Marc Habscheid

Marc Joseph Habscheid (born March 1, 1963) is a former National Hockey League player and the former head coach of the Red Deer Rebels of the Western Hockey League. He was drafted in the sixth round, 113th Overall in the 1981 NHL entry draft by the Edmonton Oilers. He played 345 games in the NHL over parts of 10 seasons, amassing 72 goals and 163 points.

Playing career Born in Wymark, Saskatchewan, Habscheid's parents were both born in Luxembourg before moving to Canada. Habscheid played three seasons with the Western Hockey League's Saskatoon Blades before turning pro. This included the 1981–82 campaign where Habscheid had 151 points, second only to Bruce Eakin in team scoring. He also played in the 1982 World Junior Hockey Championship, leading Canada to its first ever gold medal at the tournament. That season he played 7 games with the Oilers, scoring 4 points. He played 4 more seasons with the Oilers, before he was suspended by the team for refusing to report to the AHL's Nova Scotia Voyageurs and subsequently dealt to Minnesota in December 1985. Habscheid played 7 more NHL seasons with Minnesota, Detroit, and Calgary. He also represented Canada internationally twice, at the 1988 Winter Olympics and the 1992 World Championships. Habscheid went on to play 5 more seasons of hockey (2 in Switzerland, 2 with the IHL's Las Vegas Thunder, and one final season in 1995–96 with the DEL's Augsburger Panther). He retired officially in 1996.

Coaching career Habscheid got his start in coaching in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League with the Melfort Mustangs. He then moved on to coach the Kamloops Blazers of the WHL. On November 29, 1999, he was named head coach of the Kelowna Rockets. Habscheid achieved great success with the Rockets. He won the Ed Chynoweth Cup in 2003 and a Memorial Cup in 2004. He was also named the CHL Coach of the Year in 2003. Habscheid was also head coach of the 2003 Canadian World Junior team, becoming the first player to represent Canada at the tournament as both a player and coach. He was subsequently named head coach for all international tournaments on July 29, 2005. He won a gold medal at the World Championships in 2004 and silver in 2005. As well, Habscheid served as an assistant coach for Canada at the 2006 Turin Olympics. Habscheid also spent one season as an associate coach with the Boston Bruins. On June 3, 2009, Habschied was named as head coach and general manager of the Chilliwack Bruins, a major junior team in the Western Hockey League which has since moved to Victoria, British Columbia to become the Royals. On November 4, 2014, Habscheid returned to the WHL coaching ranks when he accepted the Prince Albert Raiders head coaching position.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1979–80 Saskatoon J's SJHL 59 32 53 85 51 — — — — — 1979–80 Saskatoon Blades WHL 15 2 3 5 2 — — — — — 1980–81 Saskatoon Blades WHL 72 34 63 97 50 — — — — — 1981–82 Edmonton Oilers NHL 7 1 3 4 2 — — — — — 1981–82 Saskatoon Blades WHL 55 64 87 151 74 5 3 4 7 4 1981–82 Wichita Wind CHL — — — — — 3 0 0 0 0 1982–83 Kamloops Junior Oilers WHL 6 7 16 23 8 — — — — — 1982–83 Edmonton Oilers NHL 32 3 10 13 14 — — — — — 1983–84 Edmonton Oilers NHL 9 1 0 1 6 — — — — — 1983–84 Moncton Alpines AHL 71 19 37 56 32 — — — — — 1984–85 Edmonton Oilers NHL 26 5 3 8 4 — — — — — 1984–85 Nova Scotia Oilers AHL 48 29 29 58 65 6 4 3 7 9 1985–86 Springfield Indians AHL 41 18 32 50 21 — — — — — 1985–86 Minnesota North Stars NHL 6 2 3 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 1986–87 Canadian National Team Intl 51 29 32 61 70 — — — — — 1986–87 Minnesota North Stars NHL 15 2 0 2 2 — — — — — 1987–88 Canadian National Team Intl 69 24 37 61 48 — — — — — 1987–88 Minnesota North Stars NHL 16 4 11 15 6 — — — — — 1988–89 Minnesota North Stars NHL 76 23 31 54 40 5 1 3 4 13 1989–90 Detroit Red Wings NHL 66 15 11 26 33 — — — — — 1990–91 Detroit Red Wings NHL 46 9 8 17 22 5 0 0 0 0 1991–92 Calgary Flames NHL 46 7 11 18 42 — — — — — 1992–93 Canadian National Team Intl 3 0 3 3 11 — — — — — 1992–93 SC Bern NDA 36 19 23 42 70 5 1 4 5 6 1993–94 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 59 14 40 54 49 5 1 1 2 15 1994–95 EV Zug NDA 5 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1994–95 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 43 11 25 36 38 — — — — — 1995–96 Augsburger Panther DEL 48 14 32 46 73 7 4 5 9 4 NHL totals 345 72 91 163 171 12 1 3 4 13 AHL totals 160 66 98 164 118 6 4 3 7 9 IHL totals 102 25 65 90 87 5 1 1 2 15

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1982 Canada WJC 7 6 6 12 2 1988 Canada OG 8 5 3 8 6 1992 Canada WC 6 0 0 0 4 Junior totals 7 6 6 12 2 Senior totals 14 5 3 8 10

Coaching record

Awards WHL Second All-Star Team – 1982