Guy Joseph Jean Charron (born January 24, 1949) is a Canadian former professional

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and coach. He played in the

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from 1969 to 1981, and he was an assistant coach with five NHL teams from 1990 to 2008. He served brief stints as a head coach with the

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in 1992 and with the

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during the 2000–01 season. He later served as the head coach of the WHL's

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from 2010 to 2013. Charron briefly was the commissioner of the

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in 2018.

Playing career

Originally a product of the

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' system, Charron played twenty games with the Canadiens before he was traded during the middle of the

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to the

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in the monster deal that sent Frank Mahovlich to Montreal. He played with the Red Wings until he was traded to the expansion

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in 1974. Prior to the

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, Charron signed as a free agent with the

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, where he played until his retirement following the

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. He served as the Capitals' captain during the 1978–79 season. Despite playing in 734 NHL regular season games, he never appeared in a single playoff game, which was an NHL record until

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broke it early in the 2008–09 season.

Awards

*Won the 1999–2000 Commissioner's Trophy.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Coaching statistics

NHL head coaching

Minor league/assistant coaching

¹ Midseason replacement

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Charron, Guy 1949 births Living people Anaheim Ducks coaches Calgary Flames coaches Canadian ice hockey centres Detroit Red Wings players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Florida Panthers coaches Ice hockey people from Montreal Kamloops Blazers coaches Kansas City Scouts players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen Montreal Canadiens coaches Montreal Canadiens players Montreal Junior Canadiens players Montreal Voyageurs players National Hockey League assistant coaches New Haven Nighthawks players New York Islanders coaches People from Verdun, Quebec Washington Capitals captains Washington Capitals players Canadian ice hockey coaches Verdun Maple Leafs (ice hockey) players