Gord Dineen

Infobox Ice Hockey Player
played_for = New York Islanders
Minnesota North Stars
Pittsburgh Penguins
Ottawa Senators
position = Defence
height_ft = 5
height_in = 11
weight_lb = 185
shoots = Right
nationality = CAN
birth_date = Birth date and age|1962|9|21|mf=y
birth_place = Toronto, ON, CAN
draft = 42nd overal
draft_year = 1981
draft_team = New York Islanders
career_start = 1982
career_end = 2000

Gordon M. Dineen (born September 21, 1962 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired NHL defenceman.

Although born in Canada, Dineen spent much of his youth in the United States, while his father Bill Dineen played and coached professionally. He returned to Canada to play major junior hockey for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. He was drafted by the New York Islanders with the 42nd pick in the 1981 draft. His brothers Kevin and Peter were also NHL players.

Playing career

Dineen, a tough-checking defenceman, made his NHL debut in the 1982–83 season when he played 2 games for the New York Islanders. He played a total of 528 games in his career, for the Islanders, the Minnesota North Stars, Pittsburgh Penguins and Ottawa Senators, where he was a team captain during the 1993–94 season. Dineen received a Stanley Cup ring with Pittsburgh in 1991, but did not play enough games to have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup.

In 1994–95, Dineen returned to the Islanders as a free agent. He would play nine games for the Islanders and play the next six seasons in the International Hockey League, becoming player-coach with the Utah Grizzlies in 1999–2000. Dineen finished his career with 16 goals, 90 assists and 106 points. The following season, Dineen became a full-time coach, as a head coach in the ECHL and assistant coach in the AHL.

Head Coaching career

Dineen was named the head coach of the AHL's Iowa Chops on August 19, 2008. [cite web|url=http://www.iowachops.com/news/index.html?article_id=20|title= Gord Dineen named Head Coach of Iowa Chops |accessdate=2008-08-19|publisher=IowaChops.com]

Awards

*1982-83: Bobby Orr Trophy
*1982-83: Bob Gassoff Trophy

Career statistics

{| BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="0" width="75%" style="text-align:center"
- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular Season! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs
- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"! Season! Team! League! GP! G! A! Pts! PIM! GP! G! A! Pts! PIM1980-81Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsOHL6842630158----------

1981-82Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsOHL6894554185

13123521982-83Indianapolis CheckersCHL

73104757781321012

291982-83New York IslandersNHL2000

4---------- 1983-84Indianapolis CheckersCHL26

4131763----------1983-84

New York IslandersNHL43111123291

12281984-85Springfield IndiansAHL251

8946----------1984-85New York Islanders

NHL4811213891000

0261985-86Springfield IndiansAHL1123

520----------1985-86New York IslandersNHL

57189813000

21986-87New York IslandersNHL7141014

110704441987-88New York Islanders

NHL574121662----------

1987-88Minnesota North StarsNHL1311221

----------1988-89Kalamazoo WingsIHL252

6849----------1988-89Minnesota North Stars

NHL20112----------

1988-89Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL3812342

1102281989-90Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL

69189125----------

1990-91Muskegon LumberjacksIHL4011415575

02201990-91Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL9

0006----------1991-92

Muskegon LumberjacksIHL798374583142

46331991-92Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL10

000----------1992-93San Diego Gulls

IHL416232936----------

1992-93Ottawa SenatorsNHL3224630

----------1993-94San Diego GullsIHL30

002----------1993-94Ottawa Senators

NHL770212189----------

1994-95Denver GrizzliesIHL685273275

1716781994-95New York IslandersNHL

90002----------

1995-96Utah GrizzliesIHL82117188922

033141996-97Utah GrizzliesIHL81

529346270334

1997-98Utah GrizzliesIHL823343763

402221998-99Utah GrizzliesIHL

775222778----------

1999-00Chicago WolvesIHL171231416

055121999-00Utah GrizzliesIHL50

0181826----------NHL Totals

52816901066954017868

Coaching statistics

Season Team Lge Type GP W L T OTL Pct Result 1999-00 Utah Grizzlies IHL Player-Assistant Coach 2000-01 Louisville Panthers AHL Assistant Coach 2001-02 Macon Whoopee ECHL Head Coach 72 29 31 12 0 0.486 Out of Playoffs 2002-03 Richmond Renegades ECHL Head Coach 72 35 31 6 0 0.528 Out of Playoffs 2003-04 Springfield Falcons AHL Assistant Coach 2004-05 Utah Grizzlies AHL Assistant Coach 2005-06 San Antonio Rampage AHL Assistant Coach

ee also

*List of NHL seasons
*List of AHL seasons
*List of NHL players
*List of OHL seasons
*Notable families in the NHL

References

External links

*hockeydb|1367
* [http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1981/81042.html Hockey Draft Central]