The Resume

(September 7, 1945- )
Forward for the Montreal Canadiens (1967-79)
Head coach for the Montreal Canadiens (1983-85), New Jersey Devils (1993-98) and Minnesota Wild (2000- )
Jack Adams Award winner (1994, 2003)
Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame (1984)

Why he might be annoying:

He employs the neutral zone trap as part of his coaching strategy.
His tenure as Canadiens head coach was uneventful.
He refused to name a permanent captain during his tenure as Wild head coach.
Many pundits have complained about his style of hockey.
His teams have been considered inconsistent.
He named his nephew Manny Fernandez, the Wild's starting goaltender (total nepotism).

Why he might not be annoying:

He was the first head coach of the Minnesota Wild.
He coached the Devils to their first Stanley Cup title.
He won nine Stanley Cup rings as a player and coach combined.
He left the Devils as the winningest coach in franchise history (199 wins).
His 2003 Wild became the first team from the 2000 expansion class to make a playoff appearance.
He scored two Stanley Cup series clinching goals.
He spent his entire playing career with the Canadiens.

Credit: Ricky

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Hockey Hall of Famers (Ranked: 1984)
• I am a French Canadian
• I Come from Canada
• Ice Hockey Players
• Jack Adams Trophy Winners (Ranked: 1994)
• Jack Adams Trophy Winners (Ranked: 2003)
• Minnesota Wild
• Montreal Canadiens
• New Jersey Devils
• NHL Families (Ranked: 8)
• NHL’s 100 Greatest Players Of All-Time
• Profiles 19001-19250 (Ranked: 19201)
• Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Alumni
• Ricky's Profiles [Series 04]
• Sport Coaches/Managers
• Stanley Cup Clinching Goal Scorers (Ranked: 1977)
• Stanley Cup Clinching Goal Scorers (Ranked: 1979)
• Stanley Cup Winning Head Coaches (Ranked: 1995)
• Team Canada's Men's Olympic Gold Medalists [2010]

Year In Review:

In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 36 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 49 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 58 Votes: 74.14% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 107 Votes: 56.07% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 13 Votes: 76.92% Annoying