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The Philadelphia Flyers have appointed Alain Vigneault as a freelance writer, a senior vice president and a general manager, Chuck Fletcher.
"We are extremely excited to have Alain join this franchise and lead our team behind the bench for many years to come," said Fletcher. "He brings a tremendous amount of success to an extended period of time that will prove to be of great importance to us in taking on the next steps in winning the culture at the Philadelphia Flyers organization."
"It is an honor to be selected as the next coach of the Flyers," said Vigneault. "The history they have established and the passionate fan base has made this a first-class franchise." I am excited to work with Chuck, the talented group of players and prospects coming up through the system, in order to return Philadelphia to the top of the NHL landscape. "
Below are notes on the career of Vigneault:
ALAIN VIGNEAULT (Vihn-YOH)
AGE: 57 (5/14/1961)
BORN: Quebec City, Quebec
PREVIOUS TEAMS (Head Coach)
New York Rangers, 5 season (2013-14 through 2017-18)
Vancouver Canucks, 7 seasons (2006-07 through 2012-13)
Montreal Canadiens, 4 seasons (1997-98 through 2000-01)
* Currently serving as head coach for Team Canada at the 2019 IIHF World Championships in Slovakia.
* Spent shares of 16 years where he has coached over 1,200 regular season games (1,216) with a career win rate of .588 and a record of 648-435-35-98.
In addition, he has coached in his career Stanley Cup Playoff games, including trips to the Stanley Cup Final in 2011 with the Vancouver Canucks and Western Conference Champions, and again in 2014 with the New York Rangers as Eastern Conference Champions.
* His teams have won seven division championships and have made the playoffs 11 times, advancing past the first round on eight of those occasions.
* He has produced 100-point seasons for teams in the last 11 seasons, including nine seasons of 45 wins and three seasons with 50 wins.
* He won the Jack Adams Award as NHL Coach of the Year for the 2006-07 season when he led Vancouver to a 49-26-7 record and a 105 points … four times (1999-2000, 2006-07, 2010-11, 2014-15).
* He captured the Presidents' Trophy
2010-11 – Vancouver Canucks (54-19-9, 117 pts)
2011-12 – Vancouver Canucks (51-22-9, 111 pts)
2014-15 – New York Rangers (53-22-7, 113 pts)
* His 648 wins are T-12th all-time in NHL history and 6th among active coaches in the NHL. He is the all-time Vancouver Canucks winningest coach with 313 victories.
* As a player, Vigneault spent four years defending the QMJHL with Hull and Trois-Rivieres. He appeared in 42 career games with the St. Louis Blues over parts of two seasons from 1981-83.
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