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{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1937)}}
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| caption = Gene Ubriaco, circa 1956
| team=
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1937|12|26|mf=y}}
| played_for = [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]]<br>[[Oakland Seals]]<br>[[Providence Reds]] ([[American Hockey League|AHL]])<br>[[Pittsburgh Penguins]]<br>[[Baltimore Clippers]] (AHL)<br>[[Hershey Bears]] (AHL)<br>[[Rochester Americans]] (AHL)<br>[[Pittsburgh Hornets]] (AHL)<br>[[New Westminster Royals]] ([[Western Hockey League (minor pro)|WHL]])
| birth_place = [[Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario|Sault Ste. Marie]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| league = [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| position = [[Left Wing (ice hockey)|Left Wing]]
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 5
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 8
| height_in = 8
| weight_lb = 175
| weight_lb = 175
| position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|Left Wing]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1937|12|26|mf=y}}
| shoots = Left
| birth_place = [[Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario|Sault Ste. Marie]], [[Ontario|ON]], [[Canada|CAN]]
| played_for = [[Chicago Black Hawks]] <br>[[Oakland Seals]] <br>[[Pittsburgh Penguins]]
| career_start= 1958
| career_start = 1958
| career_end= 1970
| career_end = 1970

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'''Eugene Stephen Ubriaco''' (born December 26, 1937) is a Canadian professional [[ice hockey]] executive and former player. He is currently the Director of Hockey Operations for the [[Chicago Wolves]] of the [[American Hockey League]] (AHL). As a player, Ubriaco played three seasons with the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]], [[Oakland Seals]], and [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] in the [[National Hockey League]]. In 1970, he returned to school to become a coach, which led to his returning to the NHL as the coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1988. He later moved to the Chicago Wolves as coach in 1994 and has remained with the organization ever since.

'''Eugene Stephen Ubriaco''' (born December 26, 1937 in [[Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario]]) is a [[Canadian]] professional [[ice hockey]] executive and former player. He is currently the Director of Hockey Operations for the [[Chicago Wolves]] of the [[American Hockey League]] (AHL). As a player, Ubriaco played three seasons with the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]], [[Oakland Seals]], and [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] in the [[National Hockey League]]. In 1970, he returned to school to become a coach, which led to his returning to the NHL as the coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1988. He later moved to the Chicago Wolves as coach in 1994 and has remained with the organization ever since.


==Personal==
==Personal==
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==Hockey career==
==Hockey career==
Ubriaco played juvenile hockey in Sault Ste. Marie, and was a member of the 1953–54 ''Doran's'' team which won Sault, Northern Ontario and All-Ontario titles.<ref>{{cite web |format=pdf |url=http://www.cityssm.on.ca/contentadmin/UserFiles/File/CityDepartments/CSD/Community%20Centres/HockeyHallofFame/1999%20INDUCTEES.pdf |title=1999 Inductees |publisher=Sault Ste. Marie Hockey Hall of Fame}}</ref> Ubriaco signed with the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] and moved to [[Toronto]] to play for their junior affiliate [[Toronto St. Michael's Majors]].
Ubriaco played juvenile hockey in Sault Ste. Marie, and was a member of the 1953–54 ''Doran's'' team which won Sault, Northern Ontario and All-Ontario titles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityssm.on.ca/contentadmin/UserFiles/File/CityDepartments/CSD/Community%20Centres/HockeyHallofFame/1999%20INDUCTEES.pdf |title=1999 Inductees |publisher=Sault Ste. Marie Hockey Hall of Fame |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229045251/http://www.cityssm.on.ca/contentadmin/UserFiles/File/CityDepartments/CSD/Community%20Centres/HockeyHallofFame/1999%20INDUCTEES.pdf |archivedate=2010-12-29 }}</ref> Ubriaco signed with the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] and moved to [[Toronto]] to play for their junior affiliate [[Toronto St. Michael's Majors]].


