Travis Vernon Green (born December 20, 1970) is a Canadian professional

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coach and former player. He is the associate coach for the New Jersey Devils of the

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(NHL). Green is the former head coach of the

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of the NHL. He also previously coached the

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, Vancouver's top minor league affiliate. Drafted 23rd overall in

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, Green played for five different NHL teams in his 14-year career.

Playing career

Green started out with the Spokane Chiefs in the

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(WHL), playing with them from 1986 to 1989. In the middle of the 1989–90 season, he was traded to the

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, where he completed his junior career. While with the Chiefs, he scored 137 goals and 165 assists for a total of 302 points. He added 15 goals, 24 assists, and 39 points with the Tigers. Green was drafted 23rd overall by the New York Islanders in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. Green played 857 career games, scoring 182 goals and 249 assists for 431 points. His best season statistically was the 1995–96 season, when he scored 25 goals and 45 assists for 70 points in only 69 games. On June 30, 2006, the final year of his contract with the

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was bought out. On August 10, 2006, he was signed by the Anaheim Ducks, the team he had previously played for from 1998 to 1999. However, he played only seven games in his return to the Ducks, before being claimed on waivers by another former team, the Toronto Maple Leafs, in January 2007. Green was a member of Team Canada at the 2007 Spengler Cup.

Coaching career

After finishing his playing career, Green was hired by the

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as an assistant coach and assistant general manager in 2008. Midway through the 2012–13 season, head coach and general manager Mike Johnston was suspended by the WHL for player-benefit violations. Green took over as interim head coach, finishing with a 37–8–0–2 record in the final 47 games. In the playoffs Portland advanced to the final where they defeated the Edmonton Oil Kings in six games to win the

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as WHL champions and secure a berth in the

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tournament. In the

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Portland lost in the final to the

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. In the 2013 off-season, Green was hired as the head coach of the

's (AHL)

, the top minor league affiliate of the

's (NHL)

. In the 2014–15 season, he led them to the

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finals where they lost in five games to the Manchester Monarchs. On April 26, 2017, he was named head coach of the Vancouver Canucks. On December 5, 2021, Green was fired as the head coach of the Canucks along with general manager Jim Benning after leading the team to an 8–15–2 record. On June 22, 2023, the New Jersey Devils hired Green as associate coach in head coach

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's staff.

Personal life

Green and his wife have one daughter and two sons. One of his sons was diagnosed with autism when he was two years old.Archived a
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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Head coaching record

NHL

Other leagues

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Travis 1970 births Living people Anaheim Ducks players Boston Bruins players Canadian ice hockey centres Canadian ice hockey coaches Capital District Islanders players EV Zug players Ice hockey people from British Columbia Medicine Hat Tigers players Mighty Ducks of Anaheim players New York Islanders draft picks New York Islanders players Phoenix Coyotes players Portland Winterhawks coaches Spokane Chiefs players Sportspeople from Castlegar, British Columbia Toronto Maple Leafs players Vancouver Canucks coaches