With Andre Tourigny behind the bench, the 201819 67’s set a new franchise record with 106 points
The head coach of the Ottawa 67's is the Ontario Hockey League's (OHL) Coach of the Year.
With Andre Tourigny behind the bench, the 2018-19 67’s set a new franchise record with 106 points to claim their fourth Hamilton Spectator Trophy as the OHL’s first place team. The 67’s won a league-high 29 games on home ice including a string of 14 straight from December 28 to March 3 — the 29 home wins are also the most by the club since 1982-83.
The 44-year-old of Nicolet, Quebec, became the ninth coach in 67's history when he joined the organization as Head Coach and Vice President of Hockey Operations prior to the franchise’s 50th anniversary season in 2017-18.
He also spent spent two seasons as an Assistant Coach with the Colorado Avalanche from 2013-15, then one season with the Ottawa Senators in 2015-16.
Tourigny led the voting process with 71 out of a possible 95 points ahead of runner-up Cory Stillman of the Sudbury Wolves who received 26 voting points, and Dale Hunter of the London Knights who finished in third place with 24 voting points.
The trophy will be formally presented to Tourigny at the 2018-19 OHL Awards Ceremony taking place on Wednesday June 5 at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.
He will be the OHL’s nominee for Canadian Hockey League Coach of the Year to be announced on Saturday May 25 in Halifax as part of the 2019 Memorial Cup.