Mike babcock ucla
Mike Babcock
| Head coach of Detroit and the Canadian Olympic team Date of Birth: Country: USA |
Content:
- Early Life and Education
- Coaching Career
- Junior Success:
- AHL and NHL Coaching:
- Detroit Red Wings:
- International Success
- Awards and Honors
- Personal Life
Early Life and Education
Mike Babcock was born on April 19, , in Manitouwadge, Ontario.
Biography mike babcock Think about it. Read Edit View history. D by the University of Saskatchewan. Hall — Earl A.He played for the Saskatoon Blades in the Western Hockey League during the season and spent a season with the Kelowna Wings in He transferred from the University of Saskatchewan to McGill University in , where he captained the hockey team. Upon graduating from McGill in with a physical education degree, Babcock pursued graduate studies in sports psychology.
Coaching Career
Early Years:Babcock began his coaching career in England as a player-coach for the Whitley Warriors in He returned to Canada in and became head hockey coach at Red Deer College in Alberta.
In , he moved to the Western Hockey League, taking the reins of the Moose Jaw Warriors for two years.
Junior Success:
In , Babcock became the coach of the Spokane Chiefs. He led the team to two Western Division Coach of the Year awards in and
AHL and NHL Coaching:
Babcock coached the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks in the American Hockey League from to , leading them to a win, point season.
Biography mike babcock obituary Physical Education 25th NHL coach to reach 1, game milestone. Babcock sticks to winning blueprint. In October , Babcock signed a four-year extension with the Red Wings that saw him through to the end of the —15 season. AP source: Babcock in contract talks with Buffalo Sabres.In , he made the jump to the NHL, becoming the head coach of the Anaheim Ducks. He guided them to the Stanley Cup Finals in , where they lost to the New Jersey Devils in seven games.
Detroit Red Wings:
After the NHL lockout in , Babcock was named head coach of the Detroit Red Wings. He led the team to the Stanley Cup Championship in , defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games.
Babcock also recorded his th NHL career victory in
International Success
Babcock has also coached Canada internationally. He led the Canadian junior team to gold at the World Junior Championships in Geneva and the Canadian national team to gold at the IIHF World Championships in Prague and the Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Awards and Honors
Babcock has won numerous awards, including the Bobby Bell Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of the Canada-Russia Challenge Cup in and the NHL's Jack Adams Award as the league's top coach in and