Guy Charron

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image = Guy Charron 1976.JPG

| caption = Charron in 1976

| image_size =

| position = Centre

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 10

| weight_lb = 170

| played_for = Montreal Canadiens
Detroit Red Wings
Kansas City Scouts
Washington Capitals

| ntl_team = Canada

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|1|24|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Verdun, Quebec, Canada

| career_start = 1969

| career_end = 1983

| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Country | {{ih|CAN}} }}

}}

File:Guy Charron Panini 1979.jpg in 1979]]

Guy Joseph Jean Charron (born January 24, 1949) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre and coach. He played in the NHL from 1969 to 1981, and he was an assistant coach with five NHL teams from 1990 to 2008. He served brief stints as a head coach with the Calgary Flames in 1992 and with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim during the 2000–01 season. He later served as the head coach of the WHL's Kamloops Blazers from 2010 to 2013. Charron briefly was the commissioner of the Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League in 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/sports/tojll-has-new-commissioner-league-s-tier-1-declaration-upsets-apple-cart-1.23265170|title=TOJLL has new commissioner; league's tier 1 declaration upsets apple cart|first=Marty|last=Hastings|website=Kamloopsthisweek.com|access-date=September 8, 2018}}{{cite web |last1=Kamloops This Week |title=Charron no longer TOJLL commissioner; help wanted |url=https://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/sports/charron-no-longer-tojll-commissioner-help-wanted-4374665 |website=kamloopsthisweek.com |access-date=14 April 2023}}

Playing career

Originally a product of the Montreal Canadiens' system, Charron played twenty games with the Canadiens before he was traded during the middle of the 1970–71 NHL season to the Detroit Red Wings in the monster deal that sent Frank Mahovlich to Montreal. He played with the Red Wings until he was traded to the expansion Kansas City Scouts in 1974. Prior to the 1976–77 NHL season, Charron signed as a free agent with the Washington Capitals, where he played until his retirement following the 1980–81 NHL season. He served as the Capitals' captain during the 1978–79 season. Despite playing in 734 NHL regular season games, he never appeared in a single playoff game, which was an NHL record until Olli Jokinen broke it early in the 2008–09 season.

Awards

Won the 1999–2000 Commissioner's Trophy.

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

1966–67

| Verdun Maple Leafs

| MMJHL

| —

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| 1966–67

| Verdun Maple Leafs

| M-Cup

| —

| 4

| 0

| 1

| 4

1967–68

| Verdun Maple Leafs

| MMJHL

| 42

| 29

| 36

| 65

| —

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| 1967–68

| Verdun Maple Leafs

| M-Cup

| —

| 21

| 14

| 9

| 23

| 6

1968–69

| Montreal Junior Canadiens

| OHA-Jr.

| 50

| 27

| 54

| 12

| 14

| 11

| 15

| 26

| 6

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| 1968–69

| Montreal Junior Canadiens

| M-Cup

| —

| 8

| 7

| 5

| 12

| 4

1969–70

| Montreal Voyageurs

| AHL

| 65

| 37

| 45

| 82

| 20

| 8

| 4

| 12

| 2

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| 1969–70

| Montreal Canadiens

| NHL

| 5

| 0

| —

1970–71

| Montreal Voyageurs

| AHL

| 23

| 5

| 13

| 18

| 6

| —

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| 1970–71

| Montreal Canadiens

| NHL

| 15

| 2

| 4

| 2

| —

1970–71

| Detroit Red Wings

| NHL

| 24

| 8

| 4

| 12

| 4

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1971–72

| Detroit Red Wings

| NHL

| 64

| 9

| 16

| 25

| 14

| —

1972–73

| Detroit Red Wings

| NHL

| 75

| 18

| 36

| 23

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1973–74

| Detroit Red Wings

| NHL

| 76

| 25

| 30

| 55

| 10

| —

1974–75

| Detroit Red Wings

| NHL

| 26

| 1

| 10

| 11

| 6

| —

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| 1974–75

| Kansas City Scouts

| NHL

| 51

| 13

| 29

| 42

| 21

| —

1975–76

| Kansas City Scouts

| NHL

| 78

| 27

| 44

| 71

| 12

| —

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| 1976–77

| Washington Capitals

| NHL

| 80

| 36

| 46

| 82

| 10

| —

1977–78

| Washington Capitals

| NHL

| 80

| 38

| 35

| 73

| 12

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1978–79

| Washington Capitals

| NHL

| 80

| 28

| 42

| 70

| 24

| —

1979–80

| Washington Capitals

| NHL

| 33

| 11

| 20

| 31

| 6

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1980–81

| Washington Capitals

| NHL

| 47

| 5

| 13

| 18

| 2

| —

1982–83

| EHC Arosa

| NDA

| 36

| 17

| 27

| 44

| —

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| 1982–83

| New Haven Nighthawks

| AHL

| 2

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 14

| 12

| 2

| 5

| 7

| 4

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! colspan=3 | NHL totals

! 734

! 221

! 309

! 530

! 146

! —

=International=

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! Year

! Team

! Event

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

1977

| Canada

| WC

| 1

| 0

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| 1978

| Canada

| WC

| 9

| 0

| 1

| 0

1979

| Canada

| WC

| 6

| 1

| 3

| 4

| 2

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! colspan=3 | Senior totals

! 16

! 1

! 4

! 5

! 2

Coaching statistics

=NHL head coaching=

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G	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	Division rank	Result
Calgary Flames\|\|1991–92 \|16\|\|6\|\|7\|\|3\|
\|(74)	5th in Smythe	Missed Playoffs
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim\|\|2000–01 \|49\|\|14\|\|26\|\|7\|\|2\|\|(66)\|\|5th in Pacific\|\|Missed Playoffs
colspan=2\|Total \|\|65\|\|20\|\|33\|\|10\|\|2

=Minor league/assistant coaching=

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Season ! Team ! League ! Type ! G ! W ! L ! T ! OTL ! Pct
1990–91 \| Calgary Flames \| NHL \| Assistant coach \| colspan=6 \|
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1991–92 \| Calgary Flames \| NHL \| Assistant coach¹ \| colspan=6 \|
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1992–93 \| Calgary Flames \| NHL \| Assistant coach \| colspan=6 \|
1993–94 \| Calgary Flames \| NHL \| Assistant coach \| colspan=6 \|
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1994–95 \| Calgary Flames \| NHL \| Assistant coach \| colspan=6 \|
1995–96 \| New York Islanders \| NHL \| Assistant coach \| colspan=6 \|
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1998–99 \| Grand Rapids Griffins \| IHL \| Head coach \| 82 \| 34 \| 40 \| 0 \| 8 \| 0.415
1999–00 \| Grand Rapids Griffins \| IHL \| Head coach \| 82 \| 51 \| 22 \| 0 \| 9 \| 0.622
2001–02 \| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim \| NHL \| Assistant coach \| colspan=6 \|
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2002–03 \| Montreal Canadiens \| NHL \| Assistant coach \| colspan=6 \|

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Season

! Team

! League

! Type

! G

! W

! L

! T

! OTL

! Pct

1990–91