{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1970)}} {{for|the American gospel musician and pastor|Travis Greene}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox ice hockey biography | image = TravisGreen.jpg | image_size = 230px | caption = Green in 2010 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|12|20}} | birth_place = Creston, British Columbia, Canada | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = 200 | position = Centre | shoots = Right | played_for = New York Islanders<br />Anaheim Ducks<br />Phoenix Coyotes<br />Toronto Maple Leafs<br />Boston Bruins<br />EV Zug | league_coach = NHL | team_coach = Ottawa Senators | coached_for = Vancouver Canucks<br />New Jersey Devils | ntl_team = CAN | draft = 23rd overall | draft_year = 1989 | draft_team = New York Islanders | career_start = 1990 | career_end = 2008 | career_start_coach = 2008 | career_end_coach = }} '''Travis Vernon Green''' (born December 20, 1970) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player who is the head coach for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). Green formerly served as head coach for the Vancouver Canucks and New Jersey Devils of the NHL, as well as the American Hockey League's Utica Comets, Vancouver's former minor league affiliate. Drafted 23rd overall in 1989, Green played for five different NHL teams in his 14-year career.

==Playing career== Green started with the Spokane Chiefs in the Western Hockey League (WHL), playing with them from 1986 to 1989. In the middle of the 1989–90 season, he was traded to the Medicine Hat Tigers, where he completed his junior career. While with the Chiefs, he scored 137 goals and 165 assists for a total of 302 points. He added 15 goals, 24 assists, and 39 points with the Tigers.

Green was drafted 23rd overall by the New York Islanders in the 1989 NHL entry draft. Green played 857 career games, scoring 182 goals and 249 assists for 431 points. His best season statistically was the 1995–96 season, when he scored 25 goals and 45 assists for 70 points in only 69 games. On June 30, 2006, the final year of his contract with the Boston Bruins was bought out. On August 10, 2006, he was signed by the Anaheim Ducks, the team he had previously played for from 1998 to 1999. However, he played only seven games in his return to the Ducks, before being claimed on waivers by another former team, the Toronto Maple Leafs, in January 2007.

Green was a member of Team Canada at the 2007 Spengler Cup.<ref name=observer/>

==Coaching career== thumb|right|alt=Green at Vancouver Canucks training camp in 2015.|Green at Vancouver Canucks training camp in 2015. After finishing his playing career, Green was hired by the Portland Winterhawks as an assistant coach and assistant general manager in 2008.<ref name=observer>{{cite web|url=http://www.uticaod.com/latestnews/x1651962408/Travis-Green-named-head-coach-of-Utica-Comets|title=NHL veteran Travis Green named coach of Utica Comets|date=2013-07-11|access-date=2013-07-22|work=Observer-Dispatch|first=John|last=Pitarresi|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130802231105/http://www.uticaod.com/latestnews/x1651962408/Travis-Green-named-head-coach-of-Utica-Comets|archive-date=2013-08-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.winterhawks.com/page/travis-green|title=Travis Green Assistant General Manager/Assistant Coach|access-date=2013-07-22|publisher=Portland Winterhawks|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425075132/http://winterhawks.com/page/travis-green|archive-date=2013-04-25}}</ref> Midway through the 2012–13 season, head coach and general manager Mike Johnston was suspended by the WHL for player-benefit violations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/story/whl-portland-winterhawks-player-benefit-violations-coach-gm-mike-johnston-suspended-team-fined-player-112812|title=Winterhawks punished for violations|date=2012-11-28|access-date=2013-07-22|work=Fox Sports}}</ref> Green took over as interim head coach, finishing with a 37–8–0–2 record in the final 47 games.<ref name=leaving/> In the playoffs, Portland advanced to the final, where they defeated the Edmonton Oil Kings in six games to win the Ed Chynoweth Cup as WHL champions and secure a berth in the Memorial Cup tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/may/12/winterhawks-win-whl-championship/|title=Winterhawks win WHL championship|date=2013-05-12|access-date=2013-07-22|work=The Columbian}}</ref> In the tournament, Portland lost in the final to the Halifax Mooseheads.<ref name=observer/>

In the 2013 off-season, Green was hired as the head coach of the American Hockey League's (AHL) Utica Comets, the top minor league affiliate of the National Hockey League's (NHL) Vancouver Canucks.<ref name=leaving>{{cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/hawks/index.ssf/2013/07/travis_green_leaving_winterhaw.html|title=Travis Green leaving Winterhawks to become coach of AHL's Utica Comets|date=2013-07-11|access-date=2013-07-12|work=The Oregonian}}</ref> In the 2014–15 season, he led them to the Calder Cup finals where they lost in five games to the Manchester Monarchs. On April 26, 2017, he was named head coach of the Vancouver Canucks.<ref name="Canucks head coach">{{cite web|title=Travis Green named Canucks head coach|url=https://www.nhl.com/canucks/news/travis-green-named-canucks-head-coach/c-289096110|website=NHL.com|access-date=April 26, 2017|date=April 26, 2017}}</ref> On December 5, 2021, Green was fired as the head coach of the Canucks along with general manager Jim Benning after leading the team to an 8–15–2 record.<ref>{{cite web |title=Canucks Make Significant Leadership & Coaching Changes |url=https://www.nhl.com/canucks/news/canucks-make-significant-leadership--coaching-changes/c-328692382 |website=NHL.com |access-date=December 6, 2021 |date=December 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Shilton |first1=Kristen |title=Lowly Vancouver Canucks hire Bruce Boudreau to replace Travis Green as coach amid major management shake-up |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/32800352/last-place-vancouver-canucks-make-coaching-change-hire-bruce-boudreau-replace-travis-green-source-says |website=ESPN.com |access-date=December 6, 2021 |date=December 5, 2021}}</ref>

