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{{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 β 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. ==Coaching career== Neilson's coaching career began in 1966 as head coach of the [[Ontario Hockey League]]'s [[Peterborough Petes]], then the junior farm team of the [[Montreal Canadiens]], and he remained for 10 years in [[Peterborough, Ontario]], where he maintained a home until his death. He also worked at the [[University of Windsor]] with a summer hockey camp program, which led to camps from [[Port Hope, Ontario]] to [[Israel]]. Neilson moved into professional hockey coaching with the [[Dallas Black Hawks]] in the [[Central Professional Hockey League|Central Hockey League]] in 1976β77. Neilson's entry into the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) came in 1977 with the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]], when he was hired to replace [[Red Kelly]] as the head coach of the team. Neilson coached the Toronto Maple Leafs (1977β79), the [[Buffalo Sabres]] (1979β81, associate and head coach), [[Vancouver Canucks]] (1981β84, assistant and head coach), [[Los Angeles Kings]] (1983β84), [[Chicago Blackhawks]] (1984β87, assistant), [[New York Rangers]] (1989β93), [[Florida Panthers]] (1993β95), [[Philadelphia Flyers]] (1997β2000), and for two games with the [[Ottawa Senators]] in April 2002. Neilson's tenure with Toronto lasted until 1979, when Neilson was fired as head coach of the Maple Leafs by owner [[Harold Ballard]]. There was outrage throughout the players, media, and general public. Ballard then relented, but wanted Neilson to enter the next game with a paper bag over his head as "the mystery coach", but Neilson refused and coached the next game as if nothing had happened.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hornby |first=Lance |date=March 11, 2019 |title=A look back at the Roger Neilson 'paper bag' game and Pal Hal's theatre of the absurd |url=https://torontosun.com/sports/hockey/a-look-back-at-the-roger-neilson-paper-bag-game-and-pal-hals-theatre-of-the-absurd |access-date=September 10, 2023 |website=[[Toronto Sun]]}}</ref> Neilson was initially an assistant coach with Vancouver, but he took over as head coach after [[Harry Neale]] was suspended for taking part in an altercation with fans during a brawl against the [[Quebec Nordiques]]. When the team went unbeaten in the next seven games, he was given the job permanently. It was in his new capacity that Neilson led the team on its run to the [[1982 Stanley Cup Finals]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Crowe |first=Jerry |date=1991-04-05 |title=Kings Can Consult History Book, Not Webster : NHL playoffs: Canucks went all the way to Stanley Cup finals without Neale in 1982. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-04-05-sp-2057-story.html |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> After five seasons with the Rangers and Panthers, Neilson led the Flyers to first place in the [[Eastern Conference (NHL)|Eastern Conference]] in the 1999β2000 season. With the Flyers leading in the conference standings at the midseason break, Neilson earned the honor to coach the Eastern Conference squad in the [[2000 National Hockey League All-Star Game|All-Star Game]]. Previously, based on his performance with the Canucks, he had coached the [[Campbell Conference]] All-Stars at the [[35th National Hockey League All-Star Game|1983 All-Star Game]]. But a Neilson-coached team fell short of expectations once again, as the Flyers were ousted by the [[New Jersey Devils]] in seven games in the Eastern Conference championship round. ==Lemieux 'hit' controversy== The peak and valley of Neilson's stay with the Rangers came in the [[1991β92 NHL season|1991β92 season]], when they captured the [[Presidents' Trophy]] with the best record in the league. The Rangers entered the playoffs as prohibitive favorites to win their first [[Stanley Cup]] since 1940, only to be eliminated by the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] in six games in the [[Patrick Division]] finals. Neilson's reputation as a so-called old school coach was put under a microscope in Game 2 of the series, when Rangers player [[Adam Graves]] fractured the left [[metacarpal bone]] of Penguins superstar [[Mario Lemieux]] with a two-handed baseball swing of his stick. Graves stated that he was swinging on the glove to loosen his grip on the stick to deal with the puck, which reflected Neilson's belief for one to go for the hands.