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{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}
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{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Jim Bedard
| name = Jim Bédard
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| image = Jim Bedard.jpg
| caption =
| caption = Bédard in 2005
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| played_for = [[Washington Capitals]] <br>[[HC TPS|TPS]] <br>[[HPK]]
| played_for = '''''[[National Hockey League|NHL]]'''''<br>[[Washington Capitals]]<br>'''''[[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]]'''''<br>[[Dayton Gems]]<br>'''''[[American Hockey League|AHL]]'''''<br>[[Hershey Bears]]<br>[[Rochester Americans]]<br>'''''[[Central Professional Hockey League|CHL]]'''''<br>[[Tulsa Oilers]]<br>[[Cincinnati Stingers]]
| position = [[Goaltender]]
| position = [[Goaltender]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|11|17}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|11|17}}
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| career_end = 1994
| career_end = 1994
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'''James Arthur Bédard''' (born November 17, 1956) is a Canadian former professional [[ice hockey]] [[goaltender]]. He played 73 games in the [[National Hockey League]] with the [[Washington Capitals]] during the [[1977–78 NHL season|1977–78]] and [[1978–79 NHL season|1978–79 seasons]]. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1976 to 1994, was spent in the minor leagues and then mainly in [[I-Divisioona]], the second level of hockey in Finland. After his playing career Bédard worked in coaching, serving as the goaltending coach for the [[Detroit Red Wings]] from 1996 to 2016 and winning the [[Stanley Cup]] three times with the team.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Goalie Coach Jim Bedard Ousted By Red Wings |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/red-wings-dont-renew-goalie-coach-jim-bedards-contract/ |access-date=2022-09-08 |website=www.cbsnews.com |date=May 9, 2016 |language=en-US}}</ref>
'''James Arthur Bedard''' (born November 17, 1956) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] retired [[ice hockey]] [[goaltender]]. He was most recently the longtime goaltending coach for the [[Detroit Red Wings]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL).<ref>http://redwings.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=43942</ref>


== Career ==
Originally drafted in 1976 by the [[Washington Capitals]], Bedard played for parts of two seasons with the Capitals. After playing two seasons in the minor leagues, Bedard signed to play in the [[Finland|Finnish]] [[SM-liiga]], After two seasons with [[TPS (ice hockey)|TPS Turku]] he played in Finland for 12 seasons more, mostly in lower divisions, before finally retiring in 1994.
Originally drafted in 1976 by the [[Washington Capitals]], Bédard played for parts of two seasons with the Capitals. After playing two seasons in the minor leagues, Bédard signed to play in the [[Finland|Finnish]] [[SM-liiga]], After two seasons with [[HC TPS]], he played in Finland for 12 seasons more, mostly in lower divisions, before finally retiring in 1994.


After his playing career, he served as the goaltending coach with the [[Detroit Red Wings]] for 19 seasons. He had won three [[Stanley Cup]]s with Detroit in [[1997–98 NHL season|1998]], [[2001–02 NHL season|2002]] and [[2007-2008 NHL season|2008]]. On May 9, 2016, it was reported that Bedard's contract with the team would not be renewed.<ref>[http://detroitsportsnation.com/detroit-nhl/rderek1/red-wings-coaching-staff-sees-a-big-shake-up-more-changes-to-come/70867/ Red Wings Coaching Staff Sees a Big Shakeup, More Changes to Come]</ref>
After his playing career, he served as the goaltending coach with the [[Detroit Red Wings]] for 19 seasons. He won the [[Stanley Cup]] three times with Detroit, in [[1998 Stanley Cup Finals|1998]], [[2002 Stanley Cup Finals|2002]] and [[2008 Stanley Cup Finals|2008]]. On May 9, 2016, it was reported that Bédard's contract with the team would not be renewed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://detroitsportsnation.com/detroit-nhl/rderek1/red-wings-coaching-staff-sees-a-big-shake-up-more-changes-to-come/70867/|title=Red Wings Coaching Staff Sees a Big Shakeup, More Changes to Come|date=February 28, 2024 }}</ref>


Bedard is also the goalie coach for the Detroit Red Wings Alumni Association <ref>[http://www.redwingalumni.com/roster.html]</ref> and is active in its efforts to raise money for children's charities in [[Metro Detroit]]. As of 2016-17, Bedard is the goaltending coach for the OHL's [[Windsor Spitfires]].
Bédard is also the goalie coach for the Detroit Red Wings Alumni Association <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.redwingalumni.com/roster.html |title=Red Wings Alumni Roster |access-date=September 27, 2007 |archive-date=December 8, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071208173432/http://www.redwingalumni.com/roster.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> and is active in its efforts to raise money for children's charities in [[Metro Detroit]]. In the 2016–17 season, Bédard was the goaltending coach for the OHL's [[Windsor Spitfires]]. For 2017–18, Bedard became the goaltending coach for the [[Texas Stars]].

