Michael Edward Keenan (born October 21, 1949 in Bowmanville, Ontario) is the current head coach of the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League, and former General Manager of the Florida Panthers. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bowmanville is the largest community in the Municipality of Clarington in Durham Region, Ontario, Canada. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec The Calgary Flames are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America General Manager or GM for short is a descriptive term for certain executives in a Business operation The Florida Panthers are a professional Ice hockey team based in Sunrise Florida, a suburb of Ft He is 5'11" and weighs 198 lb.
Keenan was a player for the St. Lawrence University Skating Saints (1969–72), the University of Toronto (1972–73), the Roanoke-Valley Rebels (1973–74), and his native Whitby Warriors (1976–77). St Lawrence University is a private four-year liberal arts college located in the village of Canton in Saint Lawrence County New York. The Skating Saints of St Lawrence University, in Canton New York, is part of the Division-I ECACHL ice hockey league This article is about the University of Toronto's St George Campus
His first coaching job was at Forest Hill Collegiate Institute in Toronto, Ontario, where he coached the varsity hockey team. He began his juniorcoaching career with the Peterborough Petes before moving on to the Rochester Americans, which he guided to the American Hockey League championship in 1983. For the coaching strategy game see NFL Head Coach. A head coach is a professional who is responsible for the overall actions of The Peterborough Petes are a Junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The Rochester Americans are an Ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. American Hockey Association (1926–1942The American Hockey League (AHL is a Professional Ice hockey league in North America that serves as the primary He returned to University of Toronto to lead it to the CIAU title. Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS is the national Governing body of University sport in Canada, comprised of the majority of degree granting universities He then landed his first high-profile job with the Philadelphia Flyers in 1984, then the Chicago Blackhawks in 1988. The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional Ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1993, he took the job as New York Rangers head coach, and led the franchise to its first Stanley Cup win since 1940. The New York Rangers are a professional Ice hockey team based in New York, New York, United States. The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion After leaving the Rangers, Keenan went on as coach & general manager of the St. Louis Blues (1994–96), and coached the Vancouver Canucks (1997–98), and the Boston Bruins (2000–01). The St Louis Blues are a professional Ice hockey team based in St The Vancouver Canucks are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The Boston Bruins are a professional Ice hockey team based in Boston Massachusetts. While coaching the St. Louis Blues, he refused to dress his team in a newly designed alternate jersey because of how horrible they looked. He was named head coach of the Panthers on December 3, 2001 before becoming its GM. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. On September 3, 2006, Keenan resigned his position and was replaced by head coach Jacques Martin. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Jacques Martin (born October 1, 1952 in St Pascal Ontario, Canada) is the former head coach and current general manager of the Florida
Currently, he is 5th all time in NHL wins. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Keenan's teams never missed the playoffs until 1998. His tough coaching style and attitude towards his players have earned him the nickname "Iron Mike".
On April 24, 2007, Keenan accepted the position of Senior Advisor to the Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Swedish Ice Hockey Association (SIHA or Svenska Ishockeyförbundet in Swedish, is an association of Swedish sports clubs with Ice hockey [1]
On June 14, 2007, Keenan was named the new head coach of the Calgary Flames. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Calgary Flames are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. [2]
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Controversy
Despite Keenan's coaching record his inability to maintain working relationships with players and team organizations has resulted in a lack of long term coaching positions. His coaching resume includes abrupt terminations or resignations from coaching or general manager positions, sometimes at bafflingly inopportune, or peak, moments of his career.
Keenan was unceremoniously dismissed from the Philadelphia Flyers a year after leading them to the 1987 Stanley Cup Finals. The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional Ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 1986–87 NHL season was the 70th season of the National Hockey League. After taking the Chicago Blackhawks to the 1992 Stanley Cup Finals, Keenan was forced to focus solely on his GM duties when longtime Blackhawk player and assistant coach, Darryl Sutter, was being courted by other teams to be their head coach. The 1992 Stanley Cup Finals were held from May 26 to June 1, 1992, the 99th year of the Stanley Cup. Darryl John Sutter (born August 19, 1958 in Viking Alberta) was a Canadian forward player and coach and current general manager Owner Bill Wirtz did not want to lose Sutter, especially since Keenan had stated, in July, 1992, that he wished to focus solely on his duties as general manager after the 92–93 season. Keenan lost a power struggle with Senior V. P. Bob Pulford after the 1992–93 season, resigned his position, and was soon hired by the New York Rangers. Incidentally, Darryl Sutter resigned as head coach of the Blackhawks in 1996 after Jeremy Roenick made derogatory, and, well-publicized, comments on a local sports-radio show. Jeremy James Roenick (born January 17, 1970, in Boston Massachusetts, United States) is a professional Ice hockey player currently Keenan managed to coach the Rangers to the Stanley Cup in his first and only year as head coach, but was unable to coexist long enough with general manager Neil Smith and resigned weeks later, citing a violation of his contract by the Rangers. The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion Neil Smith (born January 9, 1955 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian Ice hockey broadcaster and previously the general manager
Stops in St. Louis and Vancouver saw conflict with team stars: Both Brett Hull and Markus Naslund had major personality conflicts with Keenan.
