton_Oilers). He played 345 games in the NHL over parts of 10 seasons, amassing 72 goals and 163 points.

== Playing career ==
Born in [Wymark](/source/Wymark), [Saskatchewan](/source/Saskatchewan), Habscheid's parents were both born in [Luxembourg](/source/Luxembourg) before moving to Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/recap/6598.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=955&cHash=1fa5faa2b2|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126071033/http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/recap/6598.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=955&cHash=1fa5faa2b2|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 26, 2013|title=Small nation challenges|last=Merk|first=Martin|date=April 9, 2012|publisher=IIHF.com|accessdate=April 9, 2012}}</ref> Habscheid played three seasons with the [Western Hockey League](/source/Western_Hockey_League)'s [Saskatoon Blades](/source/Saskatoon_Blades) before turning pro. This included the 1981–82 campaign where Habscheid had 151 points, second only to [Bruce Eakin](/source/Bruce_Eakin) in team scoring. He also played in the 1982 [World Junior Hockey Championship](/source/World_Junior_Hockey_Championship), leading Canada to its first ever gold medal at the tournament. That season he played 7 games with the Oilers, scoring 4 points. He played 4 more seasons with the Oilers, before he was suspended by the team for refusing to report to the [AHL](/source/American_Hockey_League)'s [Nova Scotia Voyageurs](/source/Nova_Scotia_Voyageurs) and subsequently dealt to [Minnesota](/source/Minnesota_North_Stars) in December 1985. Habscheid played 7 more NHL seasons with Minnesota, [Detroit](/source/Detroit_Red_Wings), and [Calgary](/source/Calgary_Flames). He also represented [Canada](/source/Canada_men's_national_ice_hockey_team) internationally twice, at the [1988 Winter Olympics](/source/1988_Winter_Olympics) and the 1992 [World Championships](/source/World_Hockey_Championship). Habscheid went on to play 5 more seasons of hockey (2 in [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland), 2 with the [IHL](/source/International_Hockey_League_(1945%E2%80%932001))'s [Las Vegas Thunder](/source/Las_Vegas_Thunder), and one final season in 1995–96 with the [DEL](/source/Deutsche_Eishockey_Liga)'s [Augsburger Panther](/source/Augsburger_Panther)). He retired officially in 1996.

== Coaching career ==
Habscheid got his start in coaching in the [Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League](/source/Saskatchewan_Junior_Hockey_League) with the [Melfort Mustangs](/source/Melfort_Mustangs). He then moved on to coach the [Kamloops Blazers](/source/Kamloops_Blazers) of the [WHL](/source/Western_Hockey_League). On November 29, 1999, he was named head coach of the [Kelowna Rockets](/source/Kelowna_Rockets). Habscheid achieved great success with the Rockets. He won the [Ed Chynoweth Cup](/source/Ed_Chynoweth_Cup) in 2003 and a [Memorial Cup](/source/Memorial_Cup) in 2004. He was also named the CHL Coach of the Year in 2003.
Habscheid was also head coach of the 2003 Canadian World Junior team, becoming the first player to represent Canada at the tournament as both a player and coach. He was subsequently named [head coach](/source/head_coach) for all international tournaments on July 29, 2005. He won a gold medal at the World Championships in [2004](/source/2004_Men's_World_Ice_Hockey_Championships) and silver in [2005](/source/2005_Men's_World_Ice_Hockey_Championships). As well, Habscheid served as an assistant coach for Canada at the [2006 Turin Olympics](/source/2006_Winter_Olympics). Habscheid also spent one season as an associate coach with the [Boston Bruins](/source/Boston_Bruins). On June 3, 2009, Habschied was named as head coach and general manager of the [Chilliwack Bruins](/source/Chilliwack_Bruins), a major junior team in the [Western Hockey League](/source/Western_Hockey_League) which has since moved to Victoria, British Columbia to become the [Royals](/source/Victoria_Royals). On November 4, 2014, Habscheid returned to the WHL coaching ranks when he accepted the [Prince Albert Raiders](/source/Prince_Albert_Raiders) head coaching position.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/marc-habscheid-named-new-coach-of-prince-albert-raiders-1.2823899|title=Marc Habscheid named new coach of Prince Albert Raiders|last=Pilon|first=Ryan|date=November 4, 2014|publisher=cbc.ca|accessdate=November 5, 2014}}</ref>

