Editing Roger Neilson (section)

{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey coach}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2011}}
{{Infobox ice hockey biography
| name               = Roger Neilson
| halloffame         = 2002 (Builder)
| image              = Roger neilson statue.jpg
| alt = A statue of Neilson waving a towel on the end of a stick outside a sports stadium
| image_size         = 230px
| caption            = Statue of Roger Neilson at [[Rogers Arena]]
| birth_date         = {{birth date|1934|6|16}}
| birth_place        = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| death_date         = {{death date and age|2003|6|21|1934|6|16}}
| death_place        = [[Peterborough, Ontario]], Canada
| coached_for = [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]<br>[[Buffalo Sabres]]<br>[[Vancouver Canucks]]<br>[[Los Angeles Kings]]<br>[[New York Rangers]]<br>[[Florida Panthers]]<br>[[Philadelphia Flyers]]<br>[[Ottawa Senators]]
| career_start_coach = 1966
| career_end_coach = 2003
}}
'''Roger Paul Neilson''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CM}} (June 16, 1934 – June 21, 2003) was a [[Canadian]] professional [[ice hockey]] [[Coach (sport)|coach]], most notably in the [[National Hockey League|NHL]], where he served with eight teams. Known as Captain Video because of his technological contributions to the game, he is a member of the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] in the builder category. Alongside his decorated coaching abilities, Neilson is commonly remembered today for his many antics which resulted in the creation of several NHL rules.

Born in Toronto, Neilson attended a public high school, [[North Toronto Collegiate Institute]]. Neilson's coaching career began as a student at [[McMaster University]] in [[Hamilton, Ontario]], where he continued to coach until graduation with a degree in [[physical education]] in both hockey and baseball.