Doug Carpenter

Doug Carpenter (born July 1, 1942, in Cornwall, Ontario) is a former head coach in the National Hockey League, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, the International Hockey League and the American Hockey League, and is a former hockey player in the Eastern Hockey League and the International Hockey League.

As a player from 1964–1974, he played for the Greensboro Generals and Roanoke Valley Rebels in the EHL and for the Flint Generals in the IHL. Upon retiring from hockey he became head coach of the Flint Generals (1974–1978) and later head coach of the Cornwall Royals of the QMJHL. Following stints with the New Brunswick Hawks and St. Catharines Saints of the AHL, he landed his first NHL head coach position with the New Jersey Devils. Lifelong friend of Don MacPherson. Later he coached the Toronto Maple Leafs. Also in the AHL he coached the Halifax Citadels twice, and the New Haven Nighthawks.

Coaching record

Team	Year	Regular season							Post season
		G	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	Finish	Result
New Jersey Devils	1984–85	80	22	48	10	-	54	5th in Patrick	Did not qualify
New Jersey Devils	1985–86	80	28	49	3	-	59	6th in Patrick	Did not qualify
New Jersey Devils	1986–87	80	29	45	6	-	64	6th in Patrick	Did not qualify
New Jersey Devils	1987–88	50	21	24	5	-	(82)	4th in Patrick	(fired)
Toronto Maple Leafs	1989–90	80	38	38	4	-	80	3rd in Norris	Lost in first round
Toronto Maple Leafs	1990–91	11	1	9	1	-	(57)	5th in Norris	(fired)
Total		381	139	213	29

External links

• Doug Carpenter's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Coaching profile at Pulling the Goalie

Preceded by George Armstrong	Head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs 1989–91	Succeeded by Tom Watt
Preceded by Tom McVie	Head coach of the New Jersey Devils 1984–88	Succeeded by Jim Schoenfeld