Greg Gilbert
Born (1962-01-22) January 22, 1962
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for New York Islanders
Chicago Blackhawks
New York Rangers
St. Louis Blues
NHL Draft 80th overall, 1980
New York Islanders
Playing career 1981–1996

Gregory Scott Gilbert (born January 22, 1962) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. Gilbert played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Islanders, Chicago Blackhawks, New York Rangers, and St. Louis Blues between 1981 and 1996 before retiring to become a coach. Gilbert was the head coach of the Calgary Flames from 2001 to 2003. As a player he won the Stanley Cup three times, with the Islanders in 1982, and 1983, and with the Rangers in 1994

Playing career

Gilbert was born and raised in Mississauga, Ontario. As a youth, Gilbert played in the 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Mississauga.[1]

During his sixteen-season NHL career, Gilbert played for the New York Islanders, Chicago Blackhawks, New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues. He is a three-time Stanley Cup champion, winning it with the Islanders in 1982 and 1983, and with the Rangers in 1994. To date, Gilbert is the only player in NHL history to win the Stanley Cup with both New York City-area franchises.[2]

Coaching career

After his retirement from playing in 1996, Gilbert became the head coach for the Worcester IceCats of the American Hockey League (AHL), a position he held until the end of the 1999–00 season. He then joined the Calgary Flames' coaching staff as an assistant for the 2000–01 season, but later took over as head coach when Don Hay was fired in March 2001.[3] Gilbert was also fired by the Flames in December 2002 after starting the 2002–03 season with a 6–13–3–3 record and losing 11 of the previous 12 games.[4]

In 2003, he became the head coach of the Mississauga IceDogs of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), where he coach for three seasons before joining the Toronto Maple Leafs' coaching staff as the head coach of their AHL affiliate, the Toronto Marlies in 2006. On June 5, 2009, Gilbert was relieved of his coaching duties as his contract was not renewed by the Maple Leafs.[5] In Gilbert's third and final season with the Marlies, the team went 39–29–5–7 in the regular season, and then went on to lose in six games to the Manitoba Moose in the North Division semifinal.

On July 28, 2009, Gilbert was named the head coach of the Adirondack Phantoms, taking over for John Paddock. The Phantoms' 2–10–1 record to start to the 2010–11 AHL season resulted in Gilbert being fired on November 8, 2010.[6]

On December 10, 2011, Gilbert was named the head coach of the OHL's Saginaw Spirit, taking over for Todd Watson.[7] On February 16, 2016, Gilbert was fired from Saginaw after an eight-game losing streak.[8] He had an overall record with the Spirit of 134–134–26 in the regular season and 7–18 in the playoffs.[8] He then joined The Sports Network as an NHL analyst.

In 2020, he returned to coaching as the head coach of the Saint John Sea Dogs in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for the COVID-19 pandemic-shortened 2020–21 season.[9] He did not return to Saint John for the 2021–22 season.[10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1978–79 Mississauga Reps AAA GTHL 34312051— —————
1978–79 Dixie Beehives OPJHL 20002 —————
1979–80 Toronto Marlboros OMJHL 6810112135 40000
1980–81 Toronto Marlboros OHL 6430376773 526816
1981–82 Toronto Marlboros OHL 654167108119 104121623
1981–82 New York Islanders NHL 11010 41122
1982–83 New York Islanders NHL 458111930 1010114
1982–83 Indianapolis Checkers CHL 2411162723 —————
1983–84 New York Islanders NHL 7931356659 21571239
1984–85 New York Islanders NHL 5813253836 —————
1985–86 New York Islanders NHL 609192882 20009
1985–86 Springfield Indians AHL 20002 —————
1986–87 New York Islanders NHL 51671326 102246
1987–88 New York Islanders NHL 76284546 40006
1988–89 New York Islanders NHL 558132145 —————
1988–89 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 4 000015 15620
1989–90 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 70 12253754 19581334
1990–91 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 7210152558 50112
1991–92 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 50751235 1013416
1992–93 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 7713193257 30000
1993–94 New York Rangers NHL 764111529 231348
1994–95 St. Louis Blues NHL 4611142511 70336
1995–96 St. Louis Blues NHL 170118 —————
NHL totals 837150228378576 133173350162

Coaching record

TeamYearRegular seasonPost season
GWLTOTLPtsDivision rankResult
Calgary Flames 2000–01 14482010 4th in NorthwestMissed playoffs
Calgary Flames 2001–02 82323512379 4th in NorthwestMissed playoffs
Calgary Flames 2002–03 256133318 5th in NorthwestFired
NHL totals 1214256176

References

  1. ↑ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  2. ↑ Introducing NLT Service Provider, Former NHL Player Greg Gilbert
  3. ↑ "Flames make change to Gilbert". ESPN. March 14, 2001.
  4. ↑ "Gilbert Fired By Flames". LA Times. December 4, 2002.
  5. ↑ "MAPLE LEAFS FIRE MARLIES HEAD COACH GILBERT". TSN.ca. Canadian Press. June 5, 2009. Retrieved September 14, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Phantoms coach Gilbert takes fall after 2-10-1 start". November 9, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Todd Watson fired as Saginaw Spirit head coach and General Manager, replaced by Greg Gilbert". December 11, 2011.
  8. 1 2 "Coach Greg Gilbert fired by Saginaw Spirit; Mantha hired as interim replacement". MiHockey. February 16, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Sea Dogs name Greg Gilbert Head Coach". Saint John Sea Dogs. June 19, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Saint John Sea Dogs hire New Brunswick native as next head coach". CBC.ca. August 4, 2021.


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