Cory Stillman

Cory Stillman (born December 20, 1973) is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for several teams between 1994 and 2011, winning the Stanley Cup twice. He is currently the Head Coach of the Guelph Storm.

Stillman waived his no-trade clause February 11, 2008, so that the Hurricanes could trade him along with Mike Commodore to the Ottawa Senators for Patrick Eaves and Joe Corvo.

On July 1, 2008, Stillman signed a 3-year deal worth $10.6 million with the Florida Panthers.

On February 17, 2011, Stillman played his 1,000th NHL game against the Philadelphia Flyers at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida.

The Florida Panthers traded Stillman back to the Carolina Hurricanes on February 24, 2011, in exchange for Ryan Carter and a fifth-round pick in the 2011 NHL entry draft.

Executive and coaching career Stillman announced his retirement after 16 seasons in the NHL on September 8, 2011. He initially joined the Florida Panthers staff as a development coach in the preceding 2011-12 season before returning to the Hurricanes the following year as the Director of Player Development and Director of Forwards Development.

Stillman remained in his role with the Hurricanes from 2012 until May 25, 2017, when the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League announced the hiring of Stillman as their new head coach. He led the Wolves for three seasons with a 94–89–16 record. In 2020, he was hired by the Arizona Coyotes as an assistant coach. He recently was named the head coach of the Guelph Storm in the OHL.

Personal life Stillman is married to the former Mara Stefanski. The Stillmans have three children, Riley, Madison and Chase. His son, Riley, was drafted from the OHL Oshawa Generals to the Florida Panthers in the 2016 NHL Draft as the 114th overall pick, and currently plays for the Edmonton Oilers. Chase plays for the Vancouver Canucks organisation. Prior to that, Chase played for the Peterborough Petes after being traded from the Sudbury Wolves, his father's former team.

Stillman's father-in-law is former AHL player Bud Stefanski. Stefanski was general manager and coach of the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors of the OHL from 2003 to 2007.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1989–90 Peterborough Roadrunners CJHL 41 30 54 84 76 — — — — — 1990–91 Windsor Spitfires OHL 64 31 70 101 31 11 3 6 9 8 1991–92 Windsor Spitfires OHL 53 29 61 90 59 7 2 4 6 8 1992–93 Peterborough Petes OHL 61 25 55 80 55 18 3 8 11 18 1992–93 Canadian National Team Intl 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1993–94 Saint John Flames AHL 79 35 48 83 52 7 2 4 6 16 1994–95 Saint John Flames AHL 63 28 53 81 70 5 0 2 2 2 1994–95 Calgary Flames NHL 10 0 2 2 2 — — — — — 1995–96 Calgary Flames NHL 74 16 19 35 41 2 1 1 2 0 1996–97 Calgary Flames NHL 58 6 20 26 14 — — — — — 1997–98 Calgary Flames NHL 72 27 22 49 40 — — — — — 1998–99 Calgary Flames NHL 76 27 30 57 38 — — — — — 1999–00 Calgary Flames NHL 37 12 9 21 12 — — — — — 2000–01 Calgary Flames NHL 66 21 24 45 45 — — — — — 2000–01 St. Louis Blues NHL 12 3 4 7 6 15 3 5 8 8 2001–02 St. Louis Blues NHL 80 23 22 45 36 9 0 2 2 2 2002–03 St. Louis Blues NHL 79 24 43 67 56 6 2 2 4 2 2003–04 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 81 25 55 80 36 21 2 5 7 15 2005–06 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 72 21 55 76 32 25 9 17 26 12 2006–07 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 43 5 22 27 24 — — — — — 2007–08 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 55 21 25 46 14 — — — — — 2007–08 Ottawa Senators NHL 24 3 16 19 10 4 2 0 2 2 2008–09 Florida Panthers NHL 63 17 32 49 37 — — — — — 2009–10 Florida Panthers NHL 58 15 22 37 22 — — — — — 2010–11 Florida Panthers NHL 44 7 16 23 20 — — — — — 2010–11 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 21 5 11 16 4 — — — — — NHL totals 1,025 278 449 727 489 82 19 32 51 43

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 1999 Canada WC 4th 10 4 4 8 14 Senior totals 10 4 4 8 14

Coaching record

Ontario Hockey League

Awards and honours Award Year OHL Emms Family Award (Rookie of the Year) 1991 AHL All-Star Game 1995 NHL Stanley Cup (Tampa Bay Lightning) 2004 Stanley Cup (Carolina Hurricanes) 2006