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/07/sports/hockey-lemieux-is-sidelined-amid-slash-controversy.html | title=Hockey; Lemieux is Sidelined Amid Slash Controversy | work=The New York Times | date=May 7, 1992 | last1=Lapointe | first1=Joe }}</ref><ref>Molinari, Dave (May 7, 1992). "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/144499802/ Graves digs deep hole for Penguins, Lemieux]". ''The Pittsburgh Press''. p. D1.</ref> Neilson later said he did not see the incident, although it happened in front of his team's benches.<ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/image/144499802/ N.Y. has tapes, too]". ''The Pittsburgh Press'' May 7, 1992. p. D1.</ref> "Yes, no question about it. I kill penalties, too. I hit the gloves, also, once in a while. But to take a swing like he did ... that certainly came from the coach." Lemieux said after the injury. He added, "Certainly a contract was on me that game. I'm not saying Roger Neilson told Graves to go after me, but he told his players to go after me."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1992/05/30/Stanley-Cup-Finals-Notebook/4057707198400/ | title=Stanley Cup Finals Notebook |work=UPI |date=May 30, 1992}}</ref> Graves was assessed only a two-minute minor penalty on the play.<ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/image/141426972/ Broken Hand Puts Lemieux On Sideline]". ''Associated Press''. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. May 7, 1992. p. C1, C7.</ref> He was allowed to play in Game 3, in which he scored the first goal of a 6β5 overtime victory. Two days after the incident, at the league's disciplinary hearing, it decided to suspend Graves four games.<ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/image/495069660/ Graves suspended four games for breaking Lemieux's hand]". ''Associated Press''. The Vancouver Sun. p. E8.</ref> The Penguins rallied to win their next seven games, the series, and the Stanley Cup Finals.<ref>Cariou, Chris (June 2, 1992). "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/512513920/ Pens sweep up Cup]". ''Canadian Press''. Toronto National Post. p. 44.</ref> ==Non-coaching career== Neilson worked for the [[Edmonton Oilers]] as a video analyst during the [[1983β84 NHL season|1984 Stanley Cup Playoffs]], culminating in the Oilers' first Stanley Cup championship, and the Chicago Blackhawks as an assistant to head coach [[Bob Pulford]] from 1984 to 1987. From 1995 to 1997, he was an assistant coach for the [[St. Louis Blues]]. During the [[1987β88 NHL season|1987β88]] and [[1988β89 NHL season|1988β89]] seasons, Neilson did not coach but served as a color commentator for [[TSN Hockey|TSN]] with [[Jim Hughson]] and [[Gary Green (ice hockey)|Gary Green]]. ===Retirement from hockey=== On February 20, 2000, Neilson went on medical leave for cancer treatment, and [[Coach (sport)|assistant coach]] [[Craig Ramsay]] took over in his absence.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Alex |first=Rachel |date=2000-02-20 |title=Suffering From Cancer, Neilson Leaves Flyers |language=en-US |work=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2000/02/20/suffering-from-cancer-neilson-leaves-flyers/cd532ee7-6bbc-45ce-ac94-9c703344b9d0/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref name="other">{{Cite web |title=One thing after the other |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/169701417/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}</ref> On April 10, Neilson told [[General Manager]] [[Bobby Clarke]] that he was ready to return to the team, but Clarke insisted on additional medical clearance before he returned.<ref name= other/> In an interview, Neilson said he had been "treated like a king" and referred to Clarke as a friend.