In September of 2006, Keenan again attracted headlines when he abruptly resigned as general manager of the Florida Panthers. General Manager or GM for short is a descriptive term for certain executives in a Business operation The Florida Panthers are a professional Ice hockey team based in Sunrise Florida, a suburb of Ft Keenan's resignation came shortly after he dealt Florida Panthers' franchise goaltender Roberto Luongo along with defenceman Lukas Krajicek to the Vancouver Canucks for struggling forward Todd Bertuzzi, goaltender Alex Auld, defenceman Bryan Allen, and a draft pick. Roberto Luongo (born April 4 1979 is a Canadian professional Ice hockey Goaltender and team captain of the Vancouver Canucks Lukáš Krajíček (born March 11, 1983 in Prostějov, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional hockey defenceman playing Todd Bertuzzi (born 2 February, 1975 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey player for the Calgary Alexander Auld (born January 7 1981 in Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada, but raised in Thunder Bay Ontario) is a professional Ice hockey Bryan Allen (born as August 21 1980, in Kingston, Ontario, Canada) is a professional Ice hockey defenceman and It was speculated that Keenan had lost a power struggle with head coach and longtime friend, Jacques Martin, over personnel decisions. Jacques Martin (born October 1, 1952 in St Pascal Ontario, Canada) is the former head coach and current general manager of the Florida Martin succeeded him as general manager upon his resignation.
"Iron Mike" was also notorious for pulling or switching his goaltenders, sometimes multiple times in a period. In game 4 of the first round of the 1987 playoffs, Keenan pulled his goalies, Ron Hextall and Glenn Resch, a total of five times in a single game (the 5th time to gain a man-advantage in the last minute of play). Ron Hextall (born May 3, 1964 in Brandon, Manitoba) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey Goaltender most often associated Glenn Allan "Chico" Resch (born 10 July, 1948 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey
Goaltender Roberto Luongo said the following regarding Keenan's penchant for pulling his goalies while a member of the Florida Panthers in 2002:
“Not a big deal. This article is about the goaltender in Ice hockey. For the similar position in other sports see Goalkeeper. Roberto Luongo (born April 4 1979 is a Canadian professional Ice hockey Goaltender and team captain of the Vancouver Canucks The Florida Panthers are a professional Ice hockey team based in Sunrise Florida, a suburb of Ft The 2001–02 NHL season was the 85th Regular season of the National Hockey League. [Keenan] does it so much that we expect it. If he’s your coach and you’re an NHL goalie on the bench, you have to be ready, just in case. ”
Career Record
| Team | Year | Regular Season | Post Season | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | Finish | W | L | Win % | Result | ||
| PHI | 1984–85 | 80 | 53 | 20 | 7 | - | 113 | 1st in Patrick Division | 12 | 7 | . The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional Ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 1984–85 NHL season was the 68th season of the National Hockey League. The NHL 's Patrick Division was formed in 1974 as part of the Clarence Campbell Conference. 632 | Runner-Up |
| PHI | 1985–86 | 80 | 53 | 23 | 4 | - | 110 | 1st in Patrick Division | 2 | 3 | . The 1985–86 NHL season was the 69th season of the National Hockey League. 400 | Preliminary Round |
| PHI | 1986–87 | 80 | 46 | 26 | 8 | - | 100 | 1st in Patrick Division | 15 | 11 | . The 1986–87 NHL season was the 70th season of the National Hockey League. 577 | Runner up |
| PHI | 1987–88 | 80 | 38 | 33 | 8 | - | 85 | 2nd in Patrick Division | 3 | 4 | . The 1987–88 NHL season was the 71st season of the National Hockey League. 429 | Division semi-finalist |
| PHI Total | 320 | 190 | 102 | 27 | - | 408 | 32 | 25 | . 561 | 4 Playoff Appearances | ||
| CHI | 1988–89 | 80 | 27 | 41 | 12 | - | 66 | 4th in Norris Division | 9 | 7 | . The 1988–89 NHL season was the 72nd season of the National Hockey League. 563 | Conference Finalist |
| CHI | 1989–90 | 80 | 41 | 33 | 6 | - | 88 | 1st in Norris Division | 10 | 10 | . The 1989–90 NHL season was the 73rd season of the National Hockey League. 500 | Conference Finalist |
| CHI | 1990–91 | 80 | 49 | 23 | 8 | - | 106 | 1st in Norris Division | 2 | 4 | . The 1990–91 NHL season was the 74th regular season of the National Hockey League. 333 | Division Semi-Finalist |
