Joseph Harry Guy Carbonneau (born March 18, 1960) is a

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former professional

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player, coach and executive in the

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. He was also the president of the

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. Carbonneau was inducted into the

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in November 2019.

Playing career

Carbonneau started his hockey career in the

with the

. After an impressive 182-point season with the Sagueneens, Carbonneau was drafted 44th overall in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft by the

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. His strong play as a defensive forward helped the Canadiens to a

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championship in 1985–86, followed by three Frank J. Selke Trophy wins in 1987–1988, 1988–1989, and 1991–1992. In 1989–1990, he was named the

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of the Canadiens, and led them to another Stanley Cup win in

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against

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and the

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. On August 19, 1994, he was traded to the

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in exchange for Jim Montgomery. He played there for one season before moving to the

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. He won his third Stanley Cup in 1998–1999 with the Stars. Next season, Carbonneau and the Stars reached the

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again but this time they lost to the

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. Carbonneau retired shortly after that. Carbonneau was one of the more popular Canadiens; fans chanted "Guy, Guy, Guy!" whenever he touched the puck, much as they did for

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(with whom Carbonneau played from 1982–1985) during his career. He was also one of the most admired Dallas Stars players. He took the ceremonial opening faceoff for the Stars when they played the Canadiens at the last game at the

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Post-playing career

In 2005, the

created the Guy Carbonneau Trophy (Trophée Guy Carbonneau), awarded annually to the player in the QMJHL judged to be the best defensive forward. After serving as an assistant coach to Michel Therrien with the Canadiens from 2000 to 2002, Carbonneau moved back to the Dallas Stars where he worked as an assistant general manager (he was named to the position on May 26, 2002), until his return to Montreal in January 2006. On January 14, 2006, Carbonneau became the

associate coach, as Claude Julien was fired and GM

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assumed the role of interim head coach. Carbonneau became

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, after the Canadiens were eliminated from the playoffs. He was the 28th coach of the Montreal team. On April 30, 2008, he was named a candidate for the

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awarded to the best head coach of the

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, but lost by 12 points to

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coach

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. On March 9, 2009, he was fired as the head coach of the

with 16 games left. He was replaced by general manager

. On September 17, 2009, Carbonneau became an analyst for

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''. He left CBC after the 2009–2010 season and joined

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as an analyst. He also appeared in the first season (2010) of La série Montréal-Québec as the head coach for the Montreal team. On February 7, 2011, Carbonneau became head coach of the

, the team he co-owns. He resigned in July 2011. On June 25, 2019, Carbonneau was elected to the

Awards and achievements

* Coach, Canadian national team, Maccabiah Games 2017, Gold medal winner. * Elected to the

2019.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Coaching career

References

External links

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Genealogy : Guy Carbonneau
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