Gary Green (born August 23, 1953 in

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) is a former

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of the

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and hockey television analyst. He was previously the head coach and GM of the OHA

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(1977–79) and coach of the AHL Hershey Bears (1979–80). He won the OHA Coach of the Year award in 1978-79. When Green replaced

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as head coach of the Capitals during the

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, he was 26, making him the youngest head coach in NHL history. After getting fired by the Capitals in 1981, Green joined the

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as a color commentator on their NHL telecasts, and remained there until 1985. In 1987, he joined TSN, where he stayed until 2004. With TSN, he covered college hockey, Canada Cup Hockey,

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and

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events, notably the World Junior Championships and

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, and national hockey telecasts on TSN along with

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and

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. He also covered the NHL Entry Draft from 1990 to 1998. In

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, he also worked on a few NHL telecasts for

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. In addition to national television duties, he has acted as a colour commentator for regional TV broadcasts of the

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(1985–1996) and

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(1998–2002). In recent years, he has coached the Canadian entry at the

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tournament in

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, and provided analysis for the NHL Network and NHL Radio.

Coaching record

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