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Panaccio |first=Tim |title=Neilson 'devastated' over furore after joke |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/476386418/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=[[Newspapers.com]] |publisher=[[Philadelphia Inquirer]] |language=en}}</ref> All the while, Ramsay repeatedly said that he would return to assistant coach as soon as Flyers' management approved Neilson to return as coach.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kelley |first=Jim |title=Hasek and Zhitnik are the big unknowns in Sabres' equations |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/877882676/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Neilson to return to Flyers as assistant - UPI Archives |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/2000/04/24/Neilson-to-return-to-Flyers-as-assistant/9127956548800/ |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=UPI |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Flyers' Neilson is back but as an assistant only |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2000/04/25/flyers-neilson-is-back-but-as-an-assistant-only/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=Tampa Bay Times |language=en}}</ref> Neilson was ultimately informed that he had been permanently replaced by Ramsay.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ramsay to coach the Flyers |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2000/06/09/ramsay-to-coach-the-flyers/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=Tampa Bay Times |language=en}}</ref> Neilson's dismissal by Clarke was widely lamented by fans and media as lacking class and respect. Neilson's doctors advised the Flyers that he lacked the strength to perform his duties as head coach. Neilson insisted on trying to return at the end of the first round of the playoffs, but Clarke refused. He even tried to defend his decision in the press, stating, "Roger got cancer β that wasn't our fault. We didn't tell him to go get cancer. It's too bad that he did. We feel sorry for him, but then he went goofy on us."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25822-tales-from-behind-the-bench-the-bizarre-genius-of-roger-neilson |title=Tales From Behind The Bench: The Bizarre Genius of Roger Neilson |work=Bleacher Report |last=Lewis |first=Josh |date=May 28, 2008 |access-date=March 12, 2023}}</ref> Neilson was then hired as an assistant coach for the Senators. For the last two games of the [[2001β02 NHL season|2001β02 season]], which were inconsequential to the standings, head coach [[Jacques Martin (ice hockey)|Jacques Martin]] stepped away from the bench, allowing Neilson to take the reins and become the ninth man to coach 1,000 games along with the distinction of having served as a head coach for eight different teams.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ESPN.com: NHL - Neilson to coach Ottawa's final two regular-season games |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/2002/0408/1364804.html |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=www.espn.com}}</ref> The following season, the Senators won the Presidents' Trophy as the regular season and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals. It was public knowledge that Neilson's cancer was [[terminal illness|terminal]] when the Senators were ousted in a seven-game series. Neilson's overall regular-season record was 460 wins, 378 losses, 159 ties, and 3 overtime losses. ===Coaching legacy=== Neilson dedicated his entire life to coaching and hockey. He had no family ties and would stay up late into the night watching video and analyzing games. Among his most well-known innovations was the use of [[Video cassette recorder|videotape]] to analyze other teams, leading to the nickname "Captain Video". He was also the first to use microphone headsets to communicate with his assistant coaches. In situations where the face-off was in the opposition's end and there were three or less seconds to go in the first and/or second period, Neilson would pull