==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="width:90%; text-align:center;"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="9" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | [[Regular season]]
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | [[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP !! W !! L !! T !! MIN !! GA !! [[Shutout#Ice hockey|SO]] !! [[Goals against average|GAA]] !! [[save percentage|SV%]]
! GP !! W !! L !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV%
|-
| 1972–73
| [[Welland Cougars]]
| OHA-B
| 42 || — || — || — || 2485 || 178 || 0 || 4.30 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1973–74 OHA season|1973–74]]
| [[Sudbury Wolves]]
| [[Ontario Hockey Association|OHA]]
| 28 || — || — || — || 1635 || 117 || 0 || 4.29 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1974–75 OMJHL season|1974–75]]
| Sudbury Wolves
| [[Ontario Major Junior Hockey League|OMJHL]]
| 51 || — || — || — || 3060 || 187 || 0 || 3.67 || —
| 13 || — || — || 750 || 43 || 0 || 3.44 || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1975–76 OMJHL season|1975–76]]
| Sudbury Wolves
| OMJHL
| 58 || — || — || — || 3328 || 177 || 1 || 3.15 || —
| 17 || 9 || 7 || 1000 || 62 || 1 || 3.60 || —
|-
| [[1976–77 IHL season|1976–77]]
| [[Dayton Gems]]
| [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]]
| 48 || — || — || — || 2693 || 168 || 0 || 3.74 || —
| 2 || — || — || 120 || 9 || 0 || 4.50 || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1977–78 NHL season|1977–78]]
| [[Washington Capitals]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 43 || 11 || 23 || 7 || 2489 || 152 || 1 || 3.67 || .879
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1977–78 AHL season|1977–78]]
| [[Hershey Bears]]
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 14 || 6 || 7 || 1 || 766 || 39 || 0 || 3.05 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1978–79 NHL season|1978–79]]
| Washington Capitals
| NHL
| 30 || 6 || 17 || 6 || 1736 || 126 || 0 || 4.36 || .863
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1978–79 AHL season|1978–79]]
| Hershey Bears
| AHL
| 26 || 9 || 11 || 2 || 1404 || 88 || 0 || 3.76 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1979–80 AHL season|1979–80]]
| Hershey Bears
| AHL
| 2 || — || — || — || 60 || 9 || 0 || 9.00 || .719
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1979–80 CHL season|1979–80]]
| [[Cincinnati Stingers]]
| [[Central Professional Hockey League|CHL]]
| 8 || 3 || 4 || 0 || 385 || 32 || 0 || 4.99 || .807
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1979–80
| [[Rochester Americans]]
| AHL
| 6 || — || — || — || 339 || 20 || 0 || 3.54 || .872
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1979–80
| [[Tulsa Oilers (1964–1984)|Tulsa Oilers]]
| CHL
| 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 177 || 10 || 0 || 3.39 || .886
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1979–80 IHL season|1979–80]]
| Dayton Gems
| IHL
| 16 || — || — || — || 858 || 55 || 0 || 3.85 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1980–81 SM-liiga season|1980–81]]
| [[HC TPS|TPS]]
| [[SM-liiga|FIN]]
| 29 || — || — || — || — || 112 || 0 || 3.90 || .865
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1981–82 SM-liiga season|1981–82]]
| TPS
| FIN
| 27 || — || — || — || 1620 || 95 || 1 || 3.52 || .879
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1982–83 I-Divisioona season|1982–83]]
| [[Imatran Ketterä]]
| [[I-Divisioona|FIN-2]]
| 11 || — || — || — || 380 || 44 || 0 || 6.95 || .884
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1983–84 I-Divisioona season|1983–84]]
| [[TUTO Hockey|TuTu]]
| FIN-2
| 35 || — || — || — || 1172 || 130 || — || 6.66 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1984–85 I-Divisioona season|1984–85]]
| TuTu
| FIN-2
| 44 || — || — || — || 2640 || 139 || 0 || 3.28 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1985–86 I-Divisioona season|1985–86]]
| TuTu
| FIN-2
| 44 || — || — || — || 1413 || 127 || 0 || 5.39 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1986–87 I-Divisioona season|1986–87]]
| TuTu
| FIN-2
| 34 || — || — || — || 2040 || 80 || — || 2.36 || .928
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1987–88 I-Divisioona season|1987–88]]
| TuTu
| FIN-2
| 36 || — || — || — || 2160 || 86 || — || 2.39 || .915
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1988–89 SM-liiga season|1988–89]]
| [[HPK]]
| FIN
| 31 || — || — || — || 1737 || 123 || 0 || 4.25 || .881
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1989–90 I-Divisioona season|1989–90]]
| [[Kiekko-67 Turku]]
| FIN-2
| 31 || — || — || — || 1577 || 122 || 1 || 4.64 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1990–91 I-Divisioona season|1990–91]]
| Kiekko-67 Turku
| FIN-2
| 37 || 19 || 12 || 3 || 2177 || 108 || 0 || 2.98 || .914
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1991–92 I-Divisioona season|1991–92]]
| Kiekko-67 Turku
| FIN-2
| 40 || 19 || 18 || 3 || 2310 || 161 || 0 || 4.18 || .891
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1992–93
| Turku HT
| [[I-Divisioona|FIN-3]]
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1993–94 I-Divisioona season|1993–94]]
| TuTu
| FIN-2
| 37 || — || — || — || 2220 || 132 || 0 || 3.57 || .890
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan=3 | NHL totals
! 2 !! 0 !! 1 !! 0 !! 70 !! 5 !! 0 !! 4.35 !! .815
! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! —
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Eliteprospects}}
* {{icehockeystats}}
*[http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1976/76091.html Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com]
* [http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1976/76091.html Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com]
*[http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=18424 Profile at legends of hockey.net]