== Career statistics ==

=== Regular season and playoffs ===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" 
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | 
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | 
! colspan="5" | [Regular season](/source/Regular_season) 
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | 
! colspan="5" | [Playoffs](/source/Playoffs) 
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" 
! [Season](/source/Season_(sports)) 
! Team 
! League 
! GP 
! [G](/source/Goal_(ice_hockey)) 
! [A](/source/Assist_(ice_hockey)) 
! [Pts](/source/Point_(ice_hockey)) 
! [PIM](/source/Penalty_(ice_hockey)) 
! GP
! G 
! A 
! Pts 
! PIM 
|-
| 1979–80
| [Saskatoon J's](/source/Saskatoon_J's)
| [SJHL](/source/Saskatchewan_Junior_Hockey_League)
| 59
| 32
| 53
| 85
| 51
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1979–80](/source/1979%E2%80%9380_WHL_season)
| [Saskatoon Blades](/source/Saskatoon_Blades)
| [WHL](/source/Western_Hockey_League)
| 15
| 2
| 3
| 5
| 2
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-  
| [1980–81](/source/1980%E2%80%9381_WHL_season)
| Saskatoon Blades
| WHL
| 72
| 34
| 63
| 97
| 50
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 
| [1981–82](/source/1981%E2%80%9382_NHL_season)
| [Edmonton Oilers](/source/Edmonton_Oilers)
| [NHL](/source/National_Hockey_League)
| 7
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 2
| —
| —
| —
| —
| — 
|-  
| [1981–82](/source/1981%E2%80%9382_WHL_season)
| Saskatoon Blades
| WHL
| 55
| 64
| 87
| 151
| 74
| 5
| 3
| 4
| 7
| 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1981–82](/source/1981%E2%80%9382_CHL_season)
| [Wichita Wind](/source/Wichita_Wind)
| [CHL](/source/Central_Hockey_League_(1963%E2%80%931984))
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|-  
| [1982–83](/source/1982%E2%80%9383_WHL_season)
| [Kamloops Junior Oilers](/source/Kamloops_Junior_Oilers)
| WHL
| 6
| 7
| 16
| 23
| 8
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1982–83](/source/1982%E2%80%9383_NHL_season)
| Edmonton Oilers
| NHL
| 32
| 3
| 10
| 13
| 14
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-  
| [1983–84](/source/1983%E2%80%9384_NHL_season)
| Edmonton Oilers
| NHL
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 6
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1983–84](/source/1983%E2%80%9384_AHL_season)
| [Moncton Alpines](/source/Moncton_Golden_Flames)
| [AHL](/source/American_Hockey_League)
| 71
| 19
| 37
| 56
| 32
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-  
| [1984–85](/source/1984%E2%80%9385_NHL_season)
| Edmonton Oilers
| NHL
| 26
| 5
| 3
| 8
| 4
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1984–85](/source/1984%E2%80%9385_AHL_season)
| [Nova Scotia Oilers](/source/Nova_Scotia_Oilers)
| AHL
| 48
| 29
| 29
| 58
| 65
| 6
| 4
| 3
| 7
| 9
|-  
| [1985–86](/source/1985%E2%80%9386_AHL_season)
| [Springfield Indians](/source/Springfield_Indians)
| AHL
| 41
| 18
| 32
| 50
| 21
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1985–86](/source/1985%E2%80%9386_NHL_season)
| [Minnesota North Stars](/source/Minnesota_North_Stars)
| NHL
| 6
| 2
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|-  
| 1986–87
| [Canadian National Team](/source/Canada_national_men's_ice_hockey_team)
| Intl
| 51
| 29
| 32
| 61
| 70
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1986–87](/source/1986%E2%80%9387_NHL_season)
| Minnesota North Stars
| NHL
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 2
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-  
| 1987–88
| Canadian National Team
| Intl
| 69
| 24
| 37
| 61
| 48
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1987–88](/source/1987%E2%80%9388_NHL_season)
| Minnesota North Stars
| NHL
| 16
| 4
| 11
| 15
| 6
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-  
| [1988–89](/source/1988%E2%80%9389_NHL_season)
| Minnesota North Stars
| NHL
| 76
| 23
| 31
| 54
| 40
| 5
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 13
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1989–90](/source/1989%E2%80%9390_NHL_season)
| [Detroit Red Wings](/source/Detroit_Red_Wings)
| NHL
| 66
| 15
| 11
| 26
| 33
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-  
| [1990–91](/source/1990%E2%80%9391_NHL_season)
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 46
| 9
| 8
| 17
| 22
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1991–92](/source/1991%E2%80%9392_NHL_season)
| [Calgary Flames](/source/Calgary_Flames)
| NHL
| 46
| 7
| 11
| 18
| 42
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-  
| 1992–93
| Canadian National Team
| Intl
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 11
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1992–93](/source/1992%E2%80%9393_Nationalliga_A_season)
| [SC Bern](/source/SC_Bern)
| [NDA](/source/National_League_A)
| 36
| 19
| 23
| 42
| 70
| 5
| 1
| 4
| 5
| 6
|-  
| [1993–94](/source/1993%E2%80%9394_IHL_season)
| [Las Vegas Thunder](/source/Las_Vegas_Thunder)
| [IHL](/source/International_Hockey_League_(1945%E2%80%932001))
| 59
| 14
| 40
| 54
| 49
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 15
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1994–95](/source/1994%E2%80%9395_Nationalliga_A_season)
| [EV Zug](/source/EV_Zug)
| NDA
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-  
| [1994–95](/source/1994%E2%80%9395_IHL_season)
| Las Vegas Thunder
| IHL
| 43
| 11
| 25
| 36
| 38
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1995–96](/source/1995%E2%80%9396_DEL_season)
| [Augsburger Panther](/source/Augsburger_Panther)
| [DEL](/source/Deutsche_Eishockey_Liga)
| 48
| 14
| 32
| 46
| 73
| 7
| 4
| 5
| 9
| 4
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 345
! 72
! 91
! 163
! 171
! 12
! 1
! 3
! 4
! 13
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | AHL totals
! 160
! 66
! 98
! 164
! 118
! 6
! 4
! 3
! 7
! 9
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | IHL totals
! 102
! 25
! 65
! 90
! 87
! 5
! 1
! 1
! 2
! 15
|}