his goaltender for an extra attacker for a potential shot on net off the ensuing face-off. His reasoning was that if the other team gained possession of the puck, it would be virtually impossible for the opposition to score from their end in the mere seconds that were left. No other coach would consider this radical move, and it was indicative of his innovative thinking. Neilson was well known for closely reading the rule book with the intent of exploiting [[loophole]]s. During one particular game in his first season coaching the Petes, he was down two men in a [[five on three]] situation for the last minute of the game. Realizing that more penalties could not be served under the existing rules, Neilson intentionally put too many men on the ice every ten seconds. The referees stopped the play and a faceoff was held, relieving pressure on the defence. In addition, Neilson also took advantage of fans throwing objects onto the ice to deliberately cause stoppages of play late in a game. After these displays, the rules were changed so that a call for too many men on the ice in a five on three situation, or a delay-of-game penalty in a five on three situation, or any deliberate act to stop play (i.e., objects thrown on the ice, or the net being intentionally dislodged) in the last two minutes of regulation or in overtime now results in a [[Penalty shot (ice hockey)|penalty shot]].{{citation needed|date=September 2024}} Neilson also discovered that if he put a defenceman in net instead of a goaltender during a penalty shot, the defenceman could rush the attacker and cut down the latter's angle of shot, greatly reducing the chances of a goal. In 1968, he used this information in an OHL game between Neilson's Peterborough Petes and the opposing [[Toronto Marlboros]]. Neilson replaced Petes goaltender Pete Kostek with defenseman [[Ron Stackhouse]]. Stackhouse successfully blocked Frank Hamill's penalty shot attempt by charging out as soon as Hamill crossed the blue line.<ref>{{cite news|title=Penalty shot bid blocked by defenceman|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-qUtAAAAIBAJ&pg=4070%2C6460564|access-date=30 January 2015|agency=The Canadian Press|work=The Montreal Gazette|date=September 27, 1968}}</ref><ref name=kay>{{cite web|last1=Kay|first1=Jason|title=NFL has Deflategate, did the NHL have Coffeegate?|url=http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/nfl-has-deflategate-did-the-nhl-have-coffeegate/|website=The Hockey News|date=January 29, 2015 |access-date=30 January 2015}}</ref> The rules now state that a team must use a goaltender in net for a penalty shot and that the goaltender cannot leave the crease until the skater has touched the puck. One game during a time-out, Neilson told his goaltender, "...when we pull you, just leave your goal stick lying in the crease." When the other team gained possession, they sent the puck the length of the ice toward the open net, only to deflect wide when it hit the goal stick lying in the crease. The rule was changed the next season so that a goal would be awarded in such a situation. Neilson also broke the rules, in a sense, when he did not like what was happening on the ice. As the Canucks coach during game two of the 1982 [[Campbell Conference]] Final playoff series against the Chicago Blackhawks, he felt his team was unfairly penalized on several occasions during the third period. He took a trainer's white towel and held it on a hockey stick, as if to wave a white flag. Three other Canucks players did the same thing, and all were ejected from the game. By doing this, Neilson inadvertently started an NHL tradition. Canucks fans [[Towel Power|waved white towels by the thousands]] at the next game, a playoff tradition that continues to this day and is widely copied by other hockey teams.