Travis Vernon Green (born December 20, 1970) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player who is the head coach for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). Green formerly served as head coach for the Vancouver Canucks and New Jersey Devils of the NHL, as well as the American Hockey League's Utica Comets, Vancouver's top minor league affiliate. Drafted 23rd overall in 1989, Green played for five different NHL teams in his 14-year career.
| Travis Green | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Green in 2010 | |||
| Born |
December 20, 1970 Creston, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
New York Islanders Anaheim Ducks Phoenix Coyotes Toronto Maple Leafs Boston Bruins EV Zug | ||
| Current NHL coach | Ottawa Senators | ||
| Coached for |
Vancouver Canucks New Jersey Devils | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL draft |
23rd overall, 1989 New York Islanders | ||
| Playing career | 1990–2008 | ||
| Coaching career | 2008–present | ||
Playing career
editGreen started with the Spokane Chiefs in the Western Hockey League (WHL), playing with them from 1986 to 1989. In the middle of the 1989–90 season, he was traded to the Medicine Hat Tigers, where he completed his junior career. While with the Chiefs, he scored 137 goals and 165 assists for a total of 302 points. He added 15 goals, 24 assists, and 39 points with the Tigers.
Green was drafted 23rd overall by the New York Islanders in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. Green played 857 career games, scoring 182 goals and 249 assists for 431 points. His best season statistically was the 1995–96 season, when he scored 25 goals and 45 assists for 70 points in only 69 games. On June 30, 2006, the final year of his contract with the Boston Bruins was bought out. On August 10, 2006, he was signed by the Anaheim Ducks, the team he had previously played for from 1998 to 1999. However, he played only seven games in his return to the Ducks, before being claimed on waivers by another former team, the Toronto Maple Leafs, in January 2007.
Green was a member of Team Canada at the 2007 Spengler Cup.[1]
Coaching career
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After finishing his playing career, Green was hired by the Portland Winterhawks as an assistant coach and assistant general manager in 2008.[1][2] Midway through the 2012–13 season, head coach and general manager Mike Johnston was suspended by the WHL for player-benefit violations.[3] Green took over as interim head coach, finishing with a 37–8–0–2 record in the final 47 games.[4] In the playoffs Portland advanced to the final where they defeated the Edmonton Oil Kings in six games to win the Ed Chynoweth Cup as WHL champions and secure a berth in the Memorial Cup tournament.[5] In the tournament Portland lost in the final to the Halifax Mooseheads.[1]
In the 2013 off-season, Green was hired as the head coach of the American Hockey League's (AHL) Utica Comets, the top minor league affiliate of the National Hockey League's (NHL) Vancouver Canucks.[4] In the 2014–15 season, he led them to the Calder Cup finals where they lost in five games to the Manchester Monarchs. On April 26, 2017, he was named head coach of the Vancouver Canucks.[6] On December 5, 2021, Green was fired as the head coach of the Canucks along with general manager Jim Benning after leading the team to an 8–15–2 record.[7][8]
On June 22, 2023, the New Jersey Devils hired Green as associate coach in head coach Lindy Ruff's staff.[9] He was named the team's interim head coach after Ruff was fired on March 4, 2024.[10]
On May 7, 2024, Green was named head coach of the Ottawa Senators.[11]
Personal life
editGreen and his wife have one daughter and two sons.[12] One of his sons was diagnosed with autism when he was two years old.[13]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1986–87 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 64 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987–88 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 72 | 33 | 53 | 86 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 13 | ||
| 1988–89 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 72 | 51 | 51 | 102 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 50 | 45 | 44 | 89 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 25 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1990–91 | Capital District Islanders | AHL | 73 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Capital District Islanders | AHL | 71 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 21 | ||
| 1992–93 | Capital District Islanders | AHL | 20 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | New York Islanders | NHL | 61 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1993–94 | New York Islanders | NHL | 83 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1994–95 | New York Islanders | NHL | 42 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | New York Islanders | NHL | 69 | 25 | 45 | 70 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | New York Islanders | NHL | 79 | 23 | 41 | 64 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | New York Islanders | NHL | 54 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 22 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 79 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 81 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1999–00 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 78 | 25 | 21 | 46 | 45 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 69 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 82 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 61 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 34 | ||
