About Guy Carbonneau
Joseph Harry Guy Carbonneau (car-buh-NOH; born March 18, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, coach and executive in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played 19 seasons in the NHL for the Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, and Dallas Stars from 1980 to 2000. Most recently, he served as president of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's Chicoutimi Saguenéens. Drafted in the third round by the Canadiens in 1979, he became a regular member of the team in the 1982–83 season and quickly became a reliable defensive forward that recorded five 20-goal seasons while being awarded the Frank J. Selke Trophy three times for his defensive skills. He became captain of the Canadiens in 1989 and led the team to the 1993 championship, currently the last in franchise history. In 1994, he was traded to the Blues, where he played one season before being traded to the Stars in 1995. He played his final five seasons with the team and won the Stanley Cup once more in 1999. He recorded over 200 goals and 600 points in 1,300 games while winning the Stanley Cup three times as a player. After retiring as a player, he became an assistant coach for Montreal and Dallas from 2000 to 2006. While serving as associate coach with the Canadiens in 2006, he was promoted to head coach and served in the position until he was fired in 2009. He later served as a television analyst and coach/owner of the Chicoutimi Saguenéens until he resigned in 2011. Carbonneau was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2019. In 2005, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League created the Guy Carbonneau Trophy (Trophée Guy Carbonneau), awarded annually to the player in the QMJHL judged to be the best defensive forward. He won his third Stanley Cup in 1998–1999 with the Stars. On April 30, 2008, he was named a candidate for the Jack Adams Award awarded to the best head coach of the year, but lost by 12 points to Washington Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau. On January 14, 2006, Carbonneau became the Montreal Canadiens associate coach, as Claude Julien was fired and GM Bob Gainey assumed the role of interim head coach. Carbonneau was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in November 2019.
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