Pierre McGuire
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McGuire pictured between the benches during a game in Calgary
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Regis Pierre McGuire August 8, 1961 Englewood, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Nationality | American/Canadian |
| Occupation | Sportswriter, sports commentator |
| Spouse(s) | Melanie |
| Children | Son, daughter |
| Parent(s) | Rex McGuire Sally McGuire |
Regis Pierre McGuire (born August 8, 1961), is an American–Canadian ice hockey analyst for the National Hockey League (NHL) broadcasts on NBC in the United States. Until 2011, he was a prominent hockey analyst on The Sports Network (TSN) in Canada. Previously, he was a player, coach, and scout.
McGuire was born in Englewood Hospital and Medical Center in Englewood, New Jersey to a French-Canadian mother and an Irish-American father. He grew up in the Montreal area, (Mount Royal, Westmount, and Sainte-Adèle) and attended Lower Canada College.
In 1977 his family moved to Cresskill, New Jersey due to anti-anglophone sentiment in Montreal that made it difficult for McGuire's father, Rex, to run his car dealership. McGuire attended Bergen Catholic High School where he played football and hockey.
McGuire was a standout hockey defenseman at Hobart College from 1979 to 1982. He also pitched for Hobart's baseball team and played quarterback on the football team for two years. He graduated from Hobart with an English degree. After college, McGuire played one season of hockey in the Netherlands. In 1984, he attended the New Jersey Devils' training camp, but did not make the team.
McGuire began his coaching career at his alma mater, Hobart College, in 1984. He was paid $500 a season and made ends meet by working as a substitute English, math and physical education teacher in the Geneva, New York school district. In 1985, he was named assistant hockey and lacrosse coach at Babson College. At Babson he coached hockey under future New York Islanders head coach Steve Stirling. After three seasons at Babson he moved to St. Lawrence University, where he was an assistant hockey coach from 1988 to 1990. While at SLU, McGuire met Scotty Bowman, who frequently came to the school to visit his daughter. When Bowman became Director of Player Development and Recruitment for the Pittsburgh Penguins on June 12, 1990, he offered McGuire a job as a special assignment scout. When Bowman became interim head coach in 1991, McGuire was named assistant coach. McGuire won two Stanley Cups as an assistant coach with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1991 and 1992.
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