| CHI | 1991–92 | 80 | 36 | 29 | 15 | - | 87 | 2nd in Norris Division | 12 | 6 | . The 1991–92 NHL season was the 75th regular season of the National Hockey League. 667 | Runner up |
| CHI Total | 320 | 153 | 126 | 41 | - | 347 | 33 | 27 | . 550 | 4 Playoff Appearances | ||
| NYR | 1993–94 | 84 | 52 | 24 | 8 | - | 112 | 1st in Atlantic | 16 | 7 | . The New York Rangers are a professional Ice hockey team based in New York, New York, United States. The 1993–94 NHL season was the 77th regular season of the National Hockey League. The NHL 's Atlantic Division was formed in 1993 as part of the Eastern Conference in a league realignment the predecessor of which was the Patrick Division 696 | Won Stanley Cup |
| NYR Total | 84 | 52 | 24 | 8 | - | 112 | 16 | 7 | . 696 | 1 Playoff Appearance 1 Stanley Cup Championship |
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| STL | 1994–95 | 48 | 28 | 15 | 5 | - | 61 | 2nd in Central | 3 | 4 | . The St Louis Blues are a professional Ice hockey team based in St The 1994–95 NHL season was the 78th Regular season of the National Hockey League. The NHL 's Central Division was formed in 1993 as part of the Western Conference in a league realignment the predecessor of which was the Norris Division. 429 | Conference Quarter-Finalist |
| STL | 1995–96 | 82 | 32 | 34 | 16 | - | 80 | 4th in Central | 7 | 6 | . The 1995–96 NHL season was the 79th Regular season of the National Hockey League. 538 | Conference Semi-Finalist |
| STL | 1996–97 | 33 | 15 | 17 | 1 | - | (83) | 4th in Central | - | - | - | (Fired) |
| STL Total | 163 | 75 | 66 | 22 | - | 172 | 10 | 10 | . The 1996–97 NHL season was the 80th Regular season of the National Hockey League. 500 | 2 Playoff Appearances | ||
| VAN | 1997–98 | 63 | 21 | 30 | 12 | - | (64) | 7th in Pacific | - | - | - | Missed Playoffs |
| VAN | 1998–99 | 45 | 15 | 24 | 6 | - | (58) | 4th in Northwest | - | - | - | (Fired) |
| VAN Total | 108 | 36 | 54 | 18 | - | 90 | - | - | - | |||
| BOS | 2000–01 | 74 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 81 | 4th in Northeast | - | - | - | (Fired) |
| BOS Total | 74 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 8 | (88) | - | - | - | |||
| FLA | 2001–02 | 56 | 16 | 29 | 8 | 3 | (60) | 4th in Southeast | - | - | - | Missed Playoffs |
| FLA | 2002–03 | 82 | 24 | 36 | 13 | 9 | 70 | 4th in Southeast | - | - | - | Missed Playoffs |
| FLA | 2003–04 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | (75) | 4th in Southeast | - | - | - | (Fired) |
| FLA Total | 153 | 45 | 73 | 23 | 12 | 125 | - | - | - | |||
| CGY | 2007–08 | 82 | 42 | 30 | - | 10 | 94 | 3rd in Northwest | 3 | 4 | . The Vancouver Canucks are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The 1997–98 NHL season was the 81st Regular season of the National Hockey League. The National Hockey League 's Pacific Division is one of three divisions that make up the Western Conference. The Vancouver Canucks are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The 1998–99 NHL season was the 82nd regular season of the National Hockey League. The NHL 's Northwest Division was formed in 1998 as part of the Western Conference due to expansion The Boston Bruins are a professional Ice hockey team based in Boston Massachusetts. The 2000–01 NHL season was the 84th Regular season of the National Hockey League. The NHL 's Northeast Division was formed in 1993 as part of the Eastern Conference in a league realignment the predecessor of which was the Adams Division. The Florida Panthers are a professional Ice hockey team based in Sunrise Florida, a suburb of Ft The 2001–02 NHL season was the 85th Regular season of the National Hockey League. The NHL 's Southeast Division was formed in 1998 as part of the Eastern Conference due to expansion The 2002–03 NHL season was the 86th Regular season of the National Hockey League. The 2003–04 NHL season was the 87th Regular season of the National Hockey League. The 2007–08 NHL season was the 90th season of the National Hockey League. 429 | Conference Quarter-Finalist |
| CGY Total | 82 | 42 | 30 | - | 10 | 94 | - | - | - | |||
| Total | 1304 | 626 | 501 | 146 | 30 | 1,299 | 94 | 73 | . 563 | |||
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| NAME | Keenan, Michael Edward |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mike |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | ice hockey coach and General Manager |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 21, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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