Jim Schoenfeld

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Jim Schoenfeld (born September 4, 1952 in Galt, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who has also coached hockey at the highest levels. After a junior career with the London Knights, Hamilton Red Wings and Niagara Falls Flyers, he was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres and would play eleven seasons with that team, including spending time as the team's captain. He also played for the Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins. He retired from hockey in 1985. Since retirement, he has served as the head coach of several NHL teams, including the Sabres, New Jersey Devils, Washington Capitals, and Phoenix Coyotes. As an NHL head coach, Schoenfeld has compiled a record of 256-246-78 (.509). He is currently the head coach and general manager of the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League.

Schoenfeld is remembered for an incident with NHL referee Don Koharski, during the 1988 Stanley Cup Playoffs after his New Jersey Devils lost 6-1 to the Boston Bruins, when he verbally abused Koharski and told him to "have another donut, you fat pig!" This triggered a walkout by officials when Schoenfeld initially went unpunished by the league. Schoenfeld was later suspended and the officials returned to work.

This incident was parodied later in the movie Wayne's World, when a rather large and apathetic police officer named Officer Koharski hung out at the counter of Stan Mikita's Doughnut Shop. The movie used Stan Mikita's as the name of a doughnut shop, as a parody reference to the Canadian chain Tim Hortons. Coincidentally, during the final part of his career, Tim Horton teamed on defense with a young Jim Schoenfeld with the Buffalo Sabres.

Schoenfeld also recorded an album, Schony, during the early days of his career in 1971. [1]

• Hartford GM/Coach Schoenfeld

Preceded by Gerry Meehan

Buffalo Sabres captains 1974-77

Succeeded by Danny Gare

Preceded by Scotty Bowman	Head Coaches of the Buffalo Sabres 1985–1986	Succeeded by Scotty Bowman
Preceded by Doug Carpenter	Head Coaches of the New Jersey Devils 1987–1990	Succeeded by John Cunniff
Preceded by Terry Murray	Head Coaches of the Washington Capitals 1994–1997	Succeeded by Ron Wilson
Preceded by Don Hay	Head Coaches of the Phoenix Coyotes 1997–1999	Succeeded by Bob Francis

Buffalo Sabres Head Coaches
Imlach • Smith • Crozier • Pronovost • Inglis • Bowman • Neilson • Roberts • Schoenfeld • Ramsay • Sator • Dudley • Muckler • Nolan • Ruff

Washington Capitals Head Coaches
Anderson • Sullivan • Schmidt • McVie • Belislt • Green • Crozier • B. Murray • T. Murray • Schoenfeld • Wilson • Cassidy • Hanlon

Phoenix Coyotes Head Coaches
Hay • Schoenfeld • Francis • Bowness • Gretzky