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{{Infobox ice hockey biography
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| caption = Berube in 2011
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|12|17}}
| birth_place = [[Calahoo]], Alberta
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| played_for = [[Philadelphia Flyers]]<br>[[Toronto Maple Leafs]]<br>[[Calgary Flames]]<br>[[Washington Capitals]]<br>[[New York Islanders]]
| league_coach = [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| team_coach = [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]
| coached_for = [[Philadelphia Flyers]]<br>[[St. Louis Blues]]
| draft = Undrafted
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'''Craig Berube''' ({{IPAc-en|b|ə|'|r|uː|b|iː|}}; born December 17, 1965) is a Canadian professional [[ice hockey]] coach and former player who is the [[List of NHL head coaches|head coach]] for the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). Nicknamed
▲'''Craig Berube''' ({{IPAc-en|b|ə|'|r|uː|b|iː|}}; born December 17, 1965) is a Canadian professional [[ice hockey]] coach and former player. Nicknamed "'''Chief'''", Berube played 17 seasons in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) for the [[Philadelphia Flyers]], [[Toronto Maple Leafs]], [[Calgary Flames]], [[Washington Capitals]] and [[New York Islanders]]. After retirement, Berube served as head coach of the Flyers for two seasons, and the [[St. Louis Blues]] for parts of six seasons, winning the [[Stanley Cup]] in [[2019 Stanley Cup Finals|2019]] as then-interim head coach. Berube additionally served as national team scout for [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|Canada]] at the [[2016 World Cup of Hockey]], under Blues general manager [[Doug Armstrong]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/craig-berube-hired-as-blues-ahl-coach/c-281082034|title=Berube hired to coach Blues' AHL team|last=Rosen|first=Dan|website=NHL.com|access-date=March 23, 2017}}</ref>
==Playing career==
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Following the 1990–91 season, Berube was traded three times in a span of a little over seven months, twice in the off-season. The Flyers traded him to the [[Edmonton Oilers]] along with [[Craig Fisher]] and [[Scott Mellanby]] for [[Dave Brown (ice hockey)|Dave Brown]], [[Corey Foster]], and [[Jari Kurri]] on May 30. Four months later he was traded to the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] along with [[Glenn Anderson]] and [[Grant Fuhr]] for [[Vincent Damphousse]], [[Peter Ing]], [[Luke Richardson]], and [[Scott Thornton (ice hockey)|Scott Thornton]] on September 19. Berube played the first half of the 1991–92 season with Toronto before he was traded again on January 2, 1992 to the [[Calgary Flames]] along with [[Alexander Godynyuk]], [[Gary Leeman]], [[Michel Petit]], and [[Jeff Reese]] for [[Doug Gilmour]], [[Jamie Macoun]], [[Kent Manderville]], [[Ric Nattress]], and [[Rick Wamsley]].
Berube remained with the Flames through the end of the 1992–93 season. He was traded on June 26, 1993, to the [[Washington Capitals]] for a fifth-round draft choice in the [[1993 NHL Entry Draft]]. He spent the next six seasons with the Capitals, notably playing in every playoff game during Washington's run to the [[1998 Stanley Cup Finals]].
During a November 1997 game against the [[Florida Panthers]], Berube called Panthers' forward [[Peter Worrell]], who is black, "a monkey."<ref name="worrell">{{cite news|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/1997/11/26/nhl-suspends-berube-for-slur/ |title=NHL Suspends Berube For Slur |newspaper=[[Sun-Sentinel]] |author=Michael Russo |date=November 26, 1997 |access-date=December 21, 2023|author-link=Michael Russo (sportswriter) }}</ref> Berube claimed the remark was not racially motivated and he apologized to Worrell a day after the game.<ref name="worrell"/> The NHL suspended Berube for one game.<ref name="worrell"/>
Berube returned to the Flyers in 1999 during the trade deadline. He saw his last Stanley Cup playoff action on the ice in 2000. In game four of the Eastern Conference Finals, he scored the game
Berube split the next three seasons between the Capitals, [[New York Islanders]], and the Flames. He ended his playing career as a [[Player-coach|player-assistant coach]] with the [[Philadelphia Phantoms]], the Flyers [[American Hockey League]] affiliate, during the 2003–04 season.<ref name="phantoms">{{cite web |title=Craig Berube named head coach of Phantoms |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/craig-berube-named-head-coach-of-phantoms/n-3327098 |publisher=OurSports Central |access-date=14 December 2021 |date=June 14, 2006}}</ref>
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==Coaching career==
===Philadelphia Flyers===
Berube was named the head coach of the Philadelphia Phantoms, the Flyers' affiliate in the American Hockey League,
===St. Louis Blues===
On June 29, 2016, Berube was named the head coach of the [[Chicago Wolves]] in the [[American Hockey League]], the affiliate of the [[St. Louis Blues]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/craig-berube-hired-as-chicago-wolves-head-coach/n-5173328 |title=Craig Berube Hired as Chicago Wolves Head Coach |publisher=OurSports Central |date=June 29, 2016}}</ref>
