Jim Bedard

James Arthur Bédard (born November 17, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 73 games in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals during the 1977–78 and 1978–79 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1976 to 1994, was spent in the minor leagues and then mainly in I-Divisioona, the second level of hockey in Finland. After his playing career Bédard worked in coaching, serving as the goaltending coach for the Detroit Red Wings from 1996 to 2016 and winning the Stanley Cup three times with the team.

Career Originally drafted in 1976 by the Washington Capitals, Bédard played for parts of two seasons with the Capitals. After playing two seasons in the minor leagues, Bédard signed to play in the Finnish SM-liiga. After two seasons with HC TPS, he played in Finland for 12 seasons more, mostly in lower divisions, before finally retiring in 1994.

After his playing career, he served as the goaltending coach with the Detroit Red Wings for 19 seasons. He won the Stanley Cup three times with Detroit, in 1998, 2002 and 2008. On May 9, 2016, it was reported that Bédard's contract with the team would not be renewed.

Bédard is also the goalie coach for the Detroit Red Wings Alumni Association and is active in its efforts to raise money for children's charities in Metro Detroit. In the 2016–17 season, Bédard was the goaltending coach for the OHL's Windsor Spitfires. For 2017–18, Bédard became the goaltending coach for the Texas Stars.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1972–73 Welland Cougars OHA-B 42 — — — 2485 178 0 4.30 — — — — — — — — — 1973–74 Sudbury Wolves OHA 28 — — — 1635 117 0 4.29 — — — — — — — — — 1974–75 Sudbury Wolves OMJHL 51 — — — 3060 187 0 3.67 — 13 — — 750 43 0 3.44 — 1975–76 Sudbury Wolves OMJHL 58 — — — 3328 177 1 3.15 — 17 9 7 1000 62 1 3.60 — 1976–77 Dayton Gems IHL 48 — — — 2693 168 0 3.74 — 2 — — 120 9 0 4.50 — 1977–78 Washington Capitals NHL 43 11 23 7 2489 152 1 3.67 .879 — — — — — — — — 1977–78 Hershey Bears AHL 14 6 7 1 766 39 0 3.05 — — — — — — — — — 1978–79 Washington Capitals NHL 30 6 17 6 1736 126 0 4.36 .863 — — — — — — — — 1978–79 Hershey Bears AHL 26 9 11 2 1404 88 0 3.76 — — — — — — — — — 1979–80 Hershey Bears AHL 2 — — — 60 9 0 9.00 .719 — — — — — — — — 1979–80 Cincinnati Stingers CHL 8 3 4 0 385 32 0 4.99 .807 — — — — — — — — 1979–80 Rochester Americans AHL 6 — — — 339 20 0 3.54 .872 — — — — — — — — 1979–80 Tulsa Oilers CHL 3 0 3 0 177 10 0 3.39 .886 — — — — — — — — 1979–80 Dayton Gems IHL 16 — — — 858 55 0 3.85 — — — — — — — — — 1980–81 TPS FIN 29 — — — — 112 0 3.90 .865 — — — — — — — — 1981–82 TPS FIN 27 — — — 1620 95 1 3.52 .879 — — — — — — — — 1982–83 Imatran Ketterä FIN-2 11 — — — 380 44 0 6.95 .884 — — — — — — — — 1983–84 TuTu FIN-2 35 — — — 1172 130 — 6.66 — — — — — — — — — 1984–85 TuTu FIN-2 44 — — — 2640 139 0 3.28 — — — — — — — — — 1985–86 TuTu FIN-2 44 — — — 1413 127 0 5.39 — — — — — — — — — 1986–87 TuTu FIN-2 34 — — — 2040 80 — 2.36 .928 — — — — — — — — 1987–88 TuTu FIN-2 36 — — — 2160 86 — 2.39 .915 — — — — — — — — 1988–89 HPK FIN 31 — — — 1737 123 0 4.25 .881 — — — — — — — — 1989–90 Kiekko-67 Turku FIN-2 31 — — — 1577 122 1 4.64 — — — — — — — — — 1990–91 Kiekko-67 Turku FIN-2 37 19 12 3 2177 108 0 2.98 .914 — — — — — — — — 1991–92 Kiekko-67 Turku FIN-2 40 19 18 3 2310 161 0 4.18 .891 — — — — — — — — 1992–93 Turku HT FIN-3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993–94 TuTu FIN-2 37 — — — 2220 132 0 3.57 .890 — — — — — — — — NHL totals 2 0 1 0 70 5 0 4.35 .815 — — — — — — — —