| 2002–03 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 75 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 67 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 64 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 67 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2005–06 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 82 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | EV Zug | NLA | 29 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 126 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | ||
| NHL totals | 970 | 193 | 262 | 455 | 764 | 56 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 60 | ||||
International
edit| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Canada
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| World Championships | ||
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1997 Helsinki | |
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1996 Vienna | |
| Spengler Cup | ||
| |
2007 Davos | |
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Canada | WC | 
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8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | |
| 1997 | Canada | WC | 
|
11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | |
| 1998 | Canada | WC | 6th | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| Senior totals | 25 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 22 | ||||
Head coaching record
editNHL
edit| Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | OTL | Pts | Finish | W | L | Win % | Result | ||
| VAN | 2017–18 | 82 | 31 | 40 | 11 | 73 | 7th in Pacific | — | — | — | Missed playoffs |
| VAN | 2018–19 | 82 | 35 | 36 | 11 | 81 | 5th in Pacific | — | — | — | Missed playoffs |
| VAN | 2019–20 | 69 | 36 | 27 | 6 | 78 | 3rd in Pacific | 10 | 7 | .588 | Lost in Second Round (VGK) |
| VAN | 2020–21 | 56 | 23 | 29 | 4 | 50 | 7th in North | — | — | — | Missed playoffs |
| VAN | 2021–22 | 25 | 8 | 15 | 2 | (18) | (fired) | — | — | — | — |
| VAN total | 314 | 133 | 147 | 34 | 10 | 7 | .588 | 1 playoff appearance | |||
| NJD | 2023–24 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 1 | (17) | 7th in Metropolitan | — | — | — | Missed playoffs |
| NJD total | 21 | 8 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | ||||
| Total | 335 | 141 | 159 | 35 | 10 | 7 | .588 | 1 playoff appearance | |||
Other leagues
edit| Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | OTL | Pts | Finish | W | L | Win % | Result | ||
| POR | 2012–13 | 47 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 117 | 1st in West | 16 | 5 | .762 | Won Championship Lost Memorial Cup |
| WHL total | 47 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 5 | .762 | 1 playoff appearance | |||
| UTI | 2013–14 | 76 | 35 | 32 | 9 | 79 | 3rd in North | — | — | — | Missed playoffs |
| UTI | 2014–15 | 76 | 47 | 20 | 7 | 103 | 1st in North | 12 | 11 | .522 | Lost in Calder Cup Final |
| UTI | 2015–16 | 76 | 38 | 26 | 8 | 88 | 3rd in North | 1 | 3 | .250 | Lost in Division Semifinals |
| UTI | 2016–17 | 76 | 35 | 32 | 9 | 79 | 5th in North | — | — | — | Missed playoffs |
| AHL total | 304 | 155 | 110 | 33 | 13 | 14 | .481 | 2 playoff appearances | |||
References
edit- ^ a b c Pitarresi, John (July 11, 2013). "NHL veteran Travis Green named coach of Utica Comets". Observer-Dispatch. Archived from the original on August 2, 2013. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
- ^ "Travis Green Assistant General Manager/Assistant Coach". Portland Winterhawks. Archived from the original on April 25, 2013. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
- ^ "Winterhawks punished for violations". Fox Sports. November 28, 2012. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
- ^ a b "Travis Green leaving Winterhawks to become coach of AHL's Utica Comets". The Oregonian. July 11, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
- ^ "Winterhawks win WHL championship". The Columbian. May 12, 2013. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
- ^ "Travis Green named Canucks head coach". NHL.com. April 26, 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- ^ "Canucks Make Significant Leadership & Coaching Changes". NHL.com. December 5, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
- ^ Shilton, Kristen (December 5, 2021). "Lowly Vancouver Canucks hire Bruce Boudreau to replace Travis Green as coach amid major management shake-up". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
- ^ "Travis Green Named Devils Associate Coach". NHL.com. June 22, 2023. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ "Travis Green Named Devils Interim Head Coach". NHL.com. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ "Got Our Guy". Ottawa Senators. May 7, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
- ^ "Travis Green named Canucks head coach". April 26, 2017.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Canucks Autism Network | Travis Green's Story". YouTube.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database