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Latest revision as of 03:14, 23 April 2024

Jim Bédard
Bédard in 2005
Born (1956-11-17) November 17, 1956 (age 67)
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Washington Capitals
TPS
HPK
NHL draft 91st overall, 1976
Washington Capitals
WHA draft 106th overall, 1976
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 1976–1994

James Arthur Bédard (born November 17, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 73 games in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals during the 1977–78 and 1978–79 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1976 to 1994, was spent in the minor leagues and then mainly in I-Divisioona, the second level of hockey in Finland. After his playing career Bédard worked in coaching, serving as the goaltending coach for the Detroit Red Wings from 1996 to 2016 and winning the Stanley Cup three times with the team.[1]

Career

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Originally drafted in 1976 by the Washington Capitals, Bédard played for parts of two seasons with the Capitals. After playing two seasons in the minor leagues, Bédard signed to play in the Finnish SM-liiga, After two seasons with HC TPS, he played in Finland for 12 seasons more, mostly in lower divisions, before finally retiring in 1994.

After his playing career, he served as the goaltending coach with the Detroit Red Wings for 19 seasons. He won the Stanley Cup three times with Detroit, in 1998, 2002 and 2008. On May 9, 2016, it was reported that Bédard's contract with the team would not be renewed.[2]

Bédard is also the goalie coach for the Detroit Red Wings Alumni Association [3] and is active in its efforts to raise money for children's charities in Metro Detroit. In the 2016–17 season, Bédard was the goaltending coach for the OHL's Windsor Spitfires. For 2017–18, Bedard became the goaltending coach for the Texas Stars.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1972–73 Welland Cougars OHA-B 42 2485 178 0 4.30
1973–74 Sudbury Wolves OHA 28 1635 117 0 4.29
1974–75 Sudbury Wolves OMJHL 51 3060 187 0 3.67 13 750 43 0 3.44
1975–76 Sudbury Wolves OMJHL 58 3328 177 1 3.15 17 9 7 1000 62 1 3.60
1976–77 Dayton Gems IHL 48 2693 168 0 3.74 2 120 9 0 4.50
1977–78 Washington Capitals NHL 43 11 23 7 2489 152 1 3.67 .879
1977–78 Hershey Bears AHL 14 6 7 1 766 39 0 3.05
1978–79 Washington Capitals NHL 30 6 17 6 1736 126 0 4.36 .863
1978–79 Hershey Bears AHL 26 9 11 2 1404 88 0 3.76
1979–80 Hershey Bears AHL 2 60 9 0 9.00 .719
1979–80 Cincinnati Stingers CHL 8 3 4 0 385 32 0 4.99 .807
1979–80 Rochester Americans AHL 6 339 20 0 3.54 .872
1979–80 Tulsa Oilers CHL 3 0 3 0 177 10 0 3.39 .886
1979–80 Dayton Gems IHL 16 858 55 0 3.85
1980–81 TPS FIN 29 112 0 3.90 .865
1981–82 TPS FIN 27 1620 95 1 3.52 .879
1982–83 Imatran Ketterä FIN-2 11 380 44 0 6.95 .884
1983–84 TuTu FIN-2 35 1172 130 6.66
1984–85 TuTu FIN-2 44 2640 139 0 3.28
1985–86 TuTu FIN-2 44 1413 127 0 5.39
1986–87 TuTu FIN-2 34 2040 80 2.36 .928
1987–88 TuTu FIN-2 36 2160 86 2.39 .915
1988–89 HPK FIN 31 1737 123 0 4.25 .881
1989–90 Kiekko-67 Turku FIN-2 31 1577 122 1 4.64
1990–91 Kiekko-67 Turku FIN-2 37 19 12 3 2177 108 0 2.98 .914
1991–92 Kiekko-67 Turku FIN-2 40 19 18 3 2310 161 0 4.18 .891
1992–93 Turku HT FIN-3
1993–94 TuTu FIN-2 37 2220 132 0 3.57 .890
NHL totals 2 0 1 0 70 5 0 4.35 .815

References

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  1. ^ "Goalie Coach Jim Bedard Ousted By Red Wings". www.cbsnews.com. May 9, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "Red Wings Coaching Staff Sees a Big Shakeup, More Changes to Come". February 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "Red Wings Alumni Roster". Archived from the original on December 8, 2007. Retrieved September 27, 2007.
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