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Born	May 4, 1966 (age 43),; Campbellton, NB, CAN
Height; Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m); 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Pro clubs	Philadelphia Flyers; Hartford Whalers
NHL Draft	47th overall, 1984; Philadelphia Flyers
Pro career	1986 – 1999

**John Stevens**
Date of Birth	May 4, 1966 (age 43)
Birthplace	Campbellton, NB, CAN
Current position	Head Coach
Current Team	Philadelphia Flyers
Previous Team	Philadelphia Phantoms
Stanley Cup wins as a coach	0
Years as NHL Player	1984-85 - 1998-99
Years as a Coach	1999 - Present
Years as an NHL coach	2006 - Present
Years with Current Team	2006 - Present

John A. Stevens (born May 4, 1966) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and is the current head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

[edit] Playing career

A skilled defensive defenceman, Stevens was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the third round, 47th overall, of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. Stevens followed up a junior career with the Oshawa Generals by playing four seasons for the Hershey Bears and earning call-ups during the 1986–87 and 1987–88 seasons, playing in a total of 9 games with the Flyers. He was signed by the Hartford Whalers in 1990 and reassigned to the Whalers' farm team, the Springfield Indians, which he captained to the franchise's seventh and final Calder Cup that season. When the Indians' franchise moved to Worcester in 1994, he was the first captain of its successor franchise Springfield Falcons, where he played for two additional years (for a total of six seasons in Springfield).

In 1996, Stevens signed once more with the Flyers, and was named the first captain of its expansion farm team, the Philadelphia Phantoms. In his second season as captain, Stevens led the team to its first Calder Cup championship. He was named to play in several AHL All-Star games throughout his career.

As a player, Stevens played in 53 NHL games for the Flyers and the Whalers scoring no goals, ten assists and recording 48 penalty minutes. In the AHL, he played in 834 games, scoring 20 goals and 166 assists for 186 points. Ironically, given his low scoring output as a defensive defenceman, Stevens scored the first goals in franchise history for both the Falcons and the Phantoms.

[edit] Coaching career

Stevens was forced to retire as a player in 1999 due to a career-ending eye injury but remained with the Phantoms as an assistant coach. He then became the club's second head coach in 2000 when Bill Barber was promoted to the Flyers. During his six season tenure as coach, the Phantoms made the playoffs four times and won their second Calder Cup title in 2005. Stevens was himself promoted to the Phantoms' parent club as an assistant coach after the 2005–06 season, and on October 22, 2006, was named as head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers after Ken Hitchcock was fired. On October 26, Stevens coached his first NHL game, a 3–2 win over the Florida Panthers. On November 20, the Flyers announced that they had signed Stevens to a 2-year contract.

His first season with the Flyers saw his often injury-depleted team set a franchise record for consecutive losses (10 games) and finish the 2006–07 season with the club's worst record in its 40-year history. The Flyers set an NHL record for the biggest drop off in points from one season to the next – 101 points in the 2005–06 season to 56 points in the 2006–07 season for lowest point total in the league.

However, as stunning as their fall from grace was the previous season, Stevens guided the Flyers to an immediate renaissance in 2007-08. The Flyers won 42 games and amassed 95 points in the regular season under Stevens guidance. In the playoffs, the Flyers beat the Washington Capitals in the first round and upset the top-seeded Montreal Canadiens in the second round before falling to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference Finals. For this, The Hockey News honoured Stevens with their Coach of the Year award.

[edit] Awards

1988 - Calder Cup Hershey Bears (Player)
1991 - Calder Cup Springfield Indians (Player, Team Captain)
1996 - AHL All-Star Game (Player)
1998 - Calder Cup Philadelphia Phantoms (Player; Team Captain)
2005 - Calder Cup Philadelphia Phantoms (Head Coach)
2007 - Philadelphia Phantoms Hall of Fame inductee [1]
2008 - The Hockey News Coach of the Year [2]

[edit] Records

1994 - Scored first goal in Springfield Falcons history
1996 - Scored first goal in Philadelphia Phantoms history
2006 - Most consecutive losses in Philadelphia Flyers history (10) (Head Coach)
2008 - Tied 2006 record of most consecutive losses in Philadelphia Flyers history (10) (Head Coach)

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] Playing statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1983–84	Oshawa Generals	OHL	70	1	10	11	71	7	0	1	1	6
1984–85	Oshawa Generals	OHL	45	2	10	12	61	5	0	2	2	4
1984–85	Hershey Bears	AHL	3	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Oshawa Generals	OHL	65	1	7	8	146	6	0	2	2	14
1985–86	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL	6	0	1	1	8	6	0	3	3	9
1986–87	Hershey Bears	AHL	63	1	15	16	131	3	0	0	0	7
1986–87	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	6	0	2	2	14	—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Hershey Bears	AHL	59	1	15	16	108	—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	3	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Hershey Bears	AHL	78	3	13	16	129	12	1	1	2	29
1989–90	Hershey Bears	AHL	79	3	10	13	193	—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Springfield Indians	AHL	65	0	12	12	139	18	0	6	6	35
1990–91	Hartford Whalers	NHL	14	0	1	1	11	—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Springfield Indians	AHL	45	1	12	13	73	11	1	3	4	27
1991–92	Hartford Whalers	NHL	21	0	4	4	19	—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Springfield Indians	AHL	74	1	19	20	111	15	0	1	1	18
1993–94	Springfield Indians	AHL	71	3	9	12	85	3	0	0	0	0
1993–94	Hartford Whalers	NHL	9	0	3	3	4	—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Springfield Falcons	AHL	79	5	15	20	122	—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Springfield Falcons	AHL	69	0	19	19	95	10	0	1	1	31
1996–97	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL	74	2	18	20	116	10	0	2	2	8
1997–98	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL	50	1	9	10	76	20	0	6	6	44
1998–99	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL	25	0	1	1	19	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals			53	0	10	10	48	—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals			834	21	167	188	1399	102	2	20	22	199

[edit] Coaching statistics

[edit] AHL

Team	Year	Regular season							Post season
Team	Year	G	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	Finish	Result
PHI	2000–01	80	36	34	5	5	82	4^th in Mid-Atlantic	lost in 2^nd round (2–4) to WBS
PHI	2001–02	80	33	27	15	5	86	3^rd in South	lost in 1^st round (0–3) to SYR
PHI	2002–03	80	33	33	6	8	80	4^th in South	DNQ
PHI	2003–04	80	46	25	7	2	101	1^st in East	lost in 2^nd round (2–4) to WBS
PHI	2004–05	80	48	25	3	4	103	2^nd in East	Calder Cup (4–0) over CHI
PHI	2005–06	80	34	37	2	7	77	6^th in South	DNQ
Total		480	230	181	33	25

[edit] NHL

Team	Year	Regular season						Post season
Team	Year	G	W	L	OTL	Pts	Finish	Result
PHI	2006–07	74	21	42	11	(56)	5^th in Atlantic	DNQ
PHI	2007–08	82	42	29	11	95	4^th in Atlantic	lost in conference finals (1–4) to PIT
PHI	2008–09	82	44	27	11	99	3^rd in Atlantic	lost in conference quarterfinals (2–4) to PIT
Total		238	107	98	33	250

[edit] External links

Head Coach John Stevens official team profile
John Stevens's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
John Stevens's biography at Legends of Hockey

Sporting positions
Preceded by Ken Hitchcock	Head Coach of the Philadelphia Flyers 2006–present	Incumbent

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