Peter DeBoer
| Peter DeBoer | |||
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| Born |
June 13, 1968 Dunnville, Ontario, Canada |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) | ||
| NHL Draft | 237th overall, 1988 Toronto Maple Leafs |
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| Playing career | 1988–1991 | ||
George Peter DeBoer (born June 13, 1968) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He served as the head coach of the New Jersey Devils from 2011 to 2014 and is also the current part-owner of the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).
A two-time winner of the OHL Coach of the Year award, DeBoer was an OHL head coach for 13 seasons with the Detroit Whalers (1995–1997), Plymouth Whalers (1997–2001) and Kitchener Rangers (2001–08), the latter of which he led to a Memorial Cup victory in 2003. He was also the head coach of the NHL's Florida Panthers from June 13, 2008, until he was fired on April 10, 2011.
DeBoer was drafted 237th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. At the time, he was playing with the Windsor Spitfires in the OHL, and in his best offensive season, he scored 45 goals and 46 assists for 91 points. After Windsor, DeBoer went on to play for the Milwaukee Admirals of the International Hockey League (IHL), playing two full seasons with them. In his last season with the Admirals, he scored 27 goals and 34 assists for 61 points and retired after that season.
DeBoer became an assistant coach for the Detroit Junior Red Wings during the 1994–95 season. During the 1995 off-season, the club was renamed the Detroit Whalers and DeBoer was promoted to the dual position of head coach-general manager after Paul Maurice left the team to become the coach of the NHL's Hartford Whalers. DeBoer guided the Whalers to a first-place finish in the West Division, as Detroit advanced to the third round in the playoffs. In 1996–97, Detroit struggled to a 26–34–6 record and was eliminated in the first round of the post-season.
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