Fred Shero

Fred Shero
Position	Defenceman
Shot	Left
Height Weight	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Teams	New York Rangers
Nationality	Canadian
Born	Octoober 23,1925, Winnipeg, MB, CAN
Died	November 24, 1990 (age 65),
Pro Career	1947 – 1958

Fred Alexander Shero (October 23, 1925 - November 24, 1990) was a Canadian professional player and coach. His son Ray Shero serves as the general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Playing career

Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he attended the University of Manitoba and served in the Royal Canadian Navy in World War II. In 1945, he played for the navy team Winnipeg HMCS Chippewa, the 1944-45 Manitoba Senior Playoffs winners. He played three seasons (1947–48, 1948–49, and 1949–50) with the New York Rangers.

Coaching career

He was the coach of the Philadelphia Flyers and the New York Rangers. He was the coach of the Flyers when they won the Stanley Cup in 1974 and 1975. Through the start of the 2007-08 NHL season, he remains the winningest coach in Flyers history with 308 wins, plus 48 more in playoff competition. He was the coach of the New York Rangers when they reached the Stanley Cup Finals in 1979.

In 1974, he won the Jack Adams Award for NHL Coach of the Year. In 1980, he was a co-recipient of the Lester Patrick Trophy awarded for outstanding service to hockey in the United States.

Before leading his team to a clinching Game 6 victory in the 1974 Stanley Cup final, the teams first-ever Stanley Cup, Fred Shero wrote his most famous motivational line on the team's blackboard: "Win together today, and we walk together forever."

He died of stomach cancer on November 24, 1990 at the age of 65.

In a 1999 Philadelphia Daily News poll, he was selected as the city’s greatest professional coach/manager, beating out legends such as Connie Mack of the Philadelphia Athletics, Dallas Green of the Philadelphia Phillies, Dick Vermeil and Greasy Neale of the Philadelphia Eagles, and Billy Cunningham and Alex Hannum of the Philadelphia 76ers.

Career Statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1944-45	Winnipeg Rangers	MJHL		2	0	5	5	0		3	1	1	2	8

Awards & Achievements

• EAHL First All-Star Team (1947)
• Calder Cup (AHL) Championships (1953, 1954, & 1970)
• WHL Championship (1956)
• AHL Second All-Star Team (1954)
• AHL Coach of the Year (1970)
• Stanley Cup Championships (1974 & 1975)
• Lester Patrick Trophy Winner (1980)
• “Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame

Coaching record

Team	Year	Regular Season						Post Season
		G	W	L	T	Pts	Finish	W	L	Win %	Result
PHI	71–72	78	26	38	14	66	5th in West	-	-	-	-
PHI	72–73	78	37	30	11	85	2nd in West	5	6	.454	Semi-Finalist
PHI	73–74	78	50	16	12	112	1st in West	12	5	.706	Won Stanley Cup
PHI	74–75	80	51	18	11	113	1st in Patrick	12	5	.706	Won Stanley Cup
PHI	75–76	80	51	13	16	118	1st in Patrick	8	8	.500	Finalist
PHI	76–77	80	48	16	16	112	1st in Patrick	4	6	.400	Semi-Finalist
PHI	77–78	80	45	20	15	105	2nd in Patrick	6	5	.545	Semi-Finalist
PHI total		554	308 55.6%	151 27.3%	95 17.1%	711		48	35	.578	6 Playoff Appearances 2 Stanley Cups
NYR	78–79	80	40	29	11	91	3rd in Patrick	11	7	.611	Finalist
NYR	79–80	80	38	32	10	86	3rd in Patrick	4	5	.444	Quarter-Finalist
NYR	80–81	20	4	13	3	11	-	-	-	-	-
NYR total		180	82 45.6%	74 41.1%	24 13.3%	188		15	12	.555	2 Playoff Appearances
Total		734	390 53.1%	225 30.7%	119 16.2%	899		63	47	.573	8 Playoff Appearances 2 Stanley Cups

Preceded by Vic Stasiuk	Head Coaches of the Philadelphia Flyers 1971–1978	Succeeded by Bob McCammon
Preceded by New Award	Winner of the Jack Adams Award 1974	Succeeded by Bob Pulford
Preceded by Jean-Guy Talbot	Head Coaches of the New York Rangers 1978–1981	Succeeded by Herb Brooks