In 1958, Ubriaco started his professional career with the [[New Westminster Royals]] and later played for Leafs' affiliates [[Rochester Americans]] and [[Pittsburgh Hornets]]. By 1962, Ubriaco wished to settle down with a team and start a family and asked for a trade from the Leafs. The Leafs accommodated his wish and he was traded to the [[Hershey Bears]] of the AHL. Ubriaco was very successful with the Bears, with a personal-best season of 38 goals and 86 points in the 1965–66 season. When the [[1967 NHL Expansion]] came, and a potential chance to play in the NHL came, the Bears were not NHL-affiliated and this meant that Ubriaco was not eligible for the [[1967 NHL Expansion Draft]]. Working for a broadcaster at the time, and covering the draft, Ubriaco learned that his only path to playing in the NHL was to hold out from the Bears. Ubriaco held out and was traded to the newly-formed Pittsburgh Penguins. Ubriaco played parts of two seasons before being traded to the [[Oakland Seals]]. He was traded again, one season later, to the [[Chicago Black Hawks]]. He retired after the 1969–70 season after having played 177 NHL games. Ubriaco recorded 39 goals and 35 assists for 74 career points.
In 1958, Ubriaco started his professional career with the [[New Westminster Royals]] and later played for Leafs' affiliates [[Rochester Americans]] and [[Pittsburgh Hornets]]. By 1962, Ubriaco wished to settle down with a team and start a family and asked for a trade from the Leafs. The Leafs accommodated his wish and he was traded to the [[Hershey Bears]] of the AHL. Ubriaco was very successful with the Bears, with a personal-best season of 38 goals and 86 points in the 1965–66 season. When the [[1967 NHL Expansion]] came, and a potential chance to play in the NHL came, the Bears were not NHL-affiliated and this meant that Ubriaco was not eligible for the [[1967 NHL Expansion Draft]]. Working for a broadcaster at the time, and covering the draft, Ubriaco learned that his only path to playing in the NHL was to hold out from the Bears. Ubriaco held out and was traded to the newly formed Pittsburgh Penguins. Ubriaco played parts of two seasons before being traded to the [[Oakland Seals]]. He was traded again, one season later, to the [[Chicago Black Hawks]]. He retired after the 1969–70 season after having played 177 NHL games. Ubriaco recorded 39 goals and 35 assists for 74 career points.


Ubriaco turned to coaching and was in charge of the Lake Superior state hockey program by the 1972–73 season. After coaching in a number of leagues, Ubriaco was named Pittsburgh Penguins head coach in 1988, replacing [[Pierre Creamer]]. Ubriaco's 1988–1989 Penguins, led by [[Mario Lemieux]]'s 85 goals and 199 points, as well as [[Rob Brown (ice hockey)|Rob Brown]]'s 115 points, finished second in the Patrick Division and qualified for the playoffs for the first time in seven seasons. In the 1989 playoffs, the Penguins swept the [[New York Rangers]] before losing to the [[Philadelphia Flyers]] in seven games in the Patrick Division Final. Ubriaco's Penguins then got off to a slow start in the 1989–1990 season. Ubriaco as well as the man who hired him, Penguins general manager [[Tony Esposito]], were both fired and replaced by [[Craig Patrick]] in December 1989.
Ubriaco turned to coaching and was in charge of the Lake Superior state hockey program by the 1972–73 season. After coaching in a number of leagues, Ubriaco was named Pittsburgh Penguins head coach in 1988, replacing [[Pierre Creamer]]. Ubriaco's 1988–1989 Penguins, led by [[Mario Lemieux]]'s 85 goals and 199 points, as well as [[Rob Brown (ice hockey)|Rob Brown]]'s 115 points, finished second in the Patrick Division and qualified for the playoffs for the first time in seven seasons. In the 1989 playoffs, the Penguins swept the [[New York Rangers]] before losing to the [[Philadelphia Flyers]] in seven games in the Patrick Division Final. Ubriaco's Penguins then got off to a slow start in the 1989–1990 season. Ubriaco as well as the man who hired him, Penguins general manager [[Tony Esposito]], were both fired and replaced by [[Craig Patrick]] in December 1989.
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==Awards==
==Awards==
* 1973–74 - United States Hockey League Coach of the Year
* 1973–74 - [[United States Hockey League]] Coach of the Year
* 1979–80 - Eastern Hockey League Coach of the Year
* 1979–80 - [[Eastern Hockey League (1978–1981)|Eastern Hockey League]] Coach of the Year
* 1981 - Sault Ste. Marie Hockey Hall of Fame
* 1981 - [[Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario|Sault Ste. Marie]] Hockey Hall of Fame
* 1982–83 - [[Jake Milford Trophy]] (Central Hockey League Coach of the Year)
* 1982–83 - [[Jake Milford]] Trophy ([[Central Professional Hockey League|Central Hockey League]] Coach of the Year)
* 1983–84 - [[Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award]] (American Hockey League Coach of the Year)
* 1983–84 - [[Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award]] ([[American Hockey League]] Coach of the Year)
* 2012 - Illinois Hockey Hall of Fame
* 2012 - [[Illinois]] Hockey Hall of Fame
* 2021 - Italian American Sports Hall of Fame


