Paul Holmgren
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Paul Holmgren | |||
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Born |
Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | December 2, 1955||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
Position | Right wing | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
Minnesota Fighting Saints Philadelphia Flyers Minnesota North Stars | ||
Coached for |
Philadelphia Flyers Hartford Whalers | ||
National team | United States | ||
NHL draft | 108th overall, | ||
WHA draft |
67th overall, 1974 Edmonton Oilers | ||
Playing career | 1975–1985 | ||
Coaching career | 1985–1995 |
Paul Howard Holmgren (born December 2, 1955) is an American former professional ice hockey player and executive. He previously served as the general manager and president of the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). As a player, he featured in the 1980 Stanley Cup Finals with the Flyers.
He is currently a Senior Advisor to Dave Scott, Comcast Spectacor Chairman and CEO and Governor of the Flyers. He played 10 NHL seasons for the Flyers and Minnesota North Stars. After his playing career ended he moved into coaching, serving as head coach of the Flyers and Hartford Whalers, and later went into management.
Holmgren is a resident of the Somerset section of Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey and of the Jersey Shore community of Avalon.[1][2]
Early life
Paul Holmgren began skating as early as age two thanks to his dad who flooded the empty lot next to their house in
Playing career
Holmgren was selected by the
Holmgren spent the next eight seasons in Philadelphia and was annually among the team's leaders in penalty minutes and was also able to contribute offense. He posted career highs in goals (30) and points (65) in 1979–80 and added 10 goals and 10 assists during the Flyers playoff run. His three goals in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals was the first time a U.S.-born player scored a hat trick in a Cup Finals game. The next season, he was invited to the 1981 NHL All-Star Game and also the United States 1981 Canada Cup team (he separated his shoulder at Team USA's Canada Cup training camp in August 1981 and missed the tournament itself as well as the start of the 1981–82 NHL season). Holmgren was traded to the Minnesota North Stars mid-way through 1983–84. He left Philly with 1,600 penalty minutes, the most in Flyers franchise history up until Rick Tocchet broke the record during the 1991–92 season. He only played 27 regular season and 15 playoff games with the North Stars as he retired after the 1984–85 season. Holmgren is also known for his punch to the chest of referee Andy Van Hellemond in 1981, which initiated major changes to the rule regarding physical abuse of on ice officials in the NHL.[4][5]
Coaching/management career
Holmgren immediately moved into coaching upon retiring, becoming an assistant coach with the Flyers under second-year coach Mike Keenan. After Keenan was fired following the 1987–88 season, Holmgren became the first former Flyer to be named the team's head coach. During his first season as coach, the Flyers made an unexpected run to the Wales Conference Finals before bowing out to the Montreal Canadiens in six games. This playoff run included an improbable 4-games-to-3 second-round victory over Mario Lemieux's Pittsburgh Penguins; with the clincher coming on the road in a thrilling game 7. The team missed the playoffs the next two seasons, however, and midway through his fourth season as coach he was fired.
He returned to Philadelphia during the 1995–96 season as the director of pro scouting. He was named the director of player personnel following the 1996–97 season and was named assistant general manager following the 1998–99 season. He served in that position under general manager Bobby Clarke until Clarke resigned a month into the 2006–07 season, at which time Holmgren was named general manager of the club.
On May 7, 2014, Holmgren was promoted to president of the Flyers, and
Awards
- 1981 – Played in NHL All-Star Game
- 2014 – Lester Patrick Trophy Winner
- 2021 – Inducted into Flyers Hall of Fame[13]
Records
- 1980 – First U.S.-born player to score a hat trick in a Stanley Cup Finals game
- Philadelphia Flyers all-time leader in playoff Gordie Howe hat tricks – 2[14]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1973–74 | St. Paul Vulcans | MWJHL | 55 | 22 | 59 | 81 | 183 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974–75 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 37 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | WHA | 51 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Johnstown Jets | NAHL | 6 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Richmond Robins | AHL | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1976–77 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 59 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 201 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | ||
1977–78 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 62 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 190 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 26 | ||
1978–79 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 57 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 168 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 22 | ||
1979–80 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 74 | 30 | 35 | 65 | 267 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 47 | ||
1980–81 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 77 | 22 | 37 | 59 | 306 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 49 | ||
1981–82 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 41 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 183 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
1982–83 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 77 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 178 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
1983–84 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 52 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 46 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
1984–85 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 16 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
NHL totals | 527 | 144 | 179 | 323 | 1684 | 82 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 195 |
International
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1974 | United States | WJC
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
Junior totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
All-Star games
Year | Location | G | A | P | |
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1981 | Los Angeles | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
All-Star totals | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Coaching statistics
Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||
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G | W | L | T | Pts | Finish | W | L | Result | ||
PHI | 1988–89 | 80 | 36 | 36 | 8 | 80 | 4th in Patrick | 10 | 9 | Lost in Conference Finals |
PHI | 1989–90 | 80 | 30 | 39 | 11 | 71 | 6th in Patrick | — | — | Missed playoffs |
PHI | 1990–91 | 80 | 33 | 37 | 10 | 76 | 5th in Patrick | — | — | Missed playoffs |
PHI | 1991–92 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 2 | (18) | (fired) | — | — | — |
HAR | 1992–93 | 84 | 26 | 52 | 6 | 58 | 5th in Adams | — | — | Missed playoffs |
HAR | 1993–94 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 2 | (10) | 6th in Northeast | — | — | (moved to GM's role) |
HAR | 1994–95 | 48 | 19 | 25 | 5 | 43 | 5th in Northeast | — | — | Missed playoffs |
HAR | 1995–96 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | (11) | (fired) | — | — | — |
Total | 425 | 161 | 219 | 45 |
References
- Sporting News, September 6, 2011. Accessed August 23, 2015. "Holmgren owns a home in Avalon and is a Somerset, N.J., resident, according to The Press of Atlantic City."
- ^ Staff. "Flyers GM Holmgren injured in bike crash in Avalon", The Press of Atlantic City, September 6, 2011. Accessed August 23, 2015. "Holmgren, who owns a home in Avalon, has been the team's general manager since 2006. He also played for the Flyers from 1976-83 and coached the team from 1988-92."
- ISBN 1-57028-196-3.
- ^ "Fraser: Applying Rule 40 to Carcillo's abuse of an official". Archived from the original on May 25, 2014.
- ISBN 9780771047992. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
- ^ Miles, Gary (June 16, 1992). "Holmgren Is Named Coach Of The Whalers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
- ^ Panaccio, Tim (November 17, 1993). "Holgren (sic) Quits As Whalers Coach". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
- ^ Garber, Greg (June 12, 1994). "A Recovering Alcoholic's Painful Journey". The Courant. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
- ^ Bowen, Les (January 27, 1995). "For Holmgren, Lockout Allowed A Look In". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
- ^ "Holmgren fired as Whaler coach". Toledo Blade. November 7, 1995. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
- ^ "FLYERS PROMOTE PAUL HOLMGREN TO PRESIDENT; RON HEXTALL TO GENERAL MANAGER". Philadelphia Flyers. May 7, 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
- ^ "Daly, Holmgren to receive 2014 Lester Patrick Trophy" NHL.com, September 16, 2014.
- ^ "Newest Flyers Hall of Famers: Rick Tocchet and Paul Holmgren | NHL.com".
- ^ "Flyers History - Playoff Gordie Howe Hattricks". Retrieved August 2, 2014.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile at Hockey Draft Central