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Travis Green

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Travis Green
Green in 2010
Born (1970-12-20) December 20, 1970 (age 53)
Creston, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for New York Islanders
Anaheim Ducks
Phoenix Coyotes
Toronto Maple Leafs
Boston Bruins
EV Zug
Current NHL coach Ottawa Senators
Coached for Vancouver Canucks
New Jersey Devils
National team  Canada
NHL draft 23rd overall, 1989
New York Islanders
Playing career 1990–2008
Coaching career 2008–present

Travis Vernon Green (born December 20, 1970) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player who is the head coach for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). Green formerly served as head coach for the Vancouver Canucks and New Jersey Devils of the NHL, as well as the American Hockey League's Utica Comets, Vancouver's top minor league affiliate. Drafted 23rd overall in 1989, Green played for five different NHL teams in his 14-year career.

Playing career

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Green started with the Spokane Chiefs in the Western Hockey League (WHL), playing with them from 1986 to 1989. In the middle of the 1989–90 season, he was traded to the Medicine Hat Tigers, 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 Boston Bruins 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.[1]

Coaching career

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Green at Vancouver Canucks training camp in 2015.
Green at Vancouver Canucks training camp in 2015.

After finishing his playing career, Green was hired by the Portland Winterhawks as an assistant coach and assistant general manager in 2008.[1][2] Midway through the 2012–13 season, head coach and general manager Mike Johnston was suspended by the WHL for player-benefit violations.[3] Green took over as interim head coach, finishing with a 37–8–0–2 record in the final 47 games.[4] In the playoffs Portland advanced to the final where they defeated the Edmonton Oil Kings in six games to win the Ed Chynoweth Cup as WHL champions and secure a berth in the Memorial Cup tournament.[5] In the tournament Portland lost in the final to the Halifax Mooseheads.[1]

In the 2013 off-season, Green was hired as the head coach of the American Hockey League's (AHL) Utica Comets, the top minor league affiliate of the National Hockey League's (NHL) Vancouver Canucks.[4] In the 2014–15 season, he led them to the Calder Cup finals where they lost in five games to the Manchester Monarchs. On April 26, 2017, he was named head coach of the Vancouver Canucks.[6] 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.[7][8]

On June 22, 2023, the New Jersey Devils hired Green as associate coach in head coach Lindy Ruff's staff.[9] He was named the team's interim head coach after Ruff was fired on March 4, 2024.[10]

On May 7, 2024, Green was named head coach of the Ottawa Senators.[11]

Personal life

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Green and his wife have one daughter and two sons.[12] One of his sons was diagnosed with autism when he was two years old.[13]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1986–87 Spokane Chiefs WHL 64 8 17 25 27 3 0 0 0 0
1987–88 Spokane Chiefs WHL 72 33 53 86 42 15 10 10 20 13
1988–89 Spokane Chiefs WHL 72 51 51 102 79 — — — — —
1989–90 Spokane Chiefs WHL 50 45 44 89 90 — — — — —
1989–90 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 25 15 24 39 19 3 0 0 0 2
1990–91 Capital District Islanders AHL 73 21 34 55 26 — — — — —
1991–92 Capital District Islanders AHL 71 23 27 50 10 7 0 4 4 21
1992–93 Capital District Islanders AHL 20 12 11 23 39 — — — — —
1992–93 New York Islanders NHL 61 7 18 25 43 12 3 1 4 6
1993–94 New York Islanders NHL 83 18 22 40 44 4 0 0 0 2
1994–95 New York Islanders NHL 42 5 7 12 25 — — — — —
1995–96 New York Islanders NHL 69 25 45 70 42 — — — — —
1996–97 New York Islanders NHL 79 23 41 64 38 — — — — —
1997–98 New York Islanders NHL 54 14 12 26 66 — — — — —
1997–98 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 22 5 11 16 16 — — — — —
1998–99 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 79 13 17 30 81 4 0 1 1 4
1999–00 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 78 25 21 46 45 5 1 2 3 2
2000–01 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 69 13 15 28 63 — — — — —
2001–02 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 82 11 23 34 61 20 3 6 9 34
2002–03 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 75 12 12 24 67 4 2 1 3 4
2003–04 Boston Bruins NHL 64 11 5 16 67 7 0 1 1 8
2005–06 Boston Bruins NHL 82 10 12 22 79 — — — — —
2006–07 Anaheim Ducks NHL 7 1 1 2 6 — — — — —
2006–07 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 24 0 0 0 21 — — — — —
2007–08 EV Zug NLA 29 9 11 20 126 6 0 3 3 12
NHL totals 970 193 262 455 764 56 10 11 21 60