===International===
{{MedalTableTop|}}
{{MedalCountry | {{ih|CAN}} }}
{{MedalSport | [Ice hockey](/source/Ice_hockey) }}
{{MedalCompetition | [World Junior Championships](/source/World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships)}}
{{MedalGold |[1982 Minnesota](/source/1982_World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships) |}}
{{MedalBottom}}
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em"
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Team
! Event
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | 
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|-
| [1982](/source/1982_World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships) 
| [Canada](/source/Canada_men's_national_junior_ice_hockey_team)
| [WJC](/source/World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships) 
| 7 
| 6 
| 6 
| 12 
| 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1988](/source/Ice_hockey_at_the_1988_Winter_Olympics)
| [Canada](/source/Canada_men's_national_ice_hockey_team)
| [OG](/source/Ice_hockey_at_the_Olympic_Games)
| 8 
| 5 
| 3 
| 8 
| 6 
|-  
| [1992](/source/1992_Men's_World_Ice_Hockey_Championships)
| Canada
| [WC](/source/World_Ice_Hockey_Championships) 
| 6 
| 0 
| 0 
| 0 
| 4 
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" 
! colspan="3" | Junior totals 
! 7 
! 6 
! 6 
! 12 
! 2
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" 
! colspan="3" | Senior totals 
! 14 
! 5 
! 3 
! 8 
! 10 
|}

