June 21, 2003(2003-06-21) (aged 69) Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Coached for
Toronto Maple Leafs Buffalo Sabres Vancouver Canucks Los Angeles Kings New York Rangers Florida Panthers Philadelphia Flyers Ottawa Senators
Coaching career
1966–2003
Roger Paul Neilson, CM (June 16, 1934 – June 21, 2003) was a Canadian professional ice hockey coach, most notably in the NHL, where he served with eight teams. Known as Captain Video because of his technological contributions to the game, he is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame in the builder category. Alongside his decorated coaching abilities, Neilson is commonly remembered today for his many antics which resulted in the creation of several NHL rules.
Born in Toronto, Neilson attended a public high school, North Toronto Collegiate Institute. Neilson's coaching career began as a student at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, where he continued to coach until graduation with a degree in physical education in both hockey and baseball.
Roger Paul Neilson, CM (June 16, 1934 – June 21, 2003) was a Canadian professional ice hockey coach, most notably in the NHL, where he served with eight...
head coach RogerNeilson waved a white towel on the end of a hockey stick in a mock surrender after being upset with the officiating. Neilson was ejected...
Peterborough Petes Hockey Club in 1966–67, which was also the beginning of RogerNeilson's tenure as coach. The Petes wore the TPT logo on their sweaters until...
have been inducted as builders: Conn Smythe, Hap Day, Punch Imlach, RogerNeilson, and Pat Quinn. Frank Carroll (brother of the team's first NHL coach...
followed by Marc Crawford, who has 586 points all-time with the Canucks RogerNeilson is the only Hockey Hall of Fame inductee to coach the Canucks. Quinn...
coaches for the Panthers franchise. The team's first head coach was RogerNeilson, who coached for two complete seasons from 1993 to 1995. Jacques Martin...
2 of the Conference Finals in Chicago, Vancouver Interim Head Coach RogerNeilson, frustrated with what he felt was the poor officiating in the game,...
Philadelphia Flyers. He was named interim head coach in February 2000 for RogerNeilson who was being treated for cancer. Ramsay guided the team with a 16–8–1–0...
The RogerNeilson Memorial Award is awarded annually to the top academic post-secondary school (college or university) player in the Ontario Hockey League...
Geoffrion, Lynn Patrick, Emile Francis, Glen Sather, Craig Patrick, RogerNeilson, Herb Brooks, and Fred Shero have all been inducted to the Hockey Hall...
The Oilers were so determined to win the Stanley Cup that they hired RogerNeilson as a video analyst. They started the playoffs strongly by sweeping the...
success was attributed mainly to the trap defense that first-year coach RogerNeilson implemented. This conservative style was widely criticized by NHL teams;...
inconsistently throughout the 1997–98 season. With 21 games to go in the season, RogerNeilson took over as coach while Cashman was retained as an assistant. John...
after being in a playoff position for much of the season. Head coach RogerNeilson did not finish the season. During this period, the Rangers were owned...
the club hired RogerNeilson, a long-time NHL head coach, as an assistant coach. For the last two games of the 2001–02 season Neilson was officially made...
colour analyst Harry Neale – Toronto Maple Leafs on TSN colour analyst RogerNeilson – NHL on TSN colour analyst Bob O'Billovich – CFL on TSN studio analyst...
Bench: The Bizarre Genius of RogerNeilson". Bleacher Report. Retrieved September 10, 2023. "Vancouver coach RogerNeilson was fired after the Canucks...
New York Islanders (PW) (3, 3–0) 4–0 Vancouver Canucks (CC) (1, 0–1) RogerNeilson Mike Bossy (5:00, second) 1983 New York Islanders (PW) (4, 4–0) 4–0...
Billy Inglis RogerNeilson Jim Roberts Jim Schoenfeld Head coach of the Buffalo Sabres 1979–80 1981 1982–85 1986 Succeeded by RogerNeilson Jim Roberts...
company Neilson and Company, 19th century locomotive manufacturer in Glasgow, Scotland Neilson (name), people with the given name or surname RogerNeilson Memorial...
Rick Bowness, 1992–1996 Dave Allison, 1996 Jacques Martin, 1996–2004 RogerNeilson, 2002 Bryan Murray, 2005–2008 John Paddock, 2007–2008 Craig Hartsburg...
two-handed swing of his stick. Lemieux was adamant that Rangers head coach RogerNeilson had "engineered a hit" that sidelined him for five games. "It was intentional...
off-season. Despite acquiring Tiger Williams in the 1974 draft, and RogerNeilson as head coach in the 1977–78 season, the Maple Leafs found themselves...
(Winnipeg Jets play-by-play announcer) Howie Meeker: 1986 NHL All-Star Game RogerNeilson: 1987–1989 Gary Green: 1987–1998 (lead color commentator), 2002–2004...
year 1988 Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy Humanitarian of the year 1993 RogerNeilson Memorial Award Top academic college/university player 2005 Ivan Tennant...
the Canucks during their careers; former owner Frank Griffiths, coach RogerNeilson and general managers Bud Poile, Jake Milford and Pat Quinn have been...
1997-98 season and held that post for 61 games until he was replaced by RogerNeilson; he served thereafter as the team's assistant coach. He was also on...
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