Paul Maurice was born on January 30,1967 and is a Canadian former ice hockey player and coach.
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23 Facts About Paul Maurice
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Paul Maurice is the head coach of the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League.
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At age 43, Maurice became the youngest coach in NHL history to coach 1,000 games, reaching the milestone on November 28,2010.
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Originally a defenceman in the Ontario Hockey League, Paul Maurice played four years of junior hockey prior to suffering an eye injury.
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On December 3,2008, Paul Maurice was re-hired by the Hurricanes after the firing of Peter Laviolette, who had replaced him in 2003.
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Paul Maurice was held off the scoresheet in four playoff games, as Windsor was swept by the London Knights in the first round.
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In 16 playoff games, Paul Maurice had two assists as Windsor eventually lost in the Emms Division Finals to the Guelph Platers in six games.
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The Spitfires would again make the post-season, and in 14 games, Paul Maurice had two goals and three points as Windsor lost to the North Bay Centennials in the division finals.
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Paul Maurice began his coaching career as an assistant coach with the Spitfires after he retired as a player.
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Paul Maurice left his job as an assistant coach with the Spitfires in the summer of 1990, opting to join Peter Karmanos, who became the owner of the expansion team, the Detroit Compuware Ambassadors.
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Paul Maurice was hired as an assistant coach under head coach Andy Weidenbach.
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Paul Maurice remained an assistant, as the club hired Tom Webster, who had coached Paul Maurice as a player with the Windsor Spitfires.
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Paul Maurice worked with Webster as an assistant coach with the Spitfires from 1988 until 1989.
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Paul Maurice joined the Hartford Whalers, who were recently purchased by Detroit Jr.
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At the age of 28, Paul Maurice became the second youngest coach in National Hockey League history, behind only Gary Green, who was 26 when he took the helm of Washington Capitals in 1979.
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On June 24,2005, Paul Maurice was hired by the Toronto Maple Leafs to become the head coach of their American Hockey League affiliate, the Toronto Marlies.
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On May 12,2006, Paul Maurice was promoted from the Marlies to become head coach of the Maple Leafs.
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On May 7,2008, Paul Maurice was fired from the Maple Leafs by Interim General Manager Cliff Fletcher.
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Paul Maurice rejoined the Carolina Hurricanes on December 3,2008, after the club fired Head Coach Peter Laviolette.
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On October 20,2017, Paul Maurice won his 600th game as an NHL head coach and became the 17th coach to achieve this feat.
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On February 12,2020, Paul Maurice signed a multi-year contract extension with the Jets.
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On June 22,2022, Paul Maurice was named head coach of the Florida Panthers, replacing interim head coach Andrew Brunette.
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Paul Maurice served as an assistant coach under head coach Ralph Krueger for Team Europe in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.
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