Claude Julien (ice hockey)

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**Claude Julien**

Claude Julien (born April 23, 1960 in Blind River, Ontario, Canada) is a former National Hockey League defenceman and is a former head coach of the Montreal Canadiens and the New Jersey Devils.

He was the head coach of the Montreal Canadiens from January 17, 2003 to January 14, 2006 when he was fired and replaced by GM Bob Gainey.

Julien has also coached the QMJHL Hull Olympiques, with who he won the Memorial Cup in 1997, and AHL Hamilton Bulldogs and played for the Quebec Nordiques as well as the Ontario Hockey League Oshawa Generals, Windsor Spitfires, the Central Hockey League Salt Lake Golden Eagles, IHL Milwaukee Admirals, AHL Fredericton Express, Baltimore Skipjacks, Halifax Citadels and Moncton Hawks.

In 2000, Julien won a bronze medal as the head coach Canada's national junior ice hockey team. He also served as an assistant coach to Marc Habscheid at the 2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.

Julien was announced as the head coach of the Devils on June 13, 2006. He was the 15th head coach in Devils history. On October 6, 2006, Julien won his first game as Devils Head Coach, a 4-0 win at the defending Stanley Cup Champion Carolina Hurricanes. On November 4, 2006, Julien won his first return to Montreal as the Devils defeated the Canadiens 2-1. On April 2, 2007, the New Jersey Devils abruptly terminated Julien, despite his leading the Devils to a 102-point season and 2nd place in the Eastern Conference. Devils General Manager Lou Lamoriello replaced Julien. [1]

Montreal Canadiens Head Coaches
Laviolette • Lecours • Dorval • Gardner • Lalonde • Dandurand • Hart • Mantha • Dugal • Siebert • Lépine • Irvin • Blake • Ruel • MacNeil • Bowman • Geoffrion • Berry • Lemaire • Perron • Burns • Demers • Tremblay • Vigneault • Therrien • Julien • Gainey • Carbonneau

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New Jersey Devils Head Coaches

MacMillan • McVie • Carpenter • Schoenfeld • Cunniff • Brooks • Lemaire • Ftorek • Robinson • Constantine • Burns • Robinson • Lamoriello • Julien • Lamoriello

Preceded by Michel Therrien	Head Coaches of the Montreal Canadiens 2003–2006	Succeeded by Bob Gainey (interim)
Preceded by Lou Lamoriello	Head Coaches of the New Jersey Devils 2006–2007	Succeeded by Lou Lamoriello