[NJ Devils] Jacques Lemaire will be inducted to the Devils Ring of Honor on January 22, 2025
December 9, 2024
[NJ Devils] Jacques Lemaire will be inducted to the Devils Ring of Honor on January 22, 2025
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> After stepping down from his head coaching role with New Jersey on May 8, 1998, Lemaire was named the first coach in Minnesota Wild franchise history in 2000. He led Minnesota to the 2003 Western Conference Finals and captured his second Jack Adams Award that same season.
> Lemaire later returned to New Jersey for the 2009-10 season and guided the club to an Atlantic Division title with a 48-27-7 record (103pts). Although Lemaire stepped down as coach on April 26, 2010, he returned the following season on December 23, 2010, to take over the team that had a 9-22-2 record. Under his guidance, the club went on to win 29 games. Lemaire’s return also witnessed the Devils earn an NHL-best 20-2-2 record from January 9 to March 6, 2011. Lemaire’s 276 career regular season wins, and 35 postseason victories rank first in franchise history. In his career, he’s coached the 20th most games in NHL history and has the 22nd most wins.
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> After stepping down from his head coaching role with New Jersey on May 8, 1998, Lemaire was named the first coach in Minnesota Wild franchise history in 2000. He led Minnesota to the 2003 Western Conference Finals and captured his second Jack Adams Award that same season.
> Lemaire later returned to New Jersey for the 2009-10 season and guided the club to an Atlantic Division title with a 48-27-7 record (103pts). Although Lemaire stepped down as coach on April 26, 2010, he returned the following season on December 23, 2010, to take over the team that had a 9-22-2 record. Under his guidance, the club went on to win 29 games. Lemaire’s return also witnessed the Devils earn an NHL-best 20-2-2 record from January 9 to March 6, 2011. Lemaire’s 276 career regular season wins, and 35 postseason victories rank first in franchise history. In his career, he’s coached the 20th most games in NHL history and has the 22nd most wins.
https://www.nhl.com/devils/news/lemaire-named-3rd-devils-ring-of-honor-inductee-release
What a coach.
People shat on his defense first low scoring style here but it’s exactly what those early wild lineups with no superstars needed to succeed.