Guy Charron

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.

Playing career 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. This record was then surpassed by Ron Hainsey and Jeff Skinner, but Jokinen, Hainsey and Skinner all subsequently participated in playoff games, so this record has reverted to Charron.

Awards Won the 1999–2000 Commissioner's Trophy.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs 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 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 Canadiens NHL 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1969–70 Montreal Voyageurs AHL 65 37 45 82 20 8 8 4 12 2 1970–71 Montreal Canadiens NHL 15 2 2 4 2 — — — — — 1970–71 Detroit Red Wings NHL 24 8 4 12 4 — — — — — 1970–71 Montreal Voyageurs AHL 23 5 13 18 6 — — — — — 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 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

NHL head coaching Team Year Regular season Postseason G W L T OTL Pts Division rank Result Calgary Flames 1991–92 16 6 7 3 – 155th in Smythe Missed playoffs Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 2000–01 49 14 26 7 2 37 5th in Pacific Missed playoffsNHL Totals 65 20 33 10 2

Minor league/assistant coaching 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