Jim Bedard (ice hockey, born 1956)

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Jim Bédard

| image = Jim Bedard.jpg

| caption = Bédard in 2005

| image_size = 230px

| played_for = Washington Capitals
TPS
HPK

| position = Goaltender

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|11|17}}

| birth_place = Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 179

| catches = Left

| draft = 91st overall

| draft_team = Washington Capitals

| draft_year = 1976

| wha_draft = 106th overall

| wha_draft_year = 1976

| wha_draft_team = Edmonton Oilers

| career_start = 1976

| career_end = 1994

}}

James Arthur Bédard (born November 17, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 73 games in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals during the 1977–78 and 1978–79 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1976 to 1994, was spent in the minor leagues and then mainly in I-Divisioona, the second level of hockey in Finland. After his playing career Bédard worked in coaching, serving as the goaltending coach for the Detroit Red Wings from 1996 to 2016 and winning the Stanley Cup three times with the team.{{Cite web |title=Goalie Coach Jim Bedard Ousted By Red Wings |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/red-wings-dont-renew-goalie-coach-jim-bedards-contract/ |access-date=2022-09-08 |website=www.cbsnews.com |date=May 9, 2016 |language=en-US}}

Career

Originally drafted in 1976 by the Washington Capitals, Bédard played for parts of two seasons with the Capitals. After playing two seasons in the minor leagues, Bédard signed to play in the Finnish SM-liiga, After two seasons with HC TPS, he played in Finland for 12 seasons more, mostly in lower divisions, before finally retiring in 1994.

After his playing career, he served as the goaltending coach with the Detroit Red Wings for 19 seasons. He won the Stanley Cup three times with Detroit, in 1998, 2002 and 2008. On May 9, 2016, it was reported that Bédard's contract with the team would not be renewed.{{cite web|url=http://detroitsportsnation.com/detroit-nhl/rderek1/red-wings-coaching-staff-sees-a-big-shake-up-more-changes-to-come/70867/|title=Red Wings Coaching Staff Sees a Big Shakeup, More Changes to Come|date=February 28, 2024 }}

Bédard is also the goalie coach for the Detroit Red Wings Alumni Association {{Cite web |url=http://www.redwingalumni.com/roster.html |title=Red Wings Alumni Roster |access-date=September 27, 2007 |archive-date=December 8, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071208173432/http://www.redwingalumni.com/roster.html |url-status=dead }} and is active in its efforts to raise money for children's charities in Metro Detroit. In the 2016–17 season, Bédard was the goaltending coach for the OHL's Windsor Spitfires. For 2017–18, Bedard became the goaltending coach for the Texas Stars.

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="9" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" \| Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" \| Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! W !! L !! T !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV% ! GP !! W !! L !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV%
1972–73 \| Welland Cougars \| OHA-B \| 42	—	—	—	2485	178	0	4.30	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1973–74 \| Sudbury Wolves \| OHA \| 28	—	—	—	1635	117	0	4.29	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1974–75 \| Sudbury Wolves \| OMJHL \| 51	—	—	—	3060	187	0	3.67	— \| 13	—	—	750	43	0	3.44	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1975–76 \| Sudbury Wolves \| OMJHL \| 58	—	—	—	3328	177	1	3.15	— \| 17	9	7	1000	62	1	3.60	—
1976–77 \| Dayton Gems \| IHL \| 48	—	—	—	2693	168	0	3.74	— \| 2	—	—	120	9	0	4.50	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1977–78 \| Washington Capitals \| NHL \| 43	11	23	7	2489	152	1	3.67	.879 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1977–78 \| Hershey Bears \| AHL \| 14	6	7	1	766	39	0	3.05	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1978–79 \| Washington Capitals \| NHL \| 30	6	17	6	1736	126	0	4.36	.863 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1978–79 \| Hershey Bears \| AHL \| 26	9	11	2	1404	88	0	3.76	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1979–80 \| Hershey Bears \| AHL \| 2	—	—	—	60	9	0	9.00	.719 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1979–80 \| Cincinnati Stingers \| CHL \| 8	3	4	0	385	32	0	4.99	.807 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1979–80 \| Rochester Americans \| AHL \| 6	—	—	—	339	20	0	3.54	.872 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1979–80 \| Tulsa Oilers \| CHL \| 3	0	3	0	177	10	0	3.39	.886 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1979–80 \| Dayton Gems \| IHL \| 16	—	—	—	858	55	0	3.85	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1980–81 \| TPS \| FIN \| 29	—	—	—	—	112	0	3.90	.865 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1981–82 \| TPS \| FIN \| 27	—	—	—	1620	95	1	3.52	.879 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1982–83 \| Imatran Ketterä \| FIN-2 \| 11	—	—	—	380	44	0	6.95	.884 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1983–84 \| TuTu \| FIN-2 \| 35	—	—	—	1172	130	—	6.66	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984–85 \| TuTu \| FIN-2 \| 44	—	—	—	2640	139	0	3.28	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1985–86 \| TuTu \| FIN-2 \| 44	—	—	—	1413	127	0	5.39	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1986–87 \| TuTu \| FIN-2 \| 34	—	—	—	2040	80	—	2.36	.928 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1987–88 \| TuTu \| FIN-2 \| 36	—	—	—	2160	86	—	2.39	.915 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988–89 \| HPK \| FIN \| 31	—	—	—	1737	123	0	4.25	.881 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1989–90 \| Kiekko-67 Turku \| FIN-2 \| 31	—	—	—	1577	122	1	4.64	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990–91 \| Kiekko-67 Turku \| FIN-2 \| 37	19	12	3	2177	108	0	2.98	.914 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1991–92 \| Kiekko-67 Turku \| FIN-2 \| 40	19	18	3	2310	161	0	4.18	.891 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992–93 \| Turku HT \| FIN-3 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1993–94 \| TuTu \| FIN-2 \| 37	—	—	—	2220	132	0	3.57	.890 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=3 \| NHL totals ! 2 !! 0 !! 1 !! 0 !! 70 !! 5 !! 0 !! 4.35 !! .815 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! —