1. Regis Pierre McGuire was born on August 8,1961 and is an American-Canadian ice hockey executive who currently works for Sportsnet; he last served as senior vice-president of player development for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League.
Pierre McGuire previously worked as a television analyst for NHL on NBC broadcasts in the United States and on The Sports Network in Canada.
Pierre McGuire grew up in the Montreal area and attended Lower Canada College.
Pierre McGuire attended Bergen Catholic High School, where he played football and hockey.
Pierre McGuire was a standout hockey defenceman at Hobart College from 1979 to 1982.
Pierre McGuire pitched for Hobart's baseball team and played quarterback on the football team for two years.
Pierre McGuire began his coaching career at his alma mater, Hobart College, in 1984.
Pierre McGuire was paid only $500 a season; he made ends meet by working as a substitute English, math and physical education teacher in the Geneva, New York, school district.
When Bowman became interim head coach in 1991, Pierre McGuire was named an assistant coach.
Pierre McGuire won a Stanley Cup as an assistant coach with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1992.
Pierre McGuire joined the Hartford Whalers on August 28,1992, as an assistant coach; on September 8,1993, he became the team's assistant general manager.
On November 16,1993, Pierre McGuire was named head coach of the Whalers, replacing Paul Holmgren.
At age 32, Pierre McGuire was the youngest head coach in the NHL.
Pierre McGuire was fired as head coach on May 19,1994.
Pierre McGuire said that his teammates had no respect for McGuire, and that McGuire was mocked by other teams.
In 1995, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman ruled that Pierre McGuire would forfeit half of his remaining salary due from the Whalers for providing confidential coaching evaluations to the Edmonton Oilers.
On January 23,1996, Pierre McGuire was fired, along with head coach Dave Allison and goaltending coach Chico Resch.
On July 12,1997, Pierre McGuire exercised an escape clause in his contract to become the radio analyst for CJAD's broadcasts of Montreal Canadiens games.
Pierre McGuire worked on some of the team's regional television broadcasts on The Sports Network when primary colour analyst Gary Green was unavailable, and was a contributor to TSN's That's Hockey.
When TSN re-acquired the Canadian national cable rights to NHL hockey in 2002, Pierre McGuire was hired as its lead colour commentator.
Pierre McGuire handled special hockey events for TSN, including the NHL Entry Draft and international events such as the IIHF World Junior Championships.
Pierre McGuire joined NBC Sports after they acquired the rights to NHL games in 2006.
Pierre McGuire writes for Sports Illustrated and provides frequent audio commentary:.
Beyond hockey, Pierre McGuire served as a reporter on water polo at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympic Games for NBC; he worked with NHL colleague Mike "Doc" Emrick in 2012, and with Kenny Albert in 2016.
At that time, Pierre McGuire had not held a managerial job with the NHL for nearly three decades.
On May 9,2022, it was announced that Pierre McGuire had been let go from this position.
Pierre McGuire has been an outspoken advocate of removing the red line, which would allow skilled players to avoid the impediments of clutching and grabbing.
Pierre McGuire later retracted part of his claim, by saying that he should never have mentioned a percentage, but that he still strongly believed in his assertion.
Pierre McGuire is a dual citizen of the United States and Canada.
Pierre McGuire has previously lived in Mount Royal, Quebec; Westmount, Quebec; Sainte-Adele, Quebec; Cresskill, New Jersey; Alpine, New Jersey; Fort Lee, New Jersey; Hingham, Massachusetts; and Montreal.
Pierre McGuire has been married twice and has two children, both by his second wife.