Mike Babcock – Bio, Net Worth, Coach, NHL, Fired, Maple Leafs, Contract, Red Wings, Married, Wife, Maureen, Child, Height, Parents, Age, Facts, Wiki

A former Canadian professional head coach is named for Michael Babcock Jr. He recently served as head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously spent 10 seasons as head coach of the Detroit Red Wings, winning the Stanley Cup with them in 2008 and helping them to the Stanley Cup Playoffs every year during his tenure. As of November 2019, he is the only coach to gain entry to the Triple Gold Club, having guided the Red Wings to the Stanley Cup in 2008, as well as leading Team Canada to gold at the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships in 2004, the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Recently, he was fired from Toronto Maple Leafs which was his first time in his professional coaching career. 

Maple Leafs Fire Coach Mike Babcock

The underperforming Toronto Maple Leafs fired Coach Mike Babcock on Wednesday and replaced him with Sheldon Keefe. Babcock had a record of 9-10-4 this season for the struggling Leafs, who are 0-5-1 in their last six games, including five straight losses in regulation. “Over parts of the last five seasons, Mike has played an integral role in changing the direction of our franchise,” the Maple Leafs’ president, Brendan Shanahan, said in a statement. Babcock came to Toronto with an impressive resume, having won the Stanley Cup with the Detroit Red Wings in 2008 and back-to-back Olympic gold medals with Canada in 2010 and 2014. Keefe led the Marlies to a 199-89-31 record and was twice named the A.H.L. coach of the year. He helped the Marlies capture the franchise’s first Calder Cup championship in 2018. 

Who are the Parents and Siblings of Mike Babcock?

On 29th April 1963, Mike Babcock was born in Manitouwadge, Ontario, Canada. He grew up in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He spent the majority of his childhood moving around between Northern Ontario, Manitoba and the Northwest Territories, before his family settled in Saskatoon, which he considers his hometown, in 1975. His nationality is Canadian and his ethnicity is White. He was born to Mike Babcock Sr. and Gail Babcock, his parents. He has three sister siblings named Patricia, Karen, and Katherine. He attended both St. James Elementary School (since closed) and Holy Cross High School on Saskatoon’s east side. He is Christian by religion. As of 2019, he celebrated his 56th birthday with his friends. 

How tall is Mike Babcock?

Mike Babcock is a very handsome person with a charismatic personality, Being at the age of fifty-six, he still looks very young. He has got a great height. But the details about his exact height, weight, and other body measurements are unavailable as of now. It has not been revealed at present but it will be added once we get details about it. His body build is slim. His hair color and eye color, both are black. He maintained his body a lot. Overall, he has got a very healthy body. 

Playing Career of Mike Babcock

• In 1980-1981, Mike played for the Saskatoon Blades of the WHL and he spent a season with the Kelowna Wings in 1982-1983. 
• He played a year under Dave King at the University of Saskatchewan, and later he was transferred to McGill in 1983 under coach Ken Tyler. 
• He also had a brief tryout with the Vancouver Canucks in September 1985.  
• He joined the Tau Alpha chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity while he was at McGill University. 
• He tallied 22 goals and 85 assists for a total of 107 points and 301 penalty minutes in 146 career games with the Redmen.
• He was a two-time all-star rearguard, served as captain playing for McGill from 1983-1984, and also he won the Bobby Bell trophy as team MVP.
• He moved to the United Kingdom in 1987 as a player-coach for Whitley Warriors.
• He contributed 45 goals and 127 assists, accumulating 123 penalty minutes in 49 games. 

Coaching Career of Mike Babcock

• He is one of four McGill University players to coach an NHL team. 
• He became the second McGill hockey player to coach a Stanley Cup winner, the other being Lester Patrick in 2008.
• He entered the 2011-2012 season with a lifetime 798-540-148 regular-season coaching record in 18 seasons overall, including a 373-188-95 NHL mark in eight seasons (two with Anaheim and six with Detroit).
• He also guided Team Canada to gold medals at the 1997 world junior championships in Geneva, the 2004 IIHF world hockey championships in Prague, the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and the 2016 World Cup of Hockey in Toronto. 
• He guided the University of Lethbridge to a CIS national title in 1994.
• He was appointed head coach at Red Deer College in 1988 where he spent three seasons at the school, winning the provincial collegiate championship and earning coach-of-the-year honors in 1989.
• He then moved to the Western Hockey League (WHL) in 1991, where he guided the Moose Jaw Warriors for a two-year term.
• He then served one season as coach of the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns.
• He was appointed coach of the WHL’s Spokane Chiefs in 1994. 
• He posted a regular-season record of 224-172-29 over six seasons for a .564 winning percentage. 
• He guided the American Hockey League’s Cincinnati Mighty Ducks to a 74-59-20-7 record, including a franchise-high 41 wins and 95 points from 2000-2001 to 2001-2002. 
• On 22nd May 2002, he was named head coach of the NHL’s Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. 
• In the Stanley Cup playoffs with the Ducks, he posted a 15-6 record, leading the Mighty Ducks to the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals, where they lost in seven games to the New Jersey Devils.
• Later, he was named head coach of the Detroit Red Wings on 15th July 2005. 
• He led the Red Wings to a combined 162-56-28 regular-season record and a 28-18 playoff record during his first three seasons. 
• He earned his 200th NHL career win in Detroit’s 5-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on 15th December 2007 in 2007-2008 season. 
• He was selected to coach the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. 
• He led the Red Wings to another Stanley Cup championship by defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins on 4th June 2008. 
• He was also announced as a finalist for the Jack Adams Award for the 2007-2008 season.
• He signed a three-year contract extension with the Red Wings in June 2008.
• The Red Wings again made the Stanley Cup Final but lost in seven games to the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2008-2009 season. 
• He signed a four-year extension with the Red Wings that saw him through to the end of the 2014-2015 season in October 2010. 
• He earned his 414th career win as head coach of the Red Wings on 8th April 2014. 
• He earned his 500th career win as a head coach on 6th December 2014, becoming the second-fastest coach in NHL history to do so.
• It was announced on 20th May 2015 that he would become the new head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
• He reportedly signed an eight-year contract worth $50 million (an average of $6.25 million per season), and will be the highest-paid coach in NHL history.
• He coached his 1,000 NHL game against the New Jersey Devils on 4th February 2016. 
• The Toronto Maple Leafs relieved Babcock of his duties after a six-game losing streak on 20th November 2019.
• At the time of his firing, the team had a record of 9-10-4 and were outside of the playoffs, despite being projected before the season began to be Stanley Cup contenders. 
• This was the first time in Babcock’s professional coaching career that he had been fired.

With whom Mike Babcock was married to?

Mike Babcock is a married person. He was married to his beautiful wife, Maureen. The duo is also the proud parent of three children named Alexandra, Michael III, and Taylor. She is always there to support him. Both of them are living a happy married life. He is having a great family life. There are no other relationships or affairs related to him. There is a lack of information about how they met but they are still together and going strong with their marriage. His sexual orientation is straight and he is not gay. 

What is the net worth of Mike Babcock?

The net worth of this well-known coach will be surely in million but as of today, it has not been revealed yet. His exact salary is also under review. His major source of earning is from his hockey coaching career. He is sincere towards his work. He is a professional and he never takes his work for granted. He is satisfied with whatever he is receiving. He has achieved great heights in his career life. His personal assets include a luxurious home and a superior car.