'''Sources:''' hockeydb.com,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=5512 |title=Gene Ubriaco hockey statistics and profile at hockeydb.com |publisher=hockeydb.com |accessdate=March 20, 2012}}</ref> Chicago Wolves,<ref name="wolves-page">{{cite web |url=http://www.chicagowolves.com/team/hockey-operations |title=Hockey Operations |publisher=Chicago Wolves |accessdate=March 20, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330155058/http://www.chicagowolves.com/team/hockey-operations |archivedate=March 30, 2012 }}</ref> ''Sault Star'',<ref name="sault-feb-2012" /> Illinois Hockey Hall of Fame,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ahai.org/page/show/256594-illinois-hall-of-fame |title=Illinois Hall of Fame |accessdate=March 20, 2012}}</ref> Sault Ste. Marie Hockey Hall of Fame<ref>{{cite web|title=1981 Inductees |publisher=Sault Ste. Marie Hockey Hall of Fame |url=http://www.cityssm.on.ca/contentadmin/UserFiles/File/CityDepartments/CSD/Community%20Centres/HockeyHallofFame/1981%20INDUCTEES.pdf |accessdate=March 20, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229045628/http://www.cityssm.on.ca/contentadmin/UserFiles/File/CityDepartments/CSD/Community%20Centres/HockeyHallofFame/1981%20INDUCTEES.pdf |archivedate=December 29, 2010 }}</ref>
He is also an inductee of the Maryland Hall of Fame.