International

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Medal record
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Helsinki
Silver medal – second place 1996 Vienna
Spengler Cup
Gold medal – first place 2007 Davos
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
1996 Canada WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 5 3 8 8
1997 Canada WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 11 3 6 9 12
1998 Canada WC 6th 6 0 3 3 2
Senior totals 25 8 12 20 22

Head coaching record

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NHL

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Team Year Regular season Postseason
G W L OTL Pts Finish W L Win % Result
VAN 2017–18 82 31 40 11 73 7th in Pacific — — — Missed playoffs
VAN 2018–19 82 35 36 11 81 5th in Pacific — — — Missed playoffs
VAN 2019–20 69 36 27 6 78 3rd in Pacific 10 7 .588 Lost in Second Round (VGK)
VAN 2020–21 56 23 29 4 50 7th in North — — — Missed playoffs
VAN 2021–22 25 8 15 2 (18) (fired) — — — —
VAN total 314 133 147 34     10 7 .588 1 playoff appearance
NJD 2023–24 21 8 12 1 (17) 7th in Metropolitan — — — Missed playoffs
NJD total 21 8 12 1     — — —  
Total 335 141 159 35     10 7 .588 1 playoff appearance

Other leagues

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Team Year Regular season Postseason
G W L OTL Pts Finish W L Win % Result
POR 2012–13 47 37 8 2 117 1st in West 16 5 .762 Won Championship
Lost Memorial Cup
WHL total 47 37 8 2     16 5 .762 1 playoff appearance
UTI 2013–14 76 35 32 9 79 3rd in North — — — Missed playoffs
UTI 2014–15 76 47 20 7 103 1st in North 12 11 .522 Lost in Calder Cup Final
UTI 2015–16 76 38 26 8 88 3rd in North 1 3 .250 Lost in Division Semifinals
UTI 2016–17 76 35 32 9 79 5th in North — — — Missed playoffs
AHL total 304 155 110 33     13 14 .481 2 playoff appearances

References

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  1. ^ a b c Pitarresi, John (July 11, 2013). "NHL veteran Travis Green named coach of Utica Comets". Observer-Dispatch. Archived from the original on August 2, 2013. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
  2. ^ "Travis Green Assistant General Manager/Assistant Coach". Portland Winterhawks. Archived from the original on April 25, 2013. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
  3. ^ "Winterhawks punished for violations". Fox Sports. November 28, 2012. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Travis Green leaving Winterhawks to become coach of AHL's Utica Comets". The Oregonian. July 11, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
  5. ^ "Winterhawks win WHL championship". The Columbian. May 12, 2013. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
  6. ^ "Travis Green named Canucks head coach". NHL.com. April 26, 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  7. ^ "Canucks Make Significant Leadership & Coaching Changes". NHL.com. December 5, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  8. ^ Shilton, Kristen (December 5, 2021). "Lowly Vancouver Canucks hire Bruce Boudreau to replace Travis Green as coach amid major management shake-up". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  9. ^ "Travis Green Named Devils Associate Coach". NHL.com. June 22, 2023. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  10. ^ "Travis Green Named Devils Interim Head Coach". NHL.com. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  11. ^ "Got Our Guy". Ottawa Senators. May 7, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  12. ^ "Travis Green named Canucks head coach".
  13. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Canucks Autism Network | Travis Green's Story". YouTube.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Head coach of the Vancouver Canucks
2017–2021 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Head coach of the New Jersey Devils
(interim)
2024 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Head coach of the Ottawa Senators
2024–present 		Incumbent
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