| Born: | Oct. 21, 1949 |
| Hometown: | Bowmanville, ON, CAN |
| Known For: | Flyers, Rangers tenures |
| National Team: | Canada, Italy |
| Current Team: | Italian National Team |
Michael Edward Keenan (born October 21, 1949) is a Canadian professional hockey coach who most recently coached the Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Previously, he served as head coach and/or general manager with several NHL teams between 1984 and 2009. He is noted for his early career success in coaching Team Canada to win the 1987 Canada Cup round-robin tournament in a thrilling best-of-three series finale against Viktor Tikhonov’s Red Army team.
Keenan won a Stanley Cup championship as coach of the New York Rangers in 1994. He also won the Gagarin Cup while coaching Metallurg Magnitogorsk in 2014, and he is the only head coach to have won championships in both the NHL and KHL.
Deeper Dive
- Interview With Iron Mike Keenan
- 5 Most Hated Names in Canucks History
- New York Rangers Trade Deadline History
Staff History
- Oshawa Legionaires (MetJBHL)- Head Coach 1977-1979
- Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)- Head Coach 1979-1980
- Canada (WJC U20)- Head Coach 1979-1980
- Rochester American (AHL)- Head Coach 1980-1983
- University of Toronto (CIAU)- Head Coach 1983-1984
- Philadelphia Flyers (NHL)- Head Coach 1984-1988
- Canada (CC)- Head Coach 1988
- Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)- Head Coach 1988-1992
- Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)- General Manager 1990-1992
- Canada (WC)- Head Coach 1993
- New York Rangers (NHL)- Head Coach 1993-1994
- St. Louis Blues (NHL)- Head Coach 1994-1997
- St. Louis Blues (NHL)- General Manager 1994-1997
- Vancouver Canucks (NHL)- Head Coach 1997-1999
- Boston Bruins (NHL)- Head Coach 2000-2001
- Florida Panthers (NHL)- Head Coach 2001-2004
- Florida Panthers (NHL)- General Manager 2005-2006
- Calgary Flames (NHL)- Head Coach 2007-2009
- Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL)- Head Coach 2013-2016
- Kunlun Red Star (KHL)- Head Coach 2017-2018
- Kunlun Red Star (KHL)- General Manager 2017-2018
- Italy (International)- Head Coach 2022-23
Achievements
- MetJBHL Champion 1977-1978
- MetJBHL Champion 1978-1979
- OMJHL Champion 1979-1980
- AHL Calder Cup Champion 1982-1983
- CIAU (OUA) Champion 1983-1984
- CIAU University Cup Champion 1983-1984
- NHL Coach of the Year (Jack Adams Award) (PHI) 1984-1985
- NHL Patrick Division Champion 1984-1985
- NHL Patrick Division Champion 1985-1986
- NHL Patrick Division Champion 1986-1987
- Canada Cup Champion (Head Coach) 1987-1988
- NHL Norris Division Champion 1989-1990
- NHL Norris Division Champion 1990-1991
- Canada Cup Champion (Head Coach) 1991-1992
- NHL Atlantic Division Champion 1993-1994
- NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1993-1994
- KHL All-Star Game 2013-2014
- KHL Coach of the Year 2013-2014
- KHL Gagarin Cup Champion 2013-2014
- KHL All-Star Game 2014-2015