==Career statistics==
'''Sources:''' hockeydb.com,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=5512 |title=Gene Ubriaco hockey statistics and profile at hockeydb.com |publisher=hockeydb.com |accessdate=March 20, 2012}}</ref> Chicago Wolves,<ref name="wolves-page">{{cite web |url=http://www.chicagowolves.com/team/hockey-operations |title=Hockey Operations |publisher=Chicago Wolves |accessdate=March 20, 2012}}</ref> ''Sault Star'',<ref name="sault-feb-2012"/> Illinois Hockey Hall of Fame,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ahai.org/page/show/256594-illinois-hall-of-fame |title=Illinois Hall of Fame |accessdate=March 20, 2012}}</ref> Sault Ste. Marie Hockey Hall of Fame<ref>{{cite web |format=pdf| title=1981 Inductees |publisher=Sault Ste. Marie Hockey Hall of Fame |url=http://www.cityssm.on.ca/contentadmin/UserFiles/File/CityDepartments/CSD/Community%20Centres/HockeyHallofFame/1981%20INDUCTEES.pdf |accessdate=March 20, 2012}}</ref>
===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Regular season]]
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP !! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]] !! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]] !! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]] !! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
| [[1954–55 OHA season|1954–55]]
| [[Toronto St. Michael's Majors]]
| [[Ontario Hockey League|OHA]]
| 28 || 2 || 5 || 7 || 14
| 4 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1955–56 OHA season|1955–56]]
| Toronto St. Michael's Majors
| OHA
| 48 || 26 || 16 || 42 || 44
| 8 || 3 || 4 || 7 || 6
|-
| [[1956–57 OHA season|1956–57]]
| Toronto St. Michael's Majors
| OHA
| 52 || 22 || 32 || 54 || 49
| 4 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1957–58 OHA season|1957–58]]
| Toronto St. Michael's Majors
| OHA
| 39 || 19 || 18 || 37 || 43
| 9 || 10 || 6 || 16 || 4
|-
| [[1958–59 WHL season|1958–59]]
| [[New Westminster Royals]]
| [[Western Hockey League (1952–1974)|WHL]]
| 63 || 19 || 19 || 38 || 33
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1959–60 EPHL season|1959–60]]
| [[Sudbury Wolves (EPHL)|Sudbury Wolves]]
| [[Eastern Professional Hockey League (1959–63)|EPHL]]
| 70 || 30 || 32 || 62 || 40
| 14 || 2 || 4 || 6 || 12
|-
| [[1960–61 EPHL season|1960–61]]
| Sudbury Wolves
| EPHL
| 24 || 4 || 12 || 16 || 27
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1960–61 AHL season|1960–61]]
| [[Rochester Americans]]
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 60 || 16 || 24 || 40 || 15
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1961–62 AHL season|1961–62]]
| [[Pittsburgh Hornets]]
| AHL
| 44 || 13 || 12 || 25 || 14
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1962–63 AHL season|1962–63]]
| Rochester Americans
| AHL
| 72 || 22 || 48 || 70 || 21
| 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0
|-
| [[1963–64 AHL season|1963–64]]
| [[Hershey Bears]]
| AHL
| 72 || 13 || 45 || 58 || 36
| 6 || 5 || 3 || 8 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1964–65 AHL season|1964–65]]
| Hershey Bears
| AHL
| 63 || 15 || 32 || 47 || 12
| 15 || 3 || 6 || 9 || 0
|-
| [[1965–66 AHL season|1965–66]]
| Hershey Bears
| AHL
| 72 || 42 || 44 || 86 || 18
| 3 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1966–67 AHL season|1966–67]]
| Hershey Bears
| AHL
| 69 || 38 || 43 || 81 || 50
| 5 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 2
|-
| [[1967–68 NHL season|1967–68]]
| [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 65 || 18 || 15 || 33 || 16
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1967–68 AHL season|1967–68]]
| [[Baltimore Clippers]]
| AHL
| 6 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 6
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1968–69 NHL season|1968–69]]
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| NHL
| 49 || 15 || 11 || 26 || 14
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1968–69
| [[Oakland Seals]]
| NHL
| 26 || 4 || 7 || 11 || 14
| 7 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 2
|-
| [[1969–70 NHL season|1969–70]]
| Oakland Seals
| NHL
| 16 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 4
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1969–70 AHL season|1969–70]]
| [[Providence Reds]]
| AHL
| 8 || 2 || 6 || 8 || 8
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1969–70
| [[Chicago Black Hawks]]
| NHL
| 21 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2
| 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3"| AHL totals
! 466 !! 162 !! 258 !! 420 !! 180
! 31 !! 13 !! 10 !! 23 !! 4
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3"| NHL totals
! 177 !! 39 !! 35 !! 74 !! 50
! 11 !! 2 !! 0 !! 2 !! 4
|}

===NHL coaching record===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|Year !! colspan="6"|[[Regular season]] !! colspan="1"|[[Post season]]
|-
! G !! W !! L !! T !! Pts !! Division rank !! Result
|-
! [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]
| [[1988–89 NHL season|1988–89]]
| 80 || 40 || 33 || 7 || 87
| 2nd in Patrick
| Lost in Division Finals
|-
! Pittsburgh Penguins
| [[1989–90 NHL season|1989–90]]
| 26 || 10 || 14 || 2 || 22
| 5th in Patrick
| (fired)
|-
! colspan="2"|Total ||106||50||47||9
|}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
<references/>


