Doug Jarvis - Assistant Coach

Born in Brantford, Ontario, on March 24, 1955, Doug Jarvis joined the Canadiens’ coaching staff before the start of the 2005-06 season, after two full years as the Hamilton Bulldogs Head Coach, where he posted a 79-54-10-17 coaching record. In 2003-04, he led his team to first place in the AHL North Division with a 41-25-10-4 record.

Jarvis was an assistant coach with the Dallas Stars for 14 seasons, from 1988 to 2002 - including the last five years of the franchise in Minnesota prior to moving to Dallas - which is one of the longest tenure for an assistant coach with the same NHL club. In Dallas, he won one Stanley Cup (1999), took part in two more finals (1991 and 2000), won the President’s Trophy twice (1998 and 1999) and contributed to five division titles, from 1996 to 2001.

During his final season as a professional hockey player, back in 1987-88, he was a player-coach with the AHL Binghamton Whalers.

Jarvis played for 13 seasons in the NHL with the Canadiens, the Washington Capitals and the Hartford Whalers. Selected 24th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Entry Draft, he was a member of the Stanley Cup Champion Canadiens in each of his first four seasons in the NHL, from 1975 to 1979. A highly respected player for his stellar defensive play, Jarvis was awarded the Frank J. Selke Trophy in 1984 as the NHL’s best defensive forward. In 1987, he was the recipient of the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for his perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.

Doug Jarvis’ most significant milestone remains his NHL record of 964 consecutive regular season games. A model of consistency, he did not miss a single game throughout his entire NHL career from October 8, 1975 to October 10, 1987. During that amazing stretch he recorded 403 career points in regular season (139 goals, 264 assists).

Source: canadiens.com



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