A former Canadian professional head coach is named after Michael Babcock Jr. Most recently, he was head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Previously, he spent 10 seasons as the head coach of the Detroit Red Wings, winning the Stanley Cup with them in 2008 and helping them each year during his term in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Since November 2019, he has been the sole coach to join the Triple Gold Club after guiding the Red Wings to the Stanley Cup in 2008 and rewarding Canada Canada with Gold at the IIHF World Ice Hockey Championships in 2010 the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. He was recently fired from Toronto Maple Leafs, which was his first time in his career as a professional coach.
Maple Leaf's Fire Coach by Mike Babcock
The underperforming Toronto Maple Leafs dismissed coach Mike Babcock on Wednesday and replaced him with Sheldon Keefe. Babcock recorded a record 9-10-4 record this season for the struggling Leafs, who scored 0-5-1 in their last six games, including five regular defeats. "Over the past five seasons, Mike has played an important role in changing the direction of our franchise," said Maple Leafs President Brendan Shanahan in a statement. Babcock came to Toronto with an impressive CV after winning the Stanley Cup with the Detroit Red Wings in 2008 and Canada's Olympic gold medals in 2010 and 2014 in a row. Keefe led the Marlies to a record of 199-89-31 and was twice named the AHL Coach of the Year twice. He helped the Marlies to conquer the franchise's first Calder Cup Championship in 2018.
Who are the parents and siblings of Mike Babcock?
On April 29, 1963, Mike Babcock was born in Manitouwadge, Ontario, Canada. He grew up in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He spent most of his childhood between North Ontario, Manitoba, and the Northwest Territories before settling in 1975 in Saskatoon, which he considers his hometown. His nationality is Canadian and his ethnicity is white. He was born the son of Mike Babcock Sr. and Gail Babcock, his parents. He has three sister sisters, Patricia, Karen and Katherine. He attended both St. James Elementary School (since closing) and Holy Cross High School on the east side of Saskatoon. He is Christian of religion. From 2019 he celebrated with his friends his 56th birthday.
How tall is Mike Babcock?
Mike Babcock is a very handsome person with a charismatic personality. At fifty-six, he looks very young. He has a great size. However, the exact size, weight and other body measurements are not yet available. It has not been revealed yet but will be added as soon as we receive details. His physique is slim. His hair color and eye color are both black. He cared a lot for his body. Overall he has a very healthy body.
Career by Mike Babcock
- 1980-1981 Mike played for the Saskatoon Blades WHL and spent 1982-1983 a season with the Kelowna Wings.
- He played for a year under Dave King at the University of Saskatchewan, and later in 1983 he was transferred to McGill under coach Ken Tyler.
- He also had a short rehearsal with the Vancouver Canucks in September 1985.
- He joined the Tau Alpha Chapter of the Delta Kappa Epsilon Brotherhood when he was at McGill University.
- He scored 22 goals and 85 assists for a total of 107 points and 301 penalty minutes in 146 career games with the Redmen.
- He was a two-time All-Star-Nachhut, was from 1983 to 1984 captain of McGill and won as a team MVP the Bobby Bell trophy.
- In 1987, he joined as a player-coach for Whitley Warriors to Great Britain.
- He contributed 45 goals and 127 assists and collected in 49 games 123 penalty minutes.
Coaching career by Mike Babcock
- He is one of four McGill University players training an NHL team.
- He was the second McGill hockey player to train a Stanley Cup winner, the other was Lester Patrick in 2008.
- He entered the 2011/2012 season with a lifelong trainer record of 798-540-148 in regular seasons in 18 seasons, including an NHL mark of 373-188-95 in eight seasons (two with Anaheim and six with Detroit) ,
- He also led Team Canada to gold medals at the 1997 Junior World Championships in Geneva, the IIHF World Championships 2004 in Prague, the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and the Hockey World Cup in Toronto.
- He led the University of Lethbridge in 1994 to a national title in the CIS.
- He was named head coach at Red Deer College in 1988, where he spent three seasons at the school, winning the provincial college championship and receiving the 1989 Coach of the Year award.
- He then moved to the 1991 Western Hockey League (WHL), where he headed the Moose Jaw Warriors for two years.
- He then served a season as coach of the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns.
- He was appointed in 1994 as coach of the Spokane Chiefs WHL.
- He recorded a season record of 224-172-29 in six seasons, earning a gain of 0.564 percent.
- He led the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks of the American Hockey League to a 74-59-20-7 record, including a franchise high of 41 wins and 95 points from 2000-2001 to 2001-2002.
- On May 22, 2002, he was named head coach of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL.
- In the Stanley Cup playoffs against the Ducks, he set a 15-6 record and led the Mighty Ducks to the Stanley Cup final in 2003, where they lost in seven games against the New Jersey Devils.
- Later, he was appointed head coach of the Detroit Red Wings on July 15, 2005.
- He led the Red Wings to a combined record of 162-56-28 in the regular season and a playoff record of 28-18 in his first three seasons.
- His 200th win in the NHL career, he celebrated on December 15, 2007 in the 2007/2008 season with 5-2 against the Florida Panthers in Detroit.
- He was selected to coach the Western Conference in the All-Star Game.
- He led the Red Wings to another Stanley Cup championship by defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins on June 4, 2008.
- He was also announced as a finalist for the Jack Adams Award for the 2007-2008 season.
- In June 2008, he signed a three-year contract with the Red Wings.
- The Red Wings again reached the Stanley Cup final, but lost in the 2008/09 season in seven games against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
- He signed a four-year extension with the Red Wings, which he held until the end of the 2014-2015 season in October 2010.
- On April 8, 2014, he celebrated his 414th career victory as head coach of the Red Wings.
- On December 6, 2014, he celebrated his 500th career victory as head coach and became the second-fastest coach in the history of the NHL.
- On May 20, 2015, it was announced that he will be the new head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
- He has reportedly signed a $ 50 million eight-year contract (an average of $ 6.25 million per season) and will be the highest paid coach in NHL history.
- On February 4, 2016, he coached his 1,000-NHL game against the New Jersey Devils.
- The Toronto Maple Leafs dismissed Babcock after a defeat of six games on November 20, 2019 from his duties.
- At the time of his release, the team had a record of 9-10-4 and was out of the playoffs, although it was planned to be Stanley Cup contenders before the start of the season.
- This was the first time in Babcock's career as a professional coach that he was fired.
Who was Mike Babcock married to?
Mike Babcock is married. He was married to his beautiful wife Maureen. The duo is also the proud mother of three children, Alexandra, Michael III and Taylor. She is always there to support him. Both live a happy married life. He has a great family life. There are no other relationships or matters related to him. There is a lack of information about how they met, but they are still together and have a strong marriage. His sexual orientation is clear and he is not gay.
What is the fortune of Mike Babcock?
The net worth of this famous coach will certainly be in millions, but until today it is not yet known. His exact salary is also checked. His main source of income is his career as a hockey trainer. He is sincere about his work. He is a professional and he never takes his work for granted. He is satisfied with what he receives. He has reached high heights in his professional life. His personal fortune includes a luxurious home and a superior car.
