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Jean Perron
Jean Perron
Born	October 5, 1946 (age 78); Saint-Isidore-d'Auckland, Quebec, Canada
Occupation(s)	Ice hockey coach; Sports commentator

Jean Perron (born October 5, 1946) in Saint-Isidore-d'Auckland, now called Saint-Isidore-de-Clifton in Quebec, Canada^[1] is a Canadian ice hockey coach and sports commentator, best known for being the 16th head coach of the Montreal Canadiens, serving from 1985 to 1988. Perron has more recently served as the head coach for Israel's men's national teams.

Coaching career

Born in Saint-Isidore-d'Auckland, Quebec, Perron was an assistant coach with the National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens under Jacques Lemaire for one season before being named head coach in 1985. As a rookie head coach, Perron won a Stanley Cup with the Canadiens. On May 17, 1988, he resigned as Canadiens head coach. manager, with team GM Serge Savard saying that Perron told him that the pressures of the job were "quite difficult" for him and especially his family.^[2] after the 1987–88 season. The next year, he was hired by the Quebec Nordiques as a temporary midseason replacement.^[3] He also served as an assistant coach for Canada at the 1987 Canada Cup. Later, Perron joined the International Hockey League's San Francisco Spiders as their head coach and general manager for one season, followed by a short stint with the Manitoba Moose.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

Perron's tough and often 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.^[3]^[7]

Post career

After his professional coaching career, Perron became a hockey analyst for different media outlets in Quebec and has appeared regularly on TQS's sports talk show 110%.^[9] 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."^[10]

In 2004, Perron was named the coach of the Israel's Under-18 and senior men's national teams. 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.^[11]

Coaching record

NHL

Team	Year	Regular Season						Post Season
Team	Year	G	W	L	T	Pts	Finish	Result
Montreal Canadiens	1985–86	80	40	33	7	87	2nd in Adams	Won in division semi-finals (3-0 vs. BOS) Won in division finals (4-3 vs. HFD) Won in conference finals (4-1 vs. NYR) Won 1986 Stanley Cup Finals (4-1 vs. CGY)
Montreal Canadiens	1986–87	80	41	29	10	92	2nd in Adams	Won in division semi-finals (4-0 vs. BOS Won in division finals (4-3 vs. QUE) Lost in conference finals (2-4 vs. PHI)
Montreal Canadiens	1987–88	80	45	22	13	103	1st in Adams	Won in division semi-finals (4-2 vs. HFD) Lost in division finals (1-4 vs. BOS)
Quebec Nordiques	1988–89	46	16	25	5	37	5th in Adams	Did not qualify
Montreal totals	1985–1988	240	126	84	30	282	1 division title	30-18 (0.625) - 1 Stanley Cup
Quebec totals	1988–1989	46	16	25	5	37	0 division titles	0-0 (0.000)
NHL totals	1985–1989	286	142	109	35	319	1 division title	30-18 (0.625) - 1 Stanley Cup

IHL

Team	Year	Regular Season						Post Season
Team	Year	G	W	L	OTL	Pts	Finish	Result
San Francisco Spiders	1995–96	82	40	32	10	90	3rd in South	Lost in conference quarter-finals (1-3 vs. CHI)
Manitoba Moose	1996–97	50	16	26	8	40	5th in Midwest	Fired during season
SF totals	1995–1996	82	40	32	8	88	0 division titles	1-3 (0.250)
MB totals	1996–1997	50	16	26	8	40	0 division titles	0-0 (0.000)
IHL totals	1995–1997	132	56	58	16	128	0 division titles	1-3 (0.250)

References

^ "Jean Perron - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
^ "SPORTS PEOPLE; Perron Resigns". The New York Times. May 17, 1988. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Canadiens 6, Nordiques 4
^ Perron recalls horror
^ The Instigator: How Gary Bettman Remade the League and Changed the Game Forever
^ WAY TO GO, WINNIPEG Perseverance pays
^ ^a ^b When Bruce Boudreau worked for Jean Perron
^ Just Plain Goofy
^ Party, Interrupted
^ https://bleacherreport.com/articles/95386-jean-perron-says-the-darndest-things ^{[bare URL]}
^ Israel moves up to Division IIA Archived May 1, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from The Internet Hockey Database
Montreal Canadiens profile

Sporting positions
Preceded by Jacques Lemaire	Head coach of the Montreal Canadiens 1985–88	Succeeded by Pat Burns
Preceded by Ron Lapointe	Head coach of the Quebec Nordiques 1989	Succeeded by Michel Bergeron
Preceded by Frank Serratore (Minnesota Moose)	Head coach of the Manitoba Moose 1994–1996	Succeeded by Randy Carlyle