<ref>{{cite news|last1=McIndoe|first1=Sean|title=NHL Grab Bag: Everyone in Toronto Seems Extremely Chill About Clarkson's First Goal|url=http://grantland.com/the-triangle/nhl-grab-bag-everyone-in-toronto-seems-extremely-chill-about-clarksons-first-goal/|access-date=March 28, 2017|work=Grantland |date=November 22, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Laing |first=Zach |title=NHL History: Roger Neilson waves the white towel |url=https://canucksarmy.com/news/nhl-history-roger-neilson-waves-the-white-towel |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=CanucksArmy |language=en}}</ref> ==Life after hockey== Neilson was awarded a [[Doctor of Laws]] by McMaster University in 2001 (see below). He was inducted into the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] as a [[List of members of the Hockey Hall of Fame#Builders|builder]] in November 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Neilson elected to Hockey Hall of Fame - UPI.com |url=https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2002/06/19/Neilson-elected-to-Hockey-Hall-of-Fame/28111024522190/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=UPI |language=en}}</ref> He was also appointed as a Member of the [[Order of Canada]] {CM} in 2002. The City of Peterborough renamed George Street South ''Roger Neilson Way'' opposite the Memorial Centre Arena in 2003; the address of the Arena was supposed to be changed to ''1 Roger Neilson Way''. The Ottawa Senators have named their coaches office at [[Canadian Tire Centre|Scotiabank Place]] ''The Roger Neilson Room''. The City of Ottawa renamed their Minor Peewee AAA Hockey Division after Neilson in 2005. Also in 2005, the [[Ontario Hockey League]] created an award for the top academic player attending college or university and named it the [[Roger Neilson Memorial Award]]. In 1999, Neilson was diagnosed with [[multiple myeloma]], which spread to become [[skin cancer]] in 2001.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Neilson now must battle serious skin cancer, too |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2001/01/06/neilson-now-must-battle-serious-skin-cancer-too/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=Tampa Bay Times |language=en}}</ref> He died on June 21, 2003, five days after his 69th birthday. The funeral was held in Northview Pentecostal Church in Peterborough.<ref>{{cite news |title=Roger Neilson Obituary |url=https://ottawacitizen.remembering.ca/obituary/roger-neilson-1066408304 |work=Ottawa Citizen}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Litsky |first=Frank |date=2003-06-23 |title=Roger Neilson, Innovator In Hockey As Coach, 69 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/23/sports/roger-neilson-innovator-in-hockey-as-coach-69.html |access-date=2023-09-10 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Shortly after his death, the Ottawa Senators Foundation<ref name="Sens Foundation">{{cite web|title=Roger Neilson House|url=http://www.sensfoundation.com/what-we-do/rogerneilsonhouse/|publisher=Ottawa Senators Foundation|access-date=22 October 2016}}</ref> announced plans to build "Roger's House" (French: "La maison de Roger"), later renamed Roger Neilson House, a paediatric palliative care facility built in his memory on the grounds of the [[Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario]] in Ottawa.<ref name="Rogers House">{{cite web|title=Memory of former Sens coach lives on at newly renamed Roger Neilson House|url=https://www.theifp.ca/news-story/6728210-memory-of-former-sens-coach-lives-on-at-newly-renamed-roger-neilson-house/|publisher=Ottawa South News|access-date=1 April 2021|date=17 June 2016}}</ref> The building was opened on April 21, 2006, by the [[Premier of Ontario]], [[Dalton McGuinty]]. In September 2004, Roger Neilson Public School, a new elementary school in Peterborough, opened. The name was chosen because of Neilson's commitment to teaching, which exemplified the qualities of the Character Education program of the [[Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kim|first1=Clark|title=Roger Neilson Public School officially opens|url=https://www.mykawartha.com/news-story/7544662-roger-neilson-public-school-officially-opens/|access-date=March 18, 2018|publisher=Kawartha Lakes This Week|date=November 4, 2004}}</ref> On April 7, 2011, [[Rogers Arena]] in Vancouver commemorated Neilson's contribution to the NHL and Vancouver Canucks, in particular to the tradition he created during the 1982 playoff series with the Chicago Blackhawks, later named "[[Towel Power]]", by erecting a large statue of him in the courtyard of Rogers Arena.