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Jacques Martin was hired as the ninth head coach in the Florida Panthers' history on May 26, 2004. He also assumed general manager duties on Sept. 3, 2006, after Mike Keenan's resignation, becoming the National Hockey League's only coach/general manager at that point in time. Martin led the Florida Panthers to a 37-34-11 record in his first season (2005-06) and a 35-31-16 record in 2006-07. On Nov. 28, 2007, he passed Doug MacLean for most wins (84) ever by a Panthers coach. He's also the Ottawa Senators' all-time leader in wins (341), games coached (692), playoff wins (31) and playoff games coached (69). He had a 341-255-96 record in nine regular seasons with the Senators before being fired...
Jacques Martin was hired as the ninth head coach in the Florida Panthers' history on May 26, 2004. He also assumed general manager duties on Sept. 3, 2006, after Mike Keenan's resignation, becoming the National Hockey League's only coach/general manager at that point in time. Martin led the Florida Panthers to a 37-34-11 record in his first season (2005-06) and a 35-31-16 record in 2006-07. On Nov. 28, 2007, he passed Doug MacLean for most wins (84) ever by a Panthers coach. He's also the Ottawa Senators' all-time leader in wins (341), games coached (692), playoff wins (31) and playoff games coached (69). He had a 341-255-96 record in nine regular seasons with the Senators before being fired after the 2003-04 season. That year, he led the Senators to a 43-23-10-6 record (102 points). On Nov. 2, 2006, Martin became the 13th head coach in NHL history to record his 450th win and on March 3, 2007 Martin became the 12th coach in league history to coach his 1,000th game. Born on Oct. 1, 1952 in St. Pascal, Ontario, Martin never played a game in the NHL, but was teammates with Keenan at St. Lawrence University. He and Keenan later worked together as coach and general manager, respectively, with the Florida Panthers. Martin served as coach of the Peterborough Petes in the Ontario Hockey League and then led the junior team, Guelph Platers, to the 1986 Memorial Cup championship. He was named OHL coach of the year. Martin entered the NHL as the Blues' head coach in 1986-87 and 1987-88. He joined the Senators after spending the first half of the 1995-96 season with eventual Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche, serving as an assistant coach to Marc Crawford. With the Senators, Martin was nominated four times for the Jack Adams Trophy as NHL Coach of the Year, but was ultimately fired because of playoff failures. He couldn't get the Senators past the Eastern Conference finals. Martin also has international coaching experience. He was an assistant coach for Team Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics and was Canada's assistant general manager at the 2007 World Championships. As general manager of the Florida Panthers', Martin's key moves have been trading three draft picks for goalie Tomas Vokoun, signing forwards Stephen Weiss and Nathan Horton to six-year deals and locking up defenseman Bryan Allen for five years. Martin lives in Pompano Beach, Florida and has two daughters, Angela and Nathalee.
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Vokoun earns No. 200
South Florida Sun-SentinelThis four-game trip started off poorly for goalie Tomas Vokoun and the Panthers. But they headed home Tuesday night a happy bunch. The Panthers earned five out of six points in their final three games, beating the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 at Air Canada...Tags: Soccer, Florida Panthers, Bryan McCabe, Trips and Vacations, Field Hockey
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Bouwmeester's agent 'very patient' on deal
South Florida Sun-SentinelJay Bouwmeester's return to Edmonton is a chance to reunite with friends and family in his hometown. It's also a chance for his agent to meet with Panthers General Manager Jacques Martin. Bouwmeester's agent, Bryon Baltimore, said Wednesday he expected...Tags: Florida Panthers, Cory Stillman, Richard Zednik, Tomas Vokoun
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Panthers complete trade with Maple Leafs for Bryan McCabe
SunSentinel.comThe Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs finally completed their long-awaited trade late Monday afternoon, with the Panthers acquiring defenseman Bryan McCabe and a fourth-round draft pick in 2010 in exchange for defenseman Mike Van Ryn. "We are very...Tags: Florida Panthers, Bryan McCabe, Mike van Ryn, Toronto Maple Leafs
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Panthers defensman Bouwmeester files for arbitration
Sun-Sentinel.comPanthers' defenseman Jay Bouwmeester has elected to take the team to salary arbitration, the NHL Players Association announced on Saturday. The league's deadline for filing was 5 p.m. Hearings will be held July 20 to Aug. 4. Bouwmeester's agent, Bryon...Tags: Florida Panthers, Arbitration, National Hockey League, Trials, Contracts
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DeBoer seals the deal
South Florida Sun-SentinelIt wasn't exactly a glamorous meeting place. A nice restaurant? Yes, but an eatery situated at Pearson International Airport in Toronto. Peter DeBoer and Panthers General Manager Jacques Martin talked there for about three hours during the last week of...Tags: Florida Panthers, Ron Wilson, Mike van Ryn, Public Employees, National Hockey League
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Panthers' Zednik stable after skate slashes throat
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe trail of blood on the ice that snaked all the way from the goal line in the Sabres' zone to the Panthers' bench was the evidence left Sunday night of one of the most gruesome scenes in NHL history. With 9:56 left in Sunday's 5-3 loss to the Sabres at...Tags: Soccer, Florida Panthers, St. Louis Blues, Richard Zednik, Air Transportation
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Jokinen's agent says Panthers' captain `doesn't want to worry about' trade
South Florida Sun-SentinelCenter Olli Jokinen always has insisted he wants to remain with the Panthers, but his agent said Wednesday that with trade rumors resurfacing, Jokinen now cares only that a decision is made. "All year, pretty much, he's been playing with this hanging...Tags: Soccer, Florida Panthers, Mark Parrish, National Hockey League, Olli Jokinen
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Zednik doing OK following NHL accident
South Florida BureauMaybe it was because he was heavily medicated. Or maybe it was the euphoria from knowing he could speak coherently, swallow, shrug his shoulders, and even walk around the intensive care room a little with his wife. Whatever it was, Florida Panthers...Tags: Florida Panthers, HSBC Holdings Plc, Richard Zednik, National Hockey League, Olli Jokinen
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Broadcaster C. Jones dies at 77
Charlie Jones, the deep-voiced sportscaster whose career as a play-by-play announcer spanned 38 years for ABC and NBC, has died. He was 77. Jones died of a heart attack Thursday at his home in the La Jolla district of San Diego, his longtime agent,...Tags: Florida Panthers, Dick Ebersol, Management Change, Diseases, National Football League
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