Trent Yawney
| Trent Yawney | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Yawney in 2012 | |||
| Born |
September 29, 1965 Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Chicago Blackhawks Calgary Flames St. Louis Blues | ||
| Coached for |
Los Angeles Kings Chicago Blackhawks Detroit Red Wings | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL draft |
45th overall, 1984 Chicago Blackhawks | ||
| Playing career | 1982–1999 | ||
| Coaching career | 1999–present | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Canada
| ||
| World Championships | ||
 |
1991 Finland | |
Trent G. Yawney (born September 29, 1965) is a Canadian professional hockey coach and a former defenceman. He is an assistant coach for the Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League. He has previously served as the head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks, a professional scout for the Anaheim Ducks, and assistant coach with the Los Angeles Kings, San Jose Sharks, Edmonton Oilers and the Anaheim Ducks.
Playing career
[edit]Yawney played for the Saskatoon J's of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL), and then the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League (WHL). Yawney was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft, third round, 45th overall. After playing with the Canadian national men's hockey team, Yawney played in the NHL for the Blackhawks, Calgary Flames, and St. Louis Blues.
Post-playing career
[edit]Yawney was an assistant coach of the Chicago Blackhawks during the 1999–2000 NHL season, then head coach of the Norfolk Admirals in the American Hockey League (AHL) from 2000 to 2005. On July 7, 2005, Yawney was named head coach of the Blackhawks.[1] On November 27, 2006 Yawney was let go and replaced by former player and assistant coach with the Blackhawks Denis Savard.[2] On January 10, 2012 Yawney was named associate head coach of the AHL's Syracuse Crunch.[3] Yawney led the team to a 22-14-2-4 record in the final 42 games to help the Crunch clinch a playoff berth for the first time since 2008.
On April 23, 2018 the Anaheim Ducks announced that they were not renewing Yawney's assistant coach contract.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Yawney and his wife Charlane have two children.
Coaching record
[edit]NHL
[edit]| Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | OTL | Pts | Division rank | Result | ||
| CHI | 2005–06 | 82 | 26 | 43 | 13 | 65 | 4th in Central | Missed playoffs |
| CHI | 2006–07 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 2 | (71) | 5th in Central | (fired) |
| Total | 103 | 33 | 55 | 15 | ||||
AHL
[edit]| Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | Finish | W | L | Win % | Result | ||
| NOR | 2000–01 | 80 | 36 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 90 | 3rd in South | 4 | 5 | .444 | Lost in Division Finals |
| NOR | 2001–02 | 80 | 38 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 92 | 1st in South | 1 | 3 | .250 | Lost in Conference Quarterfinals |
| NOR | 2002–03 | 80 | 37 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 91 | 1st in South | 5 | 4 | .556 | Lost in Conference Semifinals |
| NOR | 2003–04 | 80 | 35 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 79 | 5th in East | 4 | 4 | .500 | Lost in Division Semifinals |
| NOR | 2004–05 | 80 | 43 | 30 | — | 7 | 93 | 3rd in East | 2 | 4 | .333 | Lost in Division Semifinals |
| SYR | 2011–12 | 42 | 22 | 14 | — | 6 | (50) | 4th in East | 1 | 3 | .250 | Lost in Conference Quarterfinals |
| NOR | 2012–13 | 76 | 37 | 34 | — | 5 | 79 | 5th in East | — | — | — | Missed playoffs |
| NOR | 2013–14 | 76 | 40 | 26 | — | 10 | 90 | 3rd in East | 5 | 5 | .500 | Lost in Conference Seminals |
| Total | 594 | 288 | 218 | 41 | 47 | 2 division titles | 22 | 28 | .440 | 7 playoff appearances | ||
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1981–82 | Saskatoon Blues AAA | SMHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 59 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1983–84 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 72 | 13 | 46 | 59 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 72 | 16 | 51 | 67 | 158 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | ||
| 1985–86 | Canadian National Team | Intl | 73 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Canadian National Team | Intl | 51 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Canadian National Team | Intl | 68 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 15 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 1988–89 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 69 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 116 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | ||
| 1989–90 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 70 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 82 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 27 | ||
| 1990–91 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 61 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991–92 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 47 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 63 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 67 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1993–94 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 58 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 60 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| 1994–95 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 37 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 108 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1995–96 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 69 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 88 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1996–97 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 39 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 45 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 593 | 27 | 102 | 129 | 783 | 60 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 81 | ||||
International
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Canada | OG | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1991 | Canada | WC | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |
| 1992 | Canada | WC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Senior totals | 24 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Blackhawks hire Yawney as head coach". TSN.ca. 7 July 2005. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- ^ "Blackhawks fire Yawney; hire Savard". TSN.ca. 27 November 2006. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- ^ Syracuse Crunch Announce Restructuring of Coaching Staff
- ^ "Ducks won't retain assistant coach Trent Yawney". Los Angeles Times. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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