Pierre Creamer

{{short description|Canadian former ice hockey coach|bot=PearBOT 5}}

Pierre Creamer (born July 6, 1944) is a Canadian former ice hockey coach.{{cite news|title=Pierre Creamer- Elite Prospects|url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/staff/10254/pierre-creamer|work=Elite Prospects}} He was head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins during the 1987–88 NHL season.

Creamer was born in Chomedey, Quebec. He is the brother-in-law of former NHL star Mike Bossy.

Creamer previously coached the Sherbrooke Canadiens, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens. He led the team to a Calder Cup championship in his first year behind the bench and ended his three-year tenure with a 120-104-4 record. Creamer had also held a job as coach of the Verdun Juniors of the QMJHL.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2519&dat=19870603&id=naNdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=B10NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1186,546497]

Despite coaching a Mario Lemieux-led team that finished fourth in goals scored, Creamer's 1987-88 Penguins struggled defensively and finished last in the Patrick Division. He was relieved of his position at season's end; Creamer is currently the only "one year wonder" coach in NHL history to have a winning record.[https://books.google.com/books?id=qqy8U_d1LEcC&dq=pierre+creamer+fired&pg=PA72]

Coaching record

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rowspan="2"\|Team	rowspan="2"\|Year	colspan="6"\|Regular Season	colspan="1"\|Post Season
G	W	L	T	Pts	Finish	Result
Pittsburgh Penguins\|\|1987–88 \|80\|\|36\|\|35\|\|9\|\|81\|\|6th in Patrick\|\|missed playoffs

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rowspan="2"|Team

rowspan="2"|Year

colspan="6"|Regular Season

colspan="1"|Post Season

Pts

Finish

Result

Pittsburgh Penguins||1987–88

|80||36||35||9||81||6th in Patrick||missed playoffs