John Paddock
John Paddock | |||
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Born |
Oak River, Manitoba, Canada | June 9, 1954||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Right wing | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
Washington Capitals Philadelphia Flyers Quebec Nordiques | ||
National team | Canada | ||
NHL draft | 37th overall, | ||
WHA draft |
57th overall, 1974 Minnesota Fighting Saints | ||
Playing career | 1975–1983 |
Alvin John Paddock (born June 9, 1954) is a
Playing career
Selected in the
Throughout his career, Paddock had a difficult time trying to crack the lineup on an NHL team. Playing primarily in the minors, in particular the Maine Mariners of the American Hockey League (AHL), Paddock retired as a player in 1983–84 and moved to coaching.
Career statistics
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1972–73 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WCHL | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
1973–74 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WCHL | 68 | 34 | 49 | 83 | 228 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974–75 | Richmond Robins | AHL | 72 | 26 | 22 | 48 | 206 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 38 | ||
1975–76 | Richmond Robins | AHL | 42 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 98 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ||
1975–76 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1976–77 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 61 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1976–77 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 61 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 152 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | ||
1978–79 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 79 | 30 | 37 | 67 | 275 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 13 | ||
1979–80 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 32 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 48 | ||
1980–81 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 22 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 48 | ||
1980–81 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 32 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1981–82 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 39 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 123 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||
1982–83 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 69 | 30 | 23 | 53 | 188 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | ||
1982–83 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 17 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 87 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 86 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 48 | ||||
AHL totals | 462 | 135 | 147 | 282 | 1,235 | 67 | 26 | 16 | 42 | 165 |
Coaching career
Paddock began coaching with the Maine Mariners of the AHL, winning the Calder Cup in his first year. He later coached in
After two years as a scout with the New York Rangers, Paddock would return to head coaching in 1999, primarily in the AHL. He was head coach of the Hartford Wolf Pack from 1999 to 2002, winning his third AHL Championship as a coach in the 1999–2000 season.
Paddock joined the Ottawa Senators organization in 2002 as coach of their AHL affiliate, the Binghamton Senators, from 2002 to 2005. In 2002, he was promoted to the assistant coach of the Ottawa Senators. When Ottawa head coach Bryan Murray was promoted to general manager in July 2007 following the team's Stanley Cup Finals appearance, Paddock became head coach of Ottawa, the sixth head coach in modern Senators' history.
Paddock's term with Ottawa started extremely well. In the first 17 games of the season, the club set records for the best start in NHL history, winning 15 of their first 17 games. In the 2007–08 season, Paddock was the head coach of the Eastern Conference team for the All-Star game as Ottawa had the best record in the East. However, on February 27, 2008, Murray fired Paddock after several lackluster performances by the team in February, and a generally poor record since the first 17 games of the year. Murray would serve as head coach for the remainder of the 2007–08 season and playoffs, with a 7–9–2 record. The Senators were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.
In August 2008, Paddock returned to the Philadelphia Flyers organization, hired to be head coach of their AHL affiliate, the Philadelphia Phantoms. On July 9, 2009, he was appointed assistant general manager of the Flyers. On June 18, 2014, Paddock was released by the Philadelphia Flyers organization.
On August 6, 2014, Paddock was hired by the Western Hockey League (WHL)'s Regina Pats as head coach and senior vice-president of hockey operations. Following his first season behind the Pats' bench, Paddock was named the Dunc McCallum Trophy winner as the WHL's 2015 Coach of the Year.
On June 28, 2018, he stepped down as head coach but remained VP of Hockey Operations and GM for The Pats.
Team | Year | Regular Season | Post Season | ||||||
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G | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | Finish | Result | ||
WPG | 1991–92 | 80 | 33 | 32 | 15 | – | 81 | 4th in Smythe | Lost in division semi-finals (3-4 vs. VAN) |
WPG | 1992–93 | 84 | 40 | 37 | 7 | – | 87 | 4th in Smythe | Lost in division semi-finals (2-4 vs. VAN) |
WPG | 1993–94 | 84 | 24 | 51 | 9 | – | 57 | 6th in Central | Missed playoffs |
WPG | 1994–95 | 33 | 9 | 18 | 6 | – | (39) | 6th in Central | (resigned) |
OTT | 2007–08 | 64 | 36 | 22 | – | 6 | (94) | 2nd in Northeast | (fired) |
WPG Total | 281 | 106 | 138 | 37 | – | 249 | 5-8 (0.385) | ||
OTT Total | 64 | 36 | 22 | – | 6 | 78 | 0-0 (0.000) | ||
Total | 345 | 142 | 160 | 37 | 6 | 327 | 5-8 (0.385) |
References
- ^ "Regina Pats Announce Structure for the Future!". Regina Pats.
- ^ "Bio – John Paddock – Philadelphia Flyers – Team". Philadelphia Flyers. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com