<ref>{{cite web|title=Roger Neilson statue unveiled in pre-game ceremony|url=https://www.nhl.com/canucks/news/roger-neilson-statue-unveiled-in-pre-game-ceremony/c-558677|website=NHL.com|access-date=March 18, 2018|date=April 7, 2011}}</ref> The [[Florida Panthers]] dedicated the press box to Neilson, their first head coach, in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/panthers-to-dedicate-press-box-to-roger-neilson/c-692218|title=Panthers to dedicate press box to Roger Neilson }}</ref> ==Coaching record== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+Roger Neilson coaching record |- !scope="col" rowspan="2"|Team !scope="col" rowspan="2"|Year !scope="col" colspan="7"|Regular Season !scope="col"|Post Season |- !scope="col"| {{abbr|G|Games}} !scope="col"| {{abbr|W|Wins}} !scope="col"| {{abbr|L|Losses}} !scope="col"| {{abbr|T|Ties}} !scope="col"| {{abbr|OTL|Overtime losses}} !scope="col"| {{abbr|Pts|Points}} !scope="col"| Finish !scope="col"| Result |- !scope="row"|[[Toronto Maple Leafs|TOR]]||[[1977β78 NHL season|1977β78]] |80||41||29||10||β||92||3rd in Adams||Won in preliminary round (2β0 vs. [[Los Angeles Kings|LA]]) <br> Won in quarter-finals (4β3 vs. [[New York Islanders|NYI]]) <br> Lost in semi-finals (0β4 vs. [[Montreal Canadiens|MTL]]) |- !scope="row"|TOR||[[1978β79 NHL season|1978β79]] |80||34||33||13||β||81||3rd in Adams||Won in preliminary round (2β0 vs. [[Atlanta Flames|ATL]]) <br> Lost in quarter-finals (0β4 vs. [[Montreal Canadiens|MTL]]) |- ! colspan="2"|TOR Total ||160||75||62||23||β||173||||8β11 (0.421) |- !scope="row"|[[Buffalo Sabres|BUF]]||[[1980β81 NHL season|1980β81]] |80||39||20||21||β||99||'''1st in Adams'''||Won in preliminary round (3β0 vs. [[Vancouver Canucks|VAN]]) <br> Lost in quarter-finals (1β4 vs. [[Minnesota North Stars|MIN]]) |- ! colspan="2"|BUF Total ||80||39||20||21||β||99||1 division title||4β4 (0.500) |- !scope="row"|[[Vancouver Canucks|VAN]]||[[1981β82 NHL season|1981β82]] |5||4||0||1||β||(77)||2nd in Smythe||Won in division semi-finals (3β0 vs. [[Calgary Flames|CGY]]) <br> Won in division finals (4β1 vs. [[Los Angeles Kings|LA]]) <br> Won in conference finals (4β1 vs. [[Chicago Black Hawks|CHI]]) <br> Lost in [[1982 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup]] finals (0β4 vs. [[New York Islanders|NYI]]) |- !scope="row"|VAN||[[1982β83 NHL season|1982β83]] |80||30||35||15||β||75||3rd in Smythe||Lost in division semi-finals (1β3 vs. [[Calgary Flames|CGY]]) |- !scope="row"|VAN||[[1983β84 NHL season|1983β84]] |48||17||26||5||β||(73)||3rd in Smythe||Fired |- ! colspan="2"|VAN Total ||133||51||61||21||β||123||||12β9 (0.571) |- !scope="row"|[[Los Angeles Kings|LAK]]||[[1983β84 NHL season|1983β84]] |28||8||17||3||β||(59)||5th in Smythe||Did not qualify |- ! colspan="2"|LAK Total ||28||8||17||3||β||19||||0β0 (0.000) |- !scope="row"|[[New York Rangers|NYR]]||[[1989β90 NHL season|1989β90]] |80||36||31||13||β||85||'''1st in Patrick'''||Won in division semi-finals (4β1 vs. [[New York Islanders|NYI]]) <br> Lost in division finals (1β4 vs. [[Washington Capitals|WSH]]) |- !scope="row"|NYR||[[1990β91 NHL season|1990β91]] |80||36||31||13||β||85||2nd in Patrick||Lost in division semi-finals (2β4 vs. [[Washington Capitals|WSH]]) |- !scope="row"|NYR||[[1991β92 NHL season|1991β92]] |80||50||25||5||β||105||'''1st in Patrick'''||Won in division semi-finals (4β3 vs. [[New Jersey Devils|NJ]]) <br> Lost in division finals (2β4 vs. [[Pittsburgh Penguins|PIT]]) |- !scope="row"|NYR||[[1992β93 NHL season|1992β93]] |40||19||17||4||β||(79)||6th in Patrick||Fired |- ! colspan="2"|NYR Total ||280||141||104||35||β||317||2 division titles||13β16 (0.448) |- !scope="row"|[[Florida Panthers|FLA]]||[[1993β94 NHL season|1993β94]] |84||33||34||17||β||83||5th in Atlantic||Did not qualify |- !scope="row"|FLA||[[1994β95 NHL season|1994β95]] |48||20||22||6||β||46||5th in Atlantic||Did not qualify |- ! colspan="2"|FLA Total ||132||53||56||23||β||129||||0β0 (0.000) |- !scope="row"|[[Philadelphia Flyers|PHI]]||[[1997β98 NHL season|1997β98]] |21||10||9||2||β||(95)||2nd in Atlantic||Lost in conference quarter-finals (1β4 vs. [[Buffalo Sabres|BUF]]) |- !scope="row"|PHI||[[1998β99 NHL season|1998β99]] |82||37||26||19||β||93||2nd in Atlantic||Lost in conference quarter-finals (2β4 vs. [[Toronto Maple Leafs|TOR]]) |- !scope="row"|PHI||[[1999β2000 NHL season|1999β2000]] |82||45||22||12||3||105||'''1st in Atlantic'''||Won in conference quarter-finals (4β1 vs. [[Buffalo Sabres|BUF]]) <br> Won in conference semi-finals (4β2 vs. [[Pittsburgh Penguins|PIT]]) <br> Lost in conference finals (3β4 vs. [[New Jersey Devils|NJ]]) |- ! colspan="2"|PHI Total ||185||92||57||33||3||220||||14β15 (0.483) |- !scope="row"|[[Ottawa Senators|OTT]]||[[2001β02 NHL season|2001β02]] |2||1||1||0||0||(94)||3rd in Northeast||Interim head coach |- ! colspan="2"|OTT Total ||2||1||1||0||0||2||||0β0 (0.000) |- ! colspan="2"|Total ||1,000||460||378||159||3||1082||3 division titles||51β55 (0.481) |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{icehockeystats|legendsm=B200201}} * [http://www.gg.ca/honour.aspx?id=9104&t=12&ln=Neilson Order of Canada Citation] * [http://www.rogershouse.ca Roger's House Website] * [http://www.rogerneilsonshockey.com Roger Neilson's Hockey Camp and Coaches' Clinic Site] {{s-start}} {{succession box | before = [[Red Kelly]] | title = [[List of Toronto Maple Leafs head coaches|Head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs]] | years = 1977β79 | after = [[Floyd Smith (ice hockey)|Floyd Smith]]}} {{succession box | before = [[Scotty Bowman]] | title = [[List of Buffalo Sabres head coaches|Head coach of the Buffalo Sabres]] | years = 1980β81 | after = [[Jim Roberts (ice hockey, born 1940)|Jim Roberts]]}} {{succession box | before = [[Harry Neale]] | title=[[List of Vancouver Canucks head coaches|Head coach of the Vancouver Canucks]] | years = 1981β84 | after=Harry Neale}} {{succession box | before = [[Rogie Vachon]] | title=[[List of Los Angeles Kings head coaches|Head coach of the Los Angeles Kings]] | years = 1984 | after=[[Pat Quinn (ice hockey)|Pat Quinn]]}} {{succession box | before = [[Phil Esposito]] | title=[[List of New York Rangers head coaches|Head coach of the New York Rangers]] | years = 1989β93 | after=[[Ron Smith (ice hockey, born 1944)|Ron Smith]]}} {{succession box | before = Position created | title=[[List of Florida Panthers head coaches|Head coach of the Florida Panthers]] | years = 1993β95 | after=[[Doug MacLean]]}} {{succession box | before = [[Wayne Cashman]] | title=[[List of Philadelphia Flyers head coaches|Head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers]] | years = 1997β2000 | after=[[Craig Ramsay]]}} {{succession box | before = [[Jacques Martin (ice hockey)|Jacques Martin]] | title=[[List of Ottawa Senators head coaches|Head coach of the Ottawa Senators]] | years = April 2002<br>(2 games) | after=[[Jacques Martin (ice hockey)|Jacques Martin]]}} {{s-end}} {{NHL on TSN}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Neilson, Roger}} [[Category:1934 births]] [[Category:2003 deaths]] [[Category:Buffalo Sabres coaches]] [[Category:Canadian ice hockey coaches]] [[Category:Canadian people of Swedish descent]] [[Category:Canadian television sportscasters]] [[Category:Deaths from cancer in Ontario]] [[Category:Chicago Blackhawks coaches]] [[Category:Chicago Blackhawks scouts]] [[Category:Deaths from bone cancer in Canada]] [[Category:Deaths from skin cancer]] [[Category:Edmonton Oilers personnel]] [[Category:Florida Panthers coaches]] [[Category:Hockey Hall of Fame inductees]] [[Category:Ice hockey people from Toronto]] [[Category:Los Angeles Kings coaches]] [[Category:McMaster University alumni]] [[Category:Members of the Order of Canada]] [[Category:National Hockey League broadcasters]] [[Category:New York Rangers coaches]] [[Category:Ottawa Senators coaches]] [[Category:Peterborough Petes coaches]] [[Category:Philadelphia Flyers coaches]] [[Category:St. Louis Blues coaches]] [[Category:Toronto Maple Leafs coaches]] [[Category:Vancouver Canucks coaches]]
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