Clément Jodoin (born January 10, 1952) is a Canadian former professional

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player, former

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of the Hamilton Bulldogs of the

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, a former assistant coach of the

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, having previously been the head coach of the

Rimouski Océanic The Rimouski Océanic are a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The franchise was granted for the 1969–70 season as the Sherbrooke Castors. The Castors played in Sherbrooke from 1969 to 1982 ...

of the

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Career

Jodoin played

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with Rosemont National in the QMHL during 1969–70 and 1970–71, and later with

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in the CIS. Jodoin was hired as an assistant coach with the

Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins (colloquially known as the Pens) are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh. The Penguins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), E ...

for the

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, then earned his first head coaching duties with the

Halifax Citadels The Halifax Citadels were a professional ice hockey team based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. They played in the American Hockey League between 1988 and 1993. They were created by the relocation of the Fredericton Express and filled a void left by th ...

of the

during 1990–91 and 1991–92. Jodoin would return to the NHL as an assistant coach with the

Quebec Nordiques The Quebec Nordiques (, pronounced in Quebec French, in Canadian English; translated "Northmen" or "Northerners") were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City. The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association (1972–1979) an ...

for 1992–93 and 1993–94. When the QMHL expanded to the

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, Jodoin returned to the

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as coach of the

Halifax Mooseheads The Halifax Mooseheads are a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The team was founded in 1994 and began play in the Dilio Division of the QMJHL for the 1994–95 ...

for their first three seasons from 1994–95 to 1996–97. Jodoin was again hired as an NHL assistant coach, this time with the

for six seasons from 1997–98 to 2002–03. Jodoin returned to the QMJHL, coaching the Lewiston Maineiacs for three seasons from 2004–05 to 2006–07. Jodoin received the Paul Dumont Trophy in the 2005–06 as "Personality of the Year." He served as assistant coach with the Canada national junior hockey team for the 2006, 2007 and

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. Jodoin has twice been named the QMJHL's "Coach of the Year," receiving the Ron Lapointe Trophy in

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and

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. The

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honoured Jodoin with the

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in 2007, leading the Lewiston Maineiacs to the QMJHL President's Cup and a 2007 Memorial Cup berth. He joined the coaching staff of Rimouski Océanic in 2007 and stayed on the job until 2011, followed by a single season (2011–12) as head coach of AHL's Hamilton Bulldogs. He represented the Cantonniers of Magog Midget AAA hockey team for the 2012-2013 season as their president of honour. In 2012, he embarked on another five-year stint as assistant coach with the Montreal Canadiens. On May 29, 2017, he was named assistant coach of

Eisbären Berlin The Eisbären Berlin (; English: ''Berlin Polar Bears'') is a professional ice hockey team based in Berlin, Germany. The team competes in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), the highest level of play in professional German ice hockey, and is also ...

of the German top-flight

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, serving as assistant to head coach Uwe Krupp. In May 2018, the Eisbären organization promoted Jodoin to the head coaching position. Following four home losses in a row, Jodoin was relieved off his duties on December 20, 2018. In January 2019, he joined the staff of

EHC Red Bull München Eishockeyclub Red Bull München (or EHC Red Bull München; English: ''Munich Red Bulls Ice Hockey Club'') is a professional ice hockey team based in Munich, Germany. The club is a member of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), the highest level of p ...

as an assistant coach.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jodoin, Clement 1952 births Living people 20th-century Canadian sportsmen American Hockey League coaches Canadian ice hockey coaches Canadian ice hockey forwards Concordia Stingers ice hockey players Halifax Mooseheads coaches Ice hockey people from Montérégie Laval National players Lewiston Maineiacs coaches Montreal Canadiens coaches National Hockey League assistant coaches Pittsburgh Penguins coaches Quebec Nordiques coaches Rimouski Océanic coaches