In December 2022, Green coached Canada at the 2022 Spengler Cup. This appearance marked Green's international coaching debut.<ref>{{cite web |title=Former Canucks head coach Travis Green to lead Canada at Spengler Cup |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/article/former-canucks-head-coach-travis-green-to-lead-canada-at-spengler-cup/ |access-date=January 1, 2026 | work=Sportsnet |date=December 15, 2022}}</ref>

On June 22, 2023, the New Jersey Devils hired Green as associate coach in head coach Lindy Ruff's staff.<ref>{{cite web |title=Travis Green Named Devils Associate Coach |url=https://www.nhl.com/devils/news/travis-green-named-devils-associate-coach--release/c-344967110 |website=NHL.com |access-date=June 22, 2023 |date=June 22, 2023}}</ref> He was named the team's interim head coach after Ruff was fired on March 4, 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Travis Green Named Devils Interim Head Coach |url=https://www.nhl.com/devils/news/green-release |website=NHL.com |access-date=March 4, 2024 |date=March 4, 2024}}</ref>

On May 7, 2024, Green was named head coach of the Ottawa Senators.<ref>{{cite web |title=Got Our Guy |url=https://www.nhl.com/senators/news/travis-green-named-senators-head-coach |website=Ottawa Senators |access-date=May 7, 2024 |date=May 7, 2024}}</ref> On April 8, 2025, with four games left in the 2024–25 regular season, Green and the Senators clinched their first playoff berth in eight years. Despite losing 5–2 to the Columbus Blue Jackets, they clinched due to the Montreal Canadiens defeating the Detroit Red Wings.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ottawa Senators clinch playoff spot for first time since 2017. Tickets to go on sale next week |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/ottawa-senators-clinch-playoff-spot-for-first-time-since-2017-tickets-to-go-on-sale-next-week/ |website=CTV News |access-date=April 9, 2025 |date=April 9, 2025}}</ref>

==Personal life== Green was born in Creston, British Columbia. The family moved to Castlegar, British Columbia when Travis was one year old. He lived there until he moved away to play junior hockey. He still considers it home and returns there in summers.<ref name="sens-podcast">{{cite video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBK8e_6BhDY |title=Absolute Non-Sens: Travis Green |author=Ottawa Senators |website=youtube.com |accessdate=November 18, 2025}}</ref>

Green and his wife have one daughter and two sons.<ref name="Canucks head coach"/> One of his sons was diagnosed with autism when he was two years old.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/Po7MfCwuCeU Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20201002025116/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po7MfCwuCeU Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po7MfCwuCeU| title = Canucks Autism Network {{!}} Travis Green's Story | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Green has the vision deficiency where he cannot differentiate red from green.<ref name="sens-podcast"/>

==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 ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 1986–87 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 64 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1987–88 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 72 | 33 | 53 | 86 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 13 |- | 1988–89 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 72 | 51 | 51 | 102 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1989–90 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 50 | 45 | 44 | 89 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 1989–90 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 25 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1990–91 | Capital District Islanders | AHL | 73 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 1991–92 | Capital District Islanders | AHL | 71 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 21 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1992–93 | Capital District Islanders | AHL | 20 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 1992–93 | New York Islanders | NHL | 61 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1993–94 | New York Islanders | NHL | 83 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |- | 1994–95 | New York Islanders | NHL | 42 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1995–96 | New York Islanders | NHL | 69 | 25 | 45 | 70 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 1996–97 | New York Islanders | NHL | 79 | 23 | 41 | 64 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1997–98 | New York Islanders | NHL | 54 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 1997–98 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 22 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1998–99 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 79 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 81 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |- | 1999–00 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 78 | 25 | 21 | 46 | 45 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2000–01 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 69 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2001–02 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 82 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 61 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 34 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2002–03 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 75 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 67 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |- | 2003–04 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 64 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 67 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2005–06 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 82 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2006–07 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2006–07 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2007–08 | EV Zug | NLA | 29 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 126 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 970 ! 193 ! 262 ! 455 ! 764 ! 56 ! 10 ! 11 ! 21 ! 60 |}

