Tom Renney
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Thomas Renney (born March 1, 1955) is the chief executive officer of Hockey Canada.
He was previously an associate coach with the National Hockey League's Detroit Red Wings and also served as head coach of the Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers, and Edmonton Oilers. Renney began his coaching career in the major junior Western Hockey League (WHL), capturing a Memorial Cup in his two-year stint with the Kamloops Blazers.
In addition to the Rangers, he has also previously coached the Vancouver Canucks for two seasons.
He has participated in the coaching staff for Team Canada on numerous occasions, capturing a silver medal as the head coach at the 1994 Winter Olympics.
Personal life
Renney attended the University of North Dakota and received a degree in physical education. He married Glenda Gare, the sister of former NHL player Danny Gare. They first met when Tom owned a clothing store in Trail, British Columbia. Renney and his wife have two daughters. His other brother-in-law, Morey Gare, was the Edmonton Oilers head pro scout until 2015.
Coaching career
Renney began his career in the Western Hockey League's major junior ranks in 1990–91. (WHL) is a fan of the Kamloops Blazers. He quickly established himself at the junior level, leading the team to two WHL championships and a Memorial Cup as Canadian Hockey League (CHL) champions. Renney posted a 101-37-6 record in his two seasons with the Blazers, which was the highest winning percentage in CHL history.
Renney spent his first National Hockey League (NHL) coaching stint with the Vancouver Canucks in 1996-97. He fired Pat Quinn, who had himself taken over coaching duties from Rick Ley for the final six games of the previous season before returning to his general manager roles. In his only full season with the Canucks, he had a 35-40-7 record before being suspended 19 games into the 1997–98 season. Mike Keenan had him substituted.
Renney started his career with the New York Rangers as Director of Player Personnel, where he oversaw all aspects of the team's amateur scouting operation as well as helping with the professional scouting branch. On June 21, 2002, he was promoted to Vice President of Player Development. He was instrumental in the establishment of an off-season conditioning and skills camp for several Rangers prospects in Calgary, Alberta, and then at the Madison Square Garden Training Center in New York City.
Renney was named the Rangers' head coach with twenty games remaining in the 2003–04 regular season, after losing Glen Sather who wanted to concentrate on his general manager duties. In each of the three seasons after the 2004-05 NHL lockout, he led the team into the postseason. The Eastern Conference Semifinals (2nd round) in 2007 and 2008.
Renney was the subject of a computer parody called The Ranger Line Generator, which concentrated on the coaches' tactical shuffling of player line combinations. Users were able to design random line combinations based on the 2008–2009 Ranger catalog. Renney's suspected misappropriation of Petr Prcha by the Line Generator also points out.
Renney was suspended from his duties on February 23, 2009, and replaced by TSN analyst and former Tampa Bay Lightning head coach John Tortorella, who served as interim head coach for the last four games of the 1999-2000 season, despite the Rangers' underperforming times in a 2-7–3 slump and in danger of missing the postseason for the first time since the lockout. Perry Pearn was fired as assistant coach, but teammate Mike Pelino and goaltending coach Benoit Allaire were retained, though goaltending coach Benoit Allaire was retained. The decision came right after the Rangers dropped a 3-2 overtime call to the Toronto Maple Leafs at Madison Square Garden on February 22 (Howell-Bathgate Night). Renney was ranked fourth overall on the club's all-time victories list for head coaches with 164.
Renney was named associate coach of the Edmonton Oilers on May 26, 2009, and the Oilers' head coach was fired on June 22, 2010, thus replacing Pat Quinn. The Edmonton Oiler Management Department reported on May 17, 2012, that his deal would not be renewed for the 2012–2013 season.
Renney was named assistant coach of the Detroit Red Wings by Mike Babcock on July 5, 2012.
Renney was head coach of Canada's male national team, which earned a silver medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics. He was a assistant coach of the national team that received a gold medal at the 1994 World Championships. He earned bronze at the 1995 World Championships and silver at the 1996 World Championships as head coach of the national team. He earned a silver medal as head coach of Canada's national junior team at the 1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He later served as an assistant coach for the Canada men's national team, which won silver medals at the 2004 IIHF World Championship and the 2005 IIHF World Championship.
Renney served as chairman of the International Ice Hockey Federation's teaching committee from 2015 to 2022.