== Coaching record ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|Year !! rowspan="2"|League !! colspan="7"|Regular Season !! colspan="1"|Post Season
|-
! G !! W !! L !! T !! OTL !! Pts !!Finish !! Result
|-
![KAM](/source/Kamloops_Blazers)||[1997–98](/source/1997%E2%80%9398_WHL_season) || [WHL](/source/Western_Hockey_League) 
|72||37||32||3||-||77||4th in West||Lost in First round ([PG](/source/Prince_George_Cougars))
|- 
!KAM||[1998–99](/source/1998%E2%80%9399_WHL_season) || WHL
|72||48||11||13||-||109||1st in West||Lost [President's Cup](/source/Ed_Chynoweth_Cup) ([CGY](/source/Calgary_Hitmen))
|-
! colspan="2"|KAM Totals !!!!144!!85!!43!!16!!-!!186!!!!
|- 
![KEL](/source/Kelowna_Rockets)||[1999–2000](/source/1999%E2%80%932000_WHL_season) || WHL
|29||10||15||2||2||24||5th in West||Lost in First round ([PG](/source/Prince_George_Cougars))
|- 
!KEL||[2000–01](/source/2000%E2%80%9301_WHL_season) || WHL
|72||37||23||7||5||86||1st in West||Lost in First round ([SEA](/source/Seattle_Thunderbirds))
|- 
!KEL||[2001–02](/source/2001%E2%80%9302_WHL_season) || WHL
|72||31||26||10||5||77||4th in B.C.||Lost in Third round ([KOO](/source/Kootenay_Ice))
|-
!KEL||[2002–03](/source/2002%E2%80%9303_WHL_season) || WHL 
|72||51||14||6||1||109||1st in B.C.||'''''Won [President's Cup](/source/Ed_Chynoweth_Cup)''''' ([RD](/source/Red_Deer_Rebels))
|-
!KEL||[2003–04](/source/2003%E2%80%9304_WHL_season) || WHL
|72||47||21||4||0||98||1st in B.C.||Lost in Third round ([EVT](/source/Everett_Silvertips))<br> '''Won [Memorial Cup](/source/Memorial_Cup)''' ([GAT](/source/Gatineau_Olympiques))
|- 
! colspan="2"|KEL Totals !!!!317!!176!!99!!29!!13!!394!!!!
|-
![CHK](/source/Chilliwack_Bruins)||[2009–10](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_WHL_season) || WHL
|72||32||33||2||5||71||4th in B.C.||Lost in First round ([TC](/source/Tri-City_Americans))
|-
!CHK||[2010–11](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_WHL_season) ||WHL
|72||33||31||4||4||74||4th in B.C.||Lost in First round ([SPO](/source/Spokane_Chiefs))
|-
![VIC](/source/Victoria_Royals)||[2011–12](/source/2011%E2%80%9312_WHL_season) ||WHL
|72||24||41||3||4||55||4th in B.C.||Lost in First round ([KAM](/source/Kamloops_Blazers))
|- 
! colspan="2"|CHK/VIC Totals !!!!216!!89!!105!!9!!13!!200!!!!
|-
![PA](/source/Prince_Albert_Raiders)||[2014–15](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_WHL_season) ||WHL
|56||24||28||2||2||(50)||4th in East||Missed playoffs
|-
!PA||[2015–16](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_WHL_season) ||WHL
|72||38||26||7||1||84||2nd in East||Lost in First round ([MJ](/source/Moose_Jaw_Warriors))
|- 
!PA||[2016–17](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_WHL_season) ||WHL
|72||21||44||5||2||77||6th in East||Missed playoffs
|-
!PA||[2017–18](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_WHL_season) ||WHL
|72||32||27||9||4||49||5th in East||Lost in First round ([MJ](/source/Moose_Jaw_Warriors))
|-
!PA||[2018–19](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_WHL_season) ||WHL
|68||54||10||2||2||112||1st in East||'''''Won [Ed Chynoweth Cup](/source/Ed_Chynoweth_Cup)''''' ([VAN](/source/Vancouver_Giants))
|-
!PA||[2019–20](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_WHL_season) || WHL
|64||36||18||6||4||82||1st in East||''Season cancelled due to [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic)''
|-
!PA||[2020–21](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_WHL_season) || WHL
|24||9||11||3||1||22|| no standings{{efn|name=2020-21}}||no playoffs{{efn|name=2020-21|The [2020–21 WHL regular season](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_WHL_season) was shortened, started late, then was cancelled early, and no playoffs were held, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Prince Albert Raiders were in a mathematical position to finish anywhere from 4th to 7th in the East Division when the season was cancelled.}}
|-
!PA||[2021–22](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_WHL_season) || WHL
|68||28||35||4||1||61||5th in East||Lost in First round ([WPG](/source/Winnipeg_Ice))
|- 
! colspan="2"|PA Totals !!!!496!!249!!199!!38!!17!!537!!!!
|-
! colspan="2"|WHL totals !!!!1173!!592!!446!!64!!43!!1317!!!!
|}

== Awards ==
* WHL Second All-Star Team – 1982

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{icehockeystats|legends=10589}}

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