Jean Perron (born October 5, 1946) is a

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coach and sports commentator, best known for being the 16th head coach of the Montreal Canadiens, serving from 1985 to 1988. Perron has more recently served as the head coach for

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

's men's national teams.

Coaching career

Born in Saint-Isidore-d'Auckland,

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

, Perron was an assistant coach with the

National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...

Montreal Canadiens The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ...

under

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for one season before being named head coach in 1985. As a rookie head coach, Perron won a

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with the Canadiens. Perron would spend three seasons as the Canadiens' head coach before being fired after the 1987–88 season. The next year, he was hired by the

Quebec Nordiques The Quebec Nordiques (french: Nordiques de Québec, pronounced in Quebec French, in Canadian English; translated "Quebec City Northmen" or "Northerners") were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City. The Nordiques played in the W ...

as a temporary midseason replacement.Canadiens 6, Nordiques 4
/ref> He also served as an assistant coach for Canada at the

1987 Canada Cup The 1987 Labatt Canada Cup was a professional international ice hockey tournament held from August 28 to September 15, 1987. The finals took place in Montreal on September 11 and Hamilton, on September 13 and September 15, and were won by Team ...

. Later, Perron joined the International Hockey League's

San Francisco Spiders The San Francisco Spiders were a professional ice hockey team based in Daly City, California. They were members of the South Division of the former International Hockey League (IHL). Playing at the Cow Palace, the Spiders competed for one season, ...

as their head coach and general manager for one season, followed by a short stint with the

Manitoba Moose The Manitoba Moose are a professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and a member of the American Hockey League (AHL). The team plays its home games at Canada Life Centre, the home arena of its parent club, Winnipeg Jets ...

.When Bruce Boudreau worked for Jean Perron
/ref> Perron's tough and often authoritarian coaching style resulted in tumultuous relationships with several of his players and staff, including a long-standing public feud with former Canadiens player

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Post career

After his professional coaching career, Perron became a hockey analyst for different media outlets in Quebec and has appeared regularly on

TQS Noovo is a Canadian French-language terrestrial television network owned by the Bell Media subsidiary of BCE Inc. The network has five owned-and-operated and three affiliated stations throughout Quebec, although it can also be seen over-the-air ...

's sports talk show ''110%''. He was often mocked for his incorrect use of proverbs and idioms and a book, ''Les Perronismes'' supposedly listing his most famous linguistic ''faux-pas'' was published in 2001. In 2004, Perron was named the coach of the

's Under-18 and senior men's national teams. He led both teams to new heights with Israel being promoted to Division I for one year. He left after two seasons but returned in 2011 and led the Under-18 team to an IIHF World U-18 Division II Group B championship in 2013.Israel moves up to Division IIA

Coaching record

NHL

IHL

References

External links

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Montreal Canadiens profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Perron, Jean 1946 births Living people Canadian ice hockey coaches French Quebecers International Hockey League (1945–2001) head coaches Israel men's national ice hockey team coaches Manitoba Moose coaches Montreal Canadiens coaches National Hockey League broadcasters People from Estrie Quebec Nordiques announcers Quebec Nordiques coaches Stanley Cup champions Stanley Cup championship-winning head coaches