==External links==
==External links==
*{{icehockeystats}}
*[http://www.chicagowolves.com/html/team_operations.html Chicago Wolves official website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060627063753/http://www.chicagowolves.com/html/team_operations.html Chicago Wolves official website]
*{{legendsofhockey|14591}}
*{{hockeydb|5512}}


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{{succession box | before = [[Pierre Creamer]] | title = [[List of Pittsburgh Penguins head coaches|Head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins]] | years = [[1988-89 NHL season|1988]]-[[1989-90 NHL season|89]] | after = [[Craig Patrick]]}}
{{succession box | before = [[Pierre Creamer]] | title = [[List of Pittsburgh Penguins head coaches|Head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins]] | years = [[1988–89 NHL season|1988]]–[[1989–90 NHL season|89]] | after = [[Craig Patrick]]}}
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[[fr:Gene Ubriaco]]

Latest revision as of 12:01, 22 April 2024

Gene Ubriaco
Gene Ubriaco, circa 1956
Born (1937-12-26) December 26, 1937 (age 86)
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Chicago Black Hawks
Oakland Seals
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 1958–1970

Eugene Stephen Ubriaco (born December 26, 1937) is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player. He is currently the Director of Hockey Operations for the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League (AHL). As a player, Ubriaco played three seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Oakland Seals, and Chicago Black Hawks in the National Hockey League. In 1970, he returned to school to become a coach, which led to his returning to the NHL as the coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1988. He later moved to the Chicago Wolves as coach in 1994 and has remained with the organization ever since.

Personal[edit]

Ubriaco was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Ubriaco and his wife Nella were married in 1962. They have a daughter Francine and a son Gene and live in the Chicago area.[1] Ubriaco is a part-owner of Ubriaco's Take Home Italian Eatery and Ubriaco's Eatery and Pizzeria in Sault Ste. Marie with his daughter Francine and her husband Chuck Gassi.[2]

Hockey career[edit]

Ubriaco played juvenile hockey in Sault Ste. Marie, and was a member of the 1953–54 Doran's team which won Sault, Northern Ontario and All-Ontario titles.[3] Ubriaco signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs and moved to Toronto to play for their junior affiliate Toronto St. Michael's Majors.

In 1958, Ubriaco started his professional career with the New Westminster Royals and later played for Leafs' affiliates Rochester Americans and Pittsburgh Hornets. By 1962, Ubriaco wished to settle down with a team and start a family and asked for a trade from the Leafs. The Leafs accommodated his wish and he was traded to the Hershey Bears of the AHL. Ubriaco was very successful with the Bears, with a personal-best season of 38 goals and 86 points in the 1965–66 season. When the 1967 NHL Expansion came, and a potential chance to play in the NHL came, the Bears were not NHL-affiliated and this meant that Ubriaco was not eligible for the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft. Working for a broadcaster at the time, and covering the draft, Ubriaco learned that his only path to playing in the NHL was to hold out from the Bears. Ubriaco held out and was traded to the newly formed Pittsburgh Penguins. Ubriaco played parts of two seasons before being traded to the Oakland Seals. He was traded again, one season later, to the Chicago Black Hawks. He retired after the 1969–70 season after having played 177 NHL games. Ubriaco recorded 39 goals and 35 assists for 74 career points.

Ubriaco turned to coaching and was in charge of the Lake Superior state hockey program by the 1972–73 season. After coaching in a number of leagues, Ubriaco was named Pittsburgh Penguins head coach in 1988, replacing Pierre Creamer. Ubriaco's 1988–1989 Penguins, led by Mario Lemieux's 85 goals and 199 points, as well as Rob Brown's 115 points, finished second in the Patrick Division and qualified for the playoffs for the first time in seven seasons. In the 1989 playoffs, the Penguins swept the New York Rangers before losing to the Philadelphia Flyers in seven games in the Patrick Division Final. Ubriaco's Penguins then got off to a slow start in the 1989–1990 season. Ubriaco as well as the man who hired him, Penguins general manager Tony Esposito, were both fired and replaced by Craig Patrick in December 1989.

