Guy Joseph Jean Charron (born January 24, 1949) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre and coach. He played in the NHL 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 Calgary Flames in 1992 and with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim during the 2000–01 season. He later served as the head coach of the WHL's Kamloops Blazers from 2010 to 2013. Charron briefly was the commissioner of the Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League in 2018.[1][2]

Guy Charron
Charron in 1976
Born (1949-01-24) January 24, 1949 (age 75)
Verdun, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Montreal Canadiens
Detroit Red Wings
Kansas City Scouts
Washington Capitals
National team  Canada
Playing career 1969–1983
Guy Charron with the Team Canada in 1979

Playing career

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Originally a product of the Montreal Canadiens' system, Charron played twenty games with the Canadiens before he was traded during the middle of the 1970–71 NHL season to the Detroit Red Wings in the monster deal that sent Frank Mahovlich to Montreal. He played with the Red Wings until he was traded to the expansion Kansas City Scouts in 1974. Prior to the 1976–77 NHL season, Charron signed as a free agent with the Washington Capitals, where he played until his retirement following the 1980–81 NHL season. 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 Olli Jokinen broke it early in the 2008–09 season.

Awards

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Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1966–67 Verdun Maple Leafs MMJHL
1966–67 Verdun Maple Leafs M-Cup 4 0 1 1 4
1967–68 Verdun Maple Leafs MMJHL 42 29 36 65
1967–68 Verdun Maple Leafs M-Cup 21 14 9 23 6
1968–69 Montreal Junior Canadiens OHA-Jr. 50 27 27 54 12 14 11 15 26 6
1968–69 Montreal Junior Canadiens M-Cup 8 7 5 12 4
1969–70 Montreal Voyageurs AHL 65 37 45 82 20 8 8 4 12 2
1969–70 Montreal Canadiens NHL 5 0 0 0 0
1970–71 Montreal Voyageurs AHL 23 5 13 18 6
1970–71 Montreal Canadiens NHL 15 2 2 4 2
1970–71 Detroit Red Wings NHL 24 8 4 12 4
1971–72 Detroit Red Wings NHL 64 9 16 25 14
1972–73 Detroit Red Wings NHL 75 18 18 36 23
1973–74 Detroit Red Wings NHL 76 25 30 55 10
1974–75 Detroit Red Wings NHL 26 1 10 11 6
1974–75 Kansas City Scouts NHL 51 13 29 42 21
1975–76 Kansas City Scouts NHL 78 27 44 71 12
1976–77 Washington Capitals NHL 80 36 46 82 10
1977–78 Washington Capitals NHL 80 38 35 73 12
1978–79 Washington Capitals NHL 80 28 42 70 24
1979–80 Washington Capitals NHL 33 11 20 31 6
1980–81 Washington Capitals NHL 47 5 13 18 2
1982–83 EHC Arosa NDA 36 17 27 44
1982–83 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 2 1 2 3 14 12 2 5 7 4
NHL totals 734 221 309 530 146

International

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Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1977 Canada WC 1 0 0 0 0
1978 Canada WC 9 0 1 1 0
1979 Canada WC 6 1 3 4 2
Senior totals 16 1 4 5 2

Coaching statistics

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NHL head coaching

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Team Year Regular season Post season
G W L T OTL Pts Division rank Result
Calgary Flames 1991–92 16 6 7 3 - (74) 5th in Smythe Missed Playoffs
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 2000–01 49 14 26 7 2 (66) 5th in Pacific Missed Playoffs
Total 65 20 33 10 2

Minor league/assistant coaching

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Season Team League Type G W L T OTL Pct
1990–91 Calgary Flames NHL Assistant coach
1991–92 Calgary Flames NHL Assistant coach1
1992–93 Calgary Flames NHL Assistant coach
1993–94 Calgary Flames NHL Assistant coach
1994–95 Calgary Flames NHL Assistant coach
1995–96 New York Islanders NHL Assistant coach
1998–99 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL Head coach 82 34 40 0 8 0.415
1999–00 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL Head coach 82 51 22 0 9 0.622
2001–02 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL Assistant coach
2002–03 Montreal Canadiens NHL Assistant coach

1 Midseason replacement

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hastings, Marty. "TOJLL has new commissioner; league's tier 1 declaration upsets apple cart". Kamloopsthisweek.com. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  2. ^ Kamloops This Week. "Charron no longer TOJLL commissioner; help wanted". kamloopsthisweek.com. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
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Preceded by Kansas City Scouts captain
1976
Succeeded by
Colorado Rockies captains
Simon Nolet
Preceded by Washington Capitals captain
1978–79
Succeeded by
Preceded by Head coach of the Calgary Flames
1992
Succeeded by
Preceded by Head coach of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
2000–01
Succeeded by