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Tuesday, July 23, 2002
SENATORS ANNOUNCE HEAD COACH FOR BINGHAMTON
John Paddock returns to Binghamton
From: Ottawa
Senators.com
OTTAWA - Ottawa Senators general manager John Muckler announced today the appointment of John Paddock as head coach of the Binghamton Senators of the American Hockey League (AHL).
Paddock, 48, one of the most successful head coaches in AHL history, a three-time Calder Cup champion and semi-finalist in 1990-91 with the then Binghamton Rangers, returns to the league for his tenth season and fourth consecutive campaign. He leaves the New York Rangers organization, where he served as head coach of their AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, winning his third Calder Cup in 1999-2000 and earning a 130-85-25 (.594) record. He came to Hartford following two seasons as the Rangers’ director of professional scouting.
“We’re extremely please to have John guide our team in Binghamton,” said Senators general manager John Muckler. “There is no coach in the AHL that has the pedigree of a John Paddock. John has a keen understanding of our priority on winning and in the continued development of our prospects.”
In 10 full AHL seasons as head coach with the Maine Mariners (1983-85), Hershey Bears (1985-89), Binghamton Rangers (1990-91), and Hartford Wolf Pack (1999-2002), Paddock owns a record of 418-301-68 (.574), ranking third on the League’s all-time victories list, behind only Bun Cook (636) and Frank Mathers (610). Cook was head coach in Providence from 1937-43 and Cleveland from 1943-56. Mathers was in Hershey from 1956-73, and returned for a season in 1984-85.
Paddock is tied for second with four other head coaches in AHL history for Calder Cup titles with three and is the only coach to lead three different franchises to Calder Cup wins. He won a title with Maine in 1984, guided Hershey to the Cup in 1988 on the strength of a perfect 12-0 post-season, and led Hartford to the title in 2000.
In his three last seasons back in the AHL, 1999-2000 to 2001-02, and behind the Hartford bench, Paddock led the Wolf Pack to a record of 130-85-25 (.594). With the team’s 40-32-8 mark during the 2000-01 campaign, Paddock became the first AHL head coach ever to post seven career 40-win seasons, and made it eight with his 41 wins in 2001-02.
The native of Oak River, Manitoba was the co-winner of the Louis A.R. Pieri Award as the AHL’s coach of the year in 1988 (sharing the award with Mike Milbury), and is a two-time recipient of The Hockey News’ Minor Pro Coach of the Year honour (1986, 2000).
Paddock spent six seasons with the Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes organization, serving as both head coach (1991-95) and general manager (1994-96). He compiled a mark of 106-138-37 behind the bench in Winnipeg. He also served as the assistant general manager of the Philadelphia Flyers in 1989-90.
A third-round draft choice of the Washington Capitals in 1974, Paddock appeared in 87 regular-season games over five seasons between 1975 and 1983, tallying eight goals and 14 assists with Washington, Philadelphia, and Quebec, and appearing in the 1980 Stanley Cup Finals with the Flyers. The right wing also skated in 445 career AHL matches from 1974-84, winning back-to-back Calder Cups with Maine in 1978 and 1979.
John and his wife Jill reside in Simsbury, Connecticut, with their four daughters: Jenny, Sally, Anna, and Alyssa. |