Ubriaco coached the Italian Olympic ice hockey team during the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. In 1994, Ubriaco became the first head coach of the new Chicago Wolves, then of the International Hockey League (IHL). He coached for two seasons including their inaugural season of 1994–95 before taking other positions with the club. He was named Director of Hockey Operations for the Wolves in 1997.[1] In 2009, the title of Senior Advisor was added.[1]

On April 8, 2010, Ubriaco was part of the Mellon Arena final regular season game ceremony as one of five men in Penguins history to play for the Penguins and later coach them, sharing that distinction with Ken Schinkel, Lou Angotti, Rick Kehoe, and Ed Olczyk.

Awards[edit]

Sources: hockeydb.com,[4] Chicago Wolves,[1] Sault Star,[2] Illinois Hockey Hall of Fame,[5] Sault Ste. Marie Hockey Hall of Fame[6]

Career statistics[edit]

Regular season and playoffs[edit]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1954–55 Toronto St. Michael's Majors OHA 28 2 5 7 14 4 1 1 2 0
1955–56 Toronto St. Michael's Majors OHA 48 26 16 42 44 8 3 4 7 6
1956–57 Toronto St. Michael's Majors OHA 52 22 32 54 49 4 1 3 4 0
1957–58 Toronto St. Michael's Majors OHA 39 19 18 37 43 9 10 6 16 4
1958–59 New Westminster Royals WHL 63 19 19 38 33 — — — — —
1959–60 Sudbury Wolves EPHL 70 30 32 62 40 14 2 4 6 12
1960–61 Sudbury Wolves EPHL 24 4 12 16 27 — — — — —
1960–61 Rochester Americans AHL 60 16 24 40 15 — — — — —
1961–62 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 44 13 12 25 14 — — — — —
1962–63 Rochester Americans AHL 72 22 48 70 21 2 1 0 1 0
1963–64 Hershey Bears AHL 72 13 45 58 36 6 5 3 8 2
1964–65 Hershey Bears AHL 63 15 32 47 12 15 3 6 9 0
1965–66 Hershey Bears AHL 72 42 44 86 18 3 1 1 2 0
1966–67 Hershey Bears AHL 69 38 43 81 50 5 3 0 3 2
1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 65 18 15 33 16 — — — — —
1967–68 Baltimore Clippers AHL 6 1 4 5 6 — — — — —
1968–69 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 49 15 11 26 14 — — — — —
1968–69 Oakland Seals NHL 26 4 7 11 14 7 2 0 2 2
1969–70 Oakland Seals NHL 16 1 1 2 4 — — — — —
1969–70 Providence Reds AHL 8 2 6 8 8 — — — — —
1969–70 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 21 1 1 2 2 4 0 0 0 2
AHL totals 466 162 258 420 180 31 13 10 23 4
NHL totals 177 39 35 74 50 11 2 0 2 4

NHL coaching record[edit]

Team Year Regular season Post season
G W L T Pts Division rank Result
Pittsburgh Penguins 1988–89 80 40 33 7 87 2nd in Patrick Lost in Division Finals
Pittsburgh Penguins 1989–90 26 10 14 2 22 5th in Patrick (fired)
Total 106 50 47 9

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Hockey Operations". Chicago Wolves. Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2012.
  2. ^ a b Riucci, Peter (February 2012). "Another honour for Sault's Ubriaco". Sault Star. Retrieved March 20, 2012.
  3. ^ "1999 Inductees" (PDF). Sault Ste. Marie Hockey Hall of Fame. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-29.
  4. ^ "Gene Ubriaco hockey statistics and profile at hockeydb.com". hockeydb.com. Retrieved March 20, 2012.
  5. ^ "Illinois Hall of Fame". Retrieved March 20, 2012.
  6. ^ "1981 Inductees" (PDF). Sault Ste. Marie Hockey Hall of Fame. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2010. Retrieved March 20, 2012.

External links[edit]

Preceded by Head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins
1988–89 		Succeeded by
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