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On June 15, 2017, Berube was named an assistant head coach for the Blues.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.stltoday.com/sports/hockey/professional/morning-skate/berube-will-be-named-associate-head-coach-as-blues-finalize/article_0275e450-6f0d-510e-b60e-b8bba833601d.html|title=Berube named Blues' associate coach; new goalie coach 'perfect match' for Allen|last=Rutherford|first=Jeremy P.|work=stltoday.com|access-date=June 17, 2017}}</ref> On November 19, 2018, the Blues fired head coach [[Mike Yeo]] and named Berube interim coach for the rest of the season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Yeo relieved of duties, Berube named interim head coach |url=https://www.nhl.com/blues/news/yeo-relieved-of-duties-berube-named-interim-head-coach/c-302114872 |website=NHL.com |access-date=November 21, 2018 |date=November 19, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stltoday.com/sports/hockey/professional/morning-skate/blues-fire-yeo-name-berube-interim-coach/article_54c2caa1-43c4-5960-ae72-158cd32a8790.html | title= Yeo replaced by Berube as St. Louis Blues head coach | publisher=St.Louis Post Dispatch| work=stltoday.com| date= November 19, 2018 | access-date= November 19, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Yeo relieved of duties, Berube named interim head coach |url=https://www.nhl.com/blues/news/yeo-relieved-of-duties-berube-named-interim-head-coach/c-302114872 |website=NHL.com |access-date=April 8, 2019 |date=November 19, 2018}}</ref> [[File:Craig Berube 2019.jpg|thumb|Berube during the 2019 Stanley Cup parade]] The Blues struggled at first under Berube's watch; at the start of the 2019 calendar year, they were 15–18–4 and last in the league standings. However, they improved through the remainder of the season, going 30–10–5, including a franchise-record 11-game winning streak. As the third seed in the Central Division, they advanced to the [[2019 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup Finals]] for the fourth time in franchise history, and the first time since [[1970 Stanley Cup Finals|1970]]. The Blues later won the series 4–3 over the [[Boston Bruins]], capping off Game 7 with a 4–1 win, earning the Blues their first Stanley Cup title in franchise history and Berube his first Stanley Cup championship as a player or coach.
Berube became the
On April 26, 2019, Berube, [[Jon Cooper (ice hockey)|Jon Cooper]], and [[Barry Trotz]] were announced as the finalists for the [[Jack Adams Award]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/blues/news/berube-named-finalist-for-jack-adams-award/c-307043340|title=Berube named finalist for Jack Adams Award|website=NHL.com|date=April 26, 2019 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-27}}</ref> On June 24, the Blues dropped the "interim" tag from Berube's title and officially named him as the 26th head coach in franchise history, with a three-year contract.<ref>{{cite web |title=Blues sign Berube to 3-year contract |url=https://www.nhl.com/blues/news/blues-sign-berube-to-3-year-contract/c-308037998 |website=NHL.com |access-date=June 28, 2019 |date=June 24, 2019}}</ref>
On February 9, 2022, the Blues signed Berube to a three
On December 12, 2023, following a four-game losing streak capped by a 6–4 loss to the [[Detroit Red Wings]], Berube was fired by the Blues.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/blues/news/blues-relieve-berube-of-coaching-duties|title=Blues relieve Berube of coaching duties|website=[[St. Louis Blues]]|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]|date=December 12, 2023|access-date=December 12, 2023}}</ref>
===Toronto Maple Leafs===
Following the [[2023–24 NHL season|2023–24 season]], Berube was hired as head coach of the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] on May 17, 2024, replacing [[Sheldon Keefe]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/toronto-maple-leafs-hire-craig-berube-as-coach |title=Berube hired as Maple Leafs coach, replaces Keefe |website=NHL.com |date=May 17, 2024 |access-date=May 17, 2024}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Berube is partially of [[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]] descent. During his time coaching the Flyers, he and [[Buffalo Sabres]] head coach [[Ted Nolan]] were the only head coaches in the NHL
==Career statistics==
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! [[Philadelphia Flyers|PHI]] !! [[2013–14 NHL season|2013–14]]
| 79 || 42 || 27 || 10 || (94) || 3rd in [[Metropolitan Division|Metropolitan]] || 3 || 4 || {{winpct|3|4}} || Lost in
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! PHI !! [[2014–15 NHL season|2014–15]]
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! STL !! [[2019–20 NHL season|2019–20]]
| 71
|- style="background:#fdd;"
! STL !! [[2020–21 NHL season|2020–21]]
| 56 || 27 || 20 || 9 || 63 || 4th in [[West Division (NHL)|West]] || 0 || 4 || {{winpct|0|4}} || Lost in
|- style="background:#fdd;"
! STL !! [[2021–22 NHL season|2021–22]]
| 82 || 49 || 22 || 11 || 109 || 3rd in Central || 6 || 6 || {{winpct|6|6}} || Lost in
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! STL !! [[2022–23 NHL season|2022–23]]
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| 28 || 13 || 14 || 1 || 27 || (fired) || — || — || — || —
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! colspan="2"|STL total !! 382 !! 206 !! 132 !! 44 !! !! !! 24 !!
|-
! colspan="2"|Total !! 543 !! 281 !! 190 !! 72 !! !! !! 27 !!
|}
==See also==
* [[List of NHL players with 1,000 games played]]
* [[List of NHL players with 2,000 career penalty minutes]]
==Notes==
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==References==
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