===International=== {{MedalTableTop|name=}} {{MedalSport|Men's ice hockey}} {{MedalCountry|{{ih|CAN}}}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalGold|1997 Helsinki|}} {{MedalSilver|1996 Vienna|}} {{MedalCompetition|Spengler Cup}} {{MedalGold|2007 Davos|}} {{MedalBottom}} {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 1996 | Canada | WC | {{silver2}} | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1997 | Canada | WC | {{gold1}} | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 |- | 1998 | Canada | WC | 6th | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="4" | Senior totals ! 25 ! 8 ! 12 ! 20 ! 22 |}

==Head coaching record== <!--PLEASE DO NOT UPDATE STATISTICS MID-SEASON, AS IT CREATES MORE PROBLEMS THAN IT SOLVES, AND WIKIPEDIA'S PURPOSE IS NOT TO PROVIDE UP-TO-THE-MINUTE STATISTICS. PLEASE SAVE THE UPDATING OF STATISTICS UNTIL THE END OF THE REGULAR SEASON AND/OR PLAYOFFS. UPDATED STATISTICS WILL BE REVERTED.-->

===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 !! OTL !! Pts !! Finish !! W !! L !! Win % !! Result |- ! VAN !! 2017–18 | 82 || 31 || 40 || 11 || 73 || 7th in Pacific || — || — || — || Missed playoffs |- ! VAN !! 2018–19 | 82 || 35 || 36 || 11 || 81 || 5th in Pacific || — || — || — || Missed playoffs |- style="background:#fdd;" ! VAN !! 2019–20 | 69 || 36 || 27 || 6 || 78 || 3rd in Pacific || 10 || 7 || {{winpct|10|7}} || Lost in second round (VGK) |- ! VAN !! 2020–21 | 56 || 23 || 29 || 4 || 50 || 7th in North || — || — || — || Missed playoffs |- ! VAN !! 2021–22 | 25 || 8 || 15 || 2 || (18) || (fired) || — || — || — || — |- ! colspan="2" |VAN total || 314 || 133 || 147 || 34 || &nbsp; || &nbsp; || 10 || 7 || {{winpct|10|7}} || 1 playoff appearance |- ! NJD !! 2023–24 | 21 || 8 || 12 || 1 || (17) || 7th in Metropolitan || — || — || — || Missed playoffs |- ! colspan="2" |NJD total || 21 || 8 || 12 || 1 || &nbsp; || &nbsp; || — || — || — || &nbsp; |- style="background:#fdd;" ! OTT !! 2024–25 | 82 || 45 || 30 || 7 || 97 || 4th in Atlantic || 2 || 4 || {{winpct|2|4}} || Lost in first round (TOR) |- style="background:#fdd;" ! OTT !! 2025–26 | 82 || 44 || 27 || 11 || 99 || 5th in Atlantic || 0 || 4 || {{winpct|0|4}} || Lost in first round (CAR) |- ! colspan="2"|OTT total !! 164 !! 89 !! 57 !! 18 !! &nbsp; !! &nbsp; !! 2 !! 8 !! {{winpct|2|8}} !! 2 playoff appearances |- ! colspan="2"|Total !! 499 !! 230 !! 216 !! 53 !! &nbsp; !! &nbsp; !! 12 !! 15 !! {{winpct|12|15}} !! 3 playoff appearances |}

===Other leagues=== {| 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 !! OTL !! Pts !! Finish !! W !! L !! Win % !! Result |- ! POR || 2012–13 | 47 || 37 || 8 || 2 || 117 || '''1st in West''' || 16 || 5 || {{winpct|16|5}} || '''Won Championship'''<br />'''Lost Memorial Cup''' |- ! colspan="2" |WHL total || 47 || 37 || 8 || 2 || &nbsp; || &nbsp; || 16 || 5 || {{winpct|16|5}} || 1 playoff appearance |- ! UTI || 2013–14 | 76 || 35 || 32 || 9 || 79 || 3rd in North || — || — || — || Missed playoffs |- ! UTI || 2014–15 | 76 || 47 || 20 || 7 || 103 || '''1st in North''' || 12 || 11 || {{winpct|12|11}} || Lost in Calder Cup Final |- ! UTI || 2015–16 | 76 || 38 || 26 || 8 || 88 || 3rd in North || 1 || 3 || {{winpct|1|3}} || Lost in Division Semifinals |- ! UTI || 2016–17 | 76 || 35 || 32 || 9 || 79 || 5th in North || — || — || — || Missed playoffs |- ! colspan="2"|AHL total || 304 || 155 || 110 || 33 || &nbsp; || &nbsp; || 13 || 14 || {{winpct|13|14}} || 2 playoff appearances |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{Ice hockey stats}}

{{s-start}} {{s-sports}} {{succession box | before = Willie Desjardins | title = Head coach of the Vancouver Canucks | years = 2017–2021 | after = Bruce Boudreau}} {{succession box | before = Lindy Ruff | title = Head coach of the New Jersey Devils<br />(interim) | years = 2024 | after = Sheldon Keefe}} {{s-bef | before = Jacques Martin<br />(interim)}} {{s-ttl | title = Head coach of the Ottawa Senators | years = 2024–present}} {{s-inc}} {{s-end}}

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