Randy Carlyle
Canadian ice hockey player and coach / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Randolph Robert Carlyle (born April 19, 1956) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. He is the former head coach of the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Toronto Maple Leafs and the Anaheim Ducks. He won the Stanley Cup in 2007 with the Ducks during his first stint with the team.[1] As a player, Carlyle dressed for over 1,000 games between the Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins and Winnipeg Jets, winning the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the NHL's best defenceman in the 1980–81 season and serving as a captain of both the Penguins and Jets.
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Born |
(1956-04-19) April 19, 1956 (age 68) Azilda, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
Position | Defence | ||||||||||||||||
Shot | Left | ||||||||||||||||
Played for |
Toronto Maple Leafs Pittsburgh Penguins Winnipeg Jets | ||||||||||||||||
Coached for |
Anaheim Ducks Toronto Maple Leafs | ||||||||||||||||
National team | Canada | ||||||||||||||||
NHL draft |
30th overall, 1976 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||||||||||||||||
WHA draft |
7th overall, 1976 Cincinnati Stingers | ||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1976–1993 | ||||||||||||||||
Coaching career | 1993–2019 | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Carlyle is partially of Finnish descent,[2] and was raised in Azilda, just northwest of Sudbury, Ontario.