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Brian Kilrea LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainOHLQMJHLWHL Brian Kilrea BioBorn October 21 1934Hometown Ottawa Ontario Quick Hits Alltime winningest coach in Canadian Hockey League history Ottawa 67s coach since 1974 This is his 30th season behind the Ottawa bench Won Memorial Cups in 1984 and 1999 Won OHL Championship three times (1977 1984 2001) Top 3 OHL CoachesCoachGames WinsBrian Kilrea2156 1193Bert Templeton1735 907Larry Mavety1435 653Brian Kilrea has embarked on the final chapter of his 32year Hall of Fame career coaching his last regular season game with the Ottawa 67s on Sunday March 15 2009After playing one season with the Hamilton Tiger Cubs of the OHA Kilrea joined the IHLs Troy Bruins for the 195556 season The next year he was called up to play for the Detroit Red Wings with whom he played one gameKilrea returned to Troy where he scored 93 points and was named a Second Team AllStar He went on to put up six 20goal campaigns with the Springfield Indians of the AHL between 1958 and 1967 during which the team won three straight Calder Cups (1960 1961 1962)In 1967 Kilrea had a second stint in the NHL registering eight points in 25 games with the Los Angeles Kings (including the first goal in the franchises history)After spending a few more years in the minors the 511 centre joined the WHAs Denver Spurs for one season in 196970It was after this that Kilrea shifted to coaching and the rest as they say is historyKilrea first coached the Ottawa 67s in the 197475 season He didnt know it at the time but he would be spending a huge part of the next 35 years of his life right there behind that benchCoach Kilrea first led the 67s to the J Ross Robertson coach in 197677 and then to the Memorial Cup in 1984 He then joined the Islanders as an assistant coach to Al Arbour In 198687 Kilrea returned to his spot behind Ottawas benchIn the 1990s Kilrea moved to a scouting role when his health suffered but it wasnt long before he was back in the spot he was familiar with On January 17 1997 Kilrea set the Canadian junior record for coaching wins with his 742nd victory and he wasnt done yet He went on to the lead the team to another Memorial Cup in 1999 In 2001 Kilrea led the 67s to another OHL championship Then during the 200203 season Kilrea achieved his 1000th win as a head coach in the Canadian Hockey League In his honour the CHLs Coach of the Year award was named after himIn June of 2003 Kilrea was inducted into the Hockey Hall Of Fame in Toronto u...