INTERNATIONAL BACKGROUND

Canada’s head coach at the 2008 IIHF World Championship in Halifax, N.S./Quebec City, Que., winning a silver medal … Was an associate coach with Canada at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games, finishing seventh … Won the 2004 World Cup of Hockey as an associate coach with Canada … Won a gold medal at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games as an associate coach with Canada … Was an associate coach with Canada at the 2002 IIHF World Championship, finishing sixth … Won a gold medal at the 1988 IIHF World Junior Championship as an assistant coach with Canada’s National Junior Team

HOCKEY BACKGROUND

Has a career record of 436-278-105 in 13 seasons as an NHL head coach with Columbus, Philadelphia and Dallas … Led the Blue Jackets to franchise records for wins and points in a season in 2008-09 … Coached in his 900th NHL game on April 5, 2008 vs. St. Louis … Named the fourth head coach in Blue Jackets history on November 22, 2006 … Led his teams to six division titles in nine full seasons (Dallas – 1996-01, Philadelphia – 2003-04) … Led Philadelphia to three consecutive 100-point seasons (2002-06) … Won the Stanley Cup with Dallas in 1999 … Won five Central Division titles, two President’s Trophies (1997-98, 1998-99) and two Western Conference championships (1999, 2000) with Dallas … Nominated for the Jack Adams Award three times (1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99) … The fifth-fastest coach to reach 400 NHL wins (736 games) … Named Dallas’ head coach midway through the 1995-96 season … Holds Dallas franchise records for wins (277), playoff wins (47) and playoff winning percentage (.588) … Led Dallas to franchise records for wins (51) and points (114) in a single season in 1998-99 … Named head coach of the Kalamazoo Wings, the IHL affiliate of Dallas, in 1993 … An assistant coach with Philadelphia from 1990-93 … Spent six seasons as head coach of the WHL’s Kamloops Blazers, compiling a record of 291-125-15 … Has the second best winning percentage (.693) in WHL history … Was named WHL coach of the year in 1986-87 and 1989-90 … Was named CHL coach of the year in 1989-90 … Won WHL championships in 1986 and 1990 … Began his coaching career in Midget AAA in Sherwood Park, Alta. … Coached his team to the Air Canada Cup, Canada’s National Midget Championship, in 1983 and 1984 … Had a 575-69 record in 10 seasons in Sherwood Park

PERSONAL

Has three children, Emily, Alex and Noah … Attended the University of Alberta before beginning his coaching career … Is a National Coach Certification Program (NCCP) Advanced I coach … Born on December 17, 1951 in Edmonton, Alta.