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Paul Jerrard
Jerrard in 2014
Born (1965-04-20)April 20, 1965
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Died February 15, 2023(2023-02-15) (aged 57)
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for NHL
Minnesota North Stars
IHL
Colorado Rangers
Denver Rangers
Kalamazoo Wings
Albany Choppers
Milwaukee Admirals
Fort Wayne Komets
AHL
Hershey Bears
NHL Draft 173rd Overall, 1983
New York Rangers
Playing career 1987–1997
Coaching career
Biographical details
Alma mater Lake Superior State
Coaching career ( HC unless noted)
1997–1998 Lake Superior State (asst)
1998–1999 Lowell Lock Monsters (asst)
1999–2002 Lake Superior State (asst)
2002–2003 Colorado Avalanche (asst)
2003–2005 Hershey Bears (asst)
2005–2008 Iowa Stars (asst)
2008–2009 Iowa Chops (asst)
2009–2011 Texas Stars (asst)
2011–2013 Dallas Stars (asst)
2013–2016 Utica Comets (asst)
2016–2018 Calgary Flames (asst)
2018–2023 Omaha Mavericks (asst)

Paul C. Jerrard (April 20, 1965 – February 15, 2023) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played five games in the National Hockey League for the Minnesota North Stars.

Jerrard was an assistant coach for the Omaha Mavericks of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC). He was previously a coach for the Stars AHL affiliate, the Texas Stars. He served as assistant coach for the Utica Comets of the American Hockey League, and then, an assistant coach for the Calgary Flames.

Playing career

Jerrard was drafted in the 9th round of the 1983 NHL Draft by the New York Rangers from Athol Murray College of Notre Dame in Saskatchewan, a famous hockey school in Canada. After being drafted by the New York Rangers, he left Canada to play college hockey at Lake Superior State University, where he played all four seasons for the Lakers.

After graduating from LSSU, he joined the Colorado Rangers of the IHL. He would be traded to the Minnesota North Stars in 1988, where he played five games for in the 1988–89 NHL season. After this brief stint on the NHL, he would remain in the minors for the rest of his career, ending it with the Hershey Bears in 1997.

Coaching career

Jerrard began his coaching career with the Lowell Lock Monsters of the AHL in 1998. [1] After coaching one season, he joined the staff of his alma mater, the Lake Superior State University hockey team. He spent four seasons with the Lakers before joining the Colorado Avalanche as an assistant coach. He left the next year for the Hershey Bears, where he stayed for 2 years before returning to the former Minnesota North Stars organization.

Jerrard remained with the Iowa Stars as an assistant coach before leaving in 2008. He rejoined the Dallas Stars organization in 2009 for the newly created Texas Stars, where he coached under Glen Gulutzan. When Gulutzan was promoted to become the coach of the Dallas Stars, he brought Jerrard with him. On May 14, 2013, Gulutzan and Jerrard were fired. [2]

On August 12, 2013, Jerrard was hired by the Vancouver Canucks to be assistant coach of their AHL affiliate, the Utica Comets.

On July 6, 2016, Jerrard was hired by the Calgary Flames as an assistant coach, who focused on developing Calgary's defence corps and improving their penalty kill. [3] He was fired on April 17, 2018, along with assistant coach Dave Cameron and head coach Glen Gulutzan. [4]

Jerrard then took an assistant coach job with the Omaha Mavericks of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) on May 25, 2018. [5]

Personal life and death

Jerrard was biracial, with a white Canadian father and Jamaican mother. [6] He died from cancer on February 15, 2023, at a hospital in Omaha, Nebraska, at the age of 57. Jerrard was survived by his wife and two daughters. [7] [8] [9]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1982–83 Notre Dame Hounds SMAAAHL 60 34 37 71 150 — — — — —
1983–84 Lake Superior State University NCAA 40 8 18 26 48 — — — — —
1984–85 Lake Superior State University NCAA 43 9 25 34 61 — — — — —
1985–86 Lake Superior State University NCAA 38 13 11 24 34 — — — — —
1986–87 Lake Superior State University NCAA 35 10 19 29 56 — — — — —
1987–88 Colorado Rangers IHL 77 20 28 48 182 11 2 4 6 40
1988–89 Denver Rangers IHL 2 1 1 2 21 — — — — —
1988–89 Minnesota North Stars NHL 5 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
1988–89 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 68 15 25 40 195 6 2 1 3 37
1989–90 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 60 9 18 27 134 7 1 1 2 11
1990–91 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 62 10 23 33 111 7 0 0 0 13
1990–91 Albany Choppers IHL 7 0 3 3 30 — — — — —
1991–92 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 76 4 24 28 123 12 1 7 8 31
1992–93 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 80 8 11 19 187 — — — — —
1993–94 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 24 0 2 2 60 — — — — —
1993–94 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 28 6 3 9 58 2 0 0 0 8
1994–95 Hershey Bears AHL 66 17 11 28 118 6 0 1 1 19
1995–96 Hershey Bears AHL 25 1 7 8 63 — — — — —
1995–96 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 19 0 1 1 43 4 0 0 0 2
1996–97 Hershey Bears AHL 62 3 13 16 144 22 1 5 6 24
NHL totals 5 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
AHL totals 153 21 31 52 325 28 1 6 7 43
IHL totals 503 73 139 212 1,144 49 6 13 19 142

References

  1. ^ "Paul Jerrard, Dallas Stars – Assistant Coach".
  2. ^ "Gulutzan and Jerrard relieved of coaching duties".
  3. ^ "Freshly fired Sens coach Cameron signs as assistant with Flames". Archived from the original on July 7, 2016.
  4. ^ "Flames clean house by firing coach Glen Gulutzan, assistants | NHL | Sporting News". www.sportingnews.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-10.
  5. ^ "UNO".
  6. ^ "Burnside: Hockey's relatively obscure pioneer". ESPN.com. February 26, 2007.
  7. ^ "Paul Jerrard". Omaha Mavericks. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Paul Jerrard (1965-2023)". American Hockey League. February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  9. ^ "Paul Jerrard, former NHL assistant, dies of cancer at 57". ESPN.com. Retrieved 18 February 2023.

External links

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