Dick Irvin
James Dickenson Irvin
Born: July 19, 1892
Hamilton, ON Canada
Deceased: May 16, 1957
Coaching Career: 1928-1955
Elected to Hockey Hall of Fame in 1958.
Dick Irvin compiled a record of 692 wins and 527 losses and 230 ties in his coaching career with the Chicago Black Hawks, Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens. He began coaching during the 1928 season and last coached during the 1955 campaign. Irvin was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1958.
Coaching Record:
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | League | Team | G | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | Pts% | Win% | G | W | L | Win% | ||
| 1928-29 | NHL | Chicago Black Hawks | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 | .278 | .333 | ||||||
| 1930-31 | NHL | Chicago Black Hawks | 44 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 75 | .568 | .580 | 9 | 5 | 3 | .611 | ||
| 1931-32 | NHL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 43 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 74 | .574 | .593 | 7 | 5 | 1 | .786 | ||
| 1932-33 | NHL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 78 | .542 | .563 | 9 | 4 | 5 | .444 | ||
| 1933-34 | NHL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 87 | .604 | .635 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | ||
| 1934-35 | NHL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 94 | .653 | .667 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | ||
| 1935-36 | NHL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 75 | .521 | .542 | 9 | 4 | 5 | .444 | ||
| 1936-37 | NHL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 71 | .493 | .510 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | ||
| 1937-38 | NHL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 81 | .563 | .594 | 7 | 4 | 3 | .571 | ||
| 1938-39 | NHL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 66 | .458 | .490 | 10 | 5 | 5 | .500 | ||
| 1939-40 | NHL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 81 | .563 | .583 | 10 | 6 | 4 | .600 | ||
| 1940-41 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 48 | 16 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 54 | .375 | .396 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | ||
| 1941-42 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 48 | 18 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 57 | .396 | .406 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | ||
| 1942-43 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 50 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 69 | .460 | .500 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 | ||
| 1943-44 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 50 | 38 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 121 | .807 | .830 | 9 | 8 | 1 | .889 | ||
| 1944-45 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 50 | 38 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 118 | .787 | .800 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | ||
| 1945-46 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 50 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 89 | .593 | .610 | 9 | 8 | 1 | .889 | ||
| 1946-47 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 60 | 34 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 112 | .622 | .650 | 11 | 6 | 5 | .545 | ||
| 1947-48 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 60 | 20 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 71 | .394 | .425 | ||||||
| 1948-49 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 60 | 28 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 93 | .517 | .542 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | ||
| 1949-50 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 29 | 22 | 19 | 0 | 106 | .505 | .550 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 | ||
| 1950-51 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 25 | 30 | 15 | 0 | 90 | .429 | .464 | 11 | 5 | 6 | .455 | ||
| 1951-52 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 34 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 112 | .533 | .557 | 11 | 4 | 7 | .364 | ||
| 1952-53 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 28 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 103 | .490 | .536 | 12 | 8 | 4 | .667 | ||
| 1953-54 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 116 | .552 | .579 | 11 | 7 | 4 | .636 | ||
| 1954-55 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 41 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 134 | .638 | .664 | 12 | 7 | 5 | .583 | ||
| 1955-56 | NHL | Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 19 | 39 | 12 | 0 | 69 | .329 | .357 | ||||||
| Totals | 1449 | 692 | 527 | 230 | 0 | 2306 | .530 | .557 | 190 | 100 | 88 | .532 | ||||
Awards
1930 - Second Team All-Star
1931 - Second Team All-Star
1932 - Second Team All-Star
1933 - Second Team All-Star
1934 - Second Team All-Star
1940 - Second Team All-Star
1943 - First Team All-Star
1944 - First Team All-Star
1945 - First Team All-Star
