Tom Renney
Thomas "Tom" Renney (born March 1, 1955 in Cranbrook , British Columbia ) is a Canadian ice hockey coach who was an assistant coach for the Detroit Red Wings until the summer of 2014 . In the NHL he was already active as head coach with the Vancouver Canucks and the Edmonton Oilers .
Career
Tom Renney began his coaching career in 1990 when he succeeded Ken Hitchcock with the Kamloops Blazers in the Canadian Junior League WHL . In his second year, he led the team to win the President's Cup and also won the Memorial Cup . After two years with the juniors, Renney joined the Canadian ice hockey association Hockey Canada and was coach of the Canadian national team , with which he won the silver medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics .
He received his first post in the NHL in 1996 when he was appointed coach of the Vancouver Canucks . However, his tenure was mostly a failure. The 1996/97 season ended the Canucks outside the playoff ranks and after 19 games the following season, the team had only been able to win four games, so Renney was dismissed.
In 2000 he joined the organization of the New York Rangers , where he oversaw and delegated the work of the amateur scouts as Director of Player Personnel and assisted the Pro Scouts. In 2002, Renney was promoted to Vice President of Player Development, which allowed him to focus even more on developing talent within the organization. For the 2003/04 season he took over the position of assistant coach behind Glen Sather , who was also acting as general manager at the time. Sather resigned from the coaching position in the course of the season to concentrate on his management duties and Renney became the new head coach of the Rangers.
After losing the 2004/05 season because of the lockout, Renney was able to go into his first full season as a Rangers coach in 2005/06 . With experienced players such as Jaromír Jágr , Martin Straka and Michael Nylander as well as talented young players such as Henrik Lundqvist , the Rangers made their first playoff participation in over nine years. In the following two years they reached the second round of the playoffs. On February 23, 2009 Renney was released from his position as head coach after a series of defeats. By then he had become one of the most successful trainers in franchise history. From 2012 to 2014 Renney was active as an assistant coach with the Detroit Red Wings .
Renney was also active internationally as an assistant coach for the Canadian national team, including winning the world championship in 2005 .
Achievements and Awards
- Memorial Cup 1992
- President's Cup 1992
- World Champion 2004 (as assistant coach)
- Silver medal World Championship 1996 and 2005 (as assistant coach)
- Olympic silver medal 1994
- Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy 1991 ( WHL best coach )
- Victoria Cup 2008
Web links
- Tom Renney at hockeydb.com (English)
Head coach: Ray Kinasewich (1972–1973) | Bill Hunter (1973) | Brian Shaw (1973-1975) | Bill Hunter (1975) | Clare Drake (1975-1976) | Bill Hunter (1976) | Bep Guidolin (1976-1977) | Glen Sather (1977-1980) | Bryan Watson (1980) | Glen Sather (1980-1989) | John Muckler (1989-1991) | Ted Green (1991-1993) | Glen Sather (1993-1994) | George Burnett (1994-1995) | Ron Low (1995-1999) | Kevin Lowe (1999-2000) | Craig MacTavish (2000-2009) | Pat Quinn (2009-2010) | Tom Renney (2010–2012) | Ralph Krueger (2012–2013) | Dallas Eakins (2013-2014) | Todd Nelson (2014-2015) | Todd McLellan (2015-2018) | Ken Hitchcock (2018-2019) | Dave Tippett (since 2019)
General Manager: Bill Hunter (1972–1976) | Bep Guidolin (1976-1977) | Brian Conacher (1977–1978) | Larry Gordon (1978-1980) | Glen Sather (1980-2000) | Kevin Lowe (2000-2008) | Steve Tambellini (2008-2013) | Craig MacTavish (2013-2015) | Peter Chiarelli (2015–2019) | Keith Gretzky (2019) | Ken Holland (since 2019)
Head coach: Lester Patrick (1926–1939) | Frank Boucher (1939–1948) | Lynn Patrick (1948-1950) | Neil Colville (1950-1951) | Bill Cook (1951-1953) | Frank Boucher (1953–1954) | Muzz Patrick (1954–1955) | Phil Watson (1955-1959) | Muzz Patrick (1959) | Alf Pike (1959–1961) | Doug Harvey (1961-1962) | Muzz Patrick (1962) | George Sullivan (1962-1965) | Emile Francis (1965–1968) | Bernie Geoffrion (1968–1969) | Emile Francis (1969–1973) | Larry Popein (1973–1974) | Emile Francis (1974-1975) | Ron Stewart (1975-1976) | John Ferguson (1976-1977) | Jean-Guy Talbot (1977–1978) | Fred Shero (1978-1980) | Craig Patrick (1980-1981) | Herb Brooks (1981-1985) | Craig Patrick (1985) | Ted Sator (1985-1986) | Tom Webster (1986-1987) | Phil Esposito (1987) | Michel Bergeron (1987-1989) | Phil Esposito (1989) | Roger Neilson (1989-1993) | Ron Smith (1993) | Mike Keenan (1993-1994) | Colin Campbell (1994-1998) | John Muckler (1998-2000) | John Tortorella (2000) | Ron Low (2000-2002) | Bryan Trottier (2002–2003) | Glen Sather (2003-2004) | Tom Renney (2004–2009) | John Tortorella (2009-2013) | Alain Vigneault (2013–2018) | David Quinn (since 2018)
General Manager: Conn Smythe (1926) | Lester Patrick (1926-1946) | Frank Boucher (1946–1955) | Muzz Patrick (1955-1964) | Emile Francis (1964-1976) | John Ferguson (1976-1978) | Fred Shero (1978-1980) | Craig Patrick (1980-1986) | Phil Esposito (1986-1989) | Neil Smith (1989-2000) | Glen Sather (2000-2015) | Jeff Gorton (since 2015)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Renney, Tom |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Renney, Thomas (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian ice hockey coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 1, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cranbrook , British Columbia |