Charles Thiffault
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Charles Thiffault (January 2, 1938 – May 18, 2025) was a Canadian assistant coach in the National Hockey League (NHL). He spent 15 years as an assistant coach with the Montreal Canadiens, Quebec Nordiques, and New York Rangers.[1]
Biography
Thiffault was born in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec (now Trois-Rivières).[1] He graduated from the University of Ottawa with a degree in physical education in 1960.[1] He had a doctorate in physical education from the University of Southern California.[2] He was a resident of Sherbrooke, Quebec.[1]
Thiffault was an assistant coach for Team Canada at the 1997 Maccabiah Games in Israel.[3]
He coached first at the University of Sherbrooke and Laval University.[1]
Thiffault won the Stanley Cup with Montreal in 1993. Prior to joining the Canadiens, he was an assistant coach for the New York Rangers and the Quebec Nordiques before that. He was head coach of the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies for one season.[1] He also coached the national teams of Switzerland and Italy.[2]
Thiffault died on May 18, 2025 through medical assistance in dying. He was 87.[4]
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- 1938 births
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- Canadian ice hockey coaches
- Competitors at the 1997 Maccabiah Games
- Maccabiah Games competitors for Canada
- Montreal Canadiens coaches
- New York Rangers coaches
- Quebec Nordiques coaches
- Rouyn-Noranda Huskies coaches
- Ice hockey people from Trois-Rivières
- Stanley Cup champions
- University of Ottawa alumni
- Academic staff of the Université de Sherbrooke
- Academic staff of Université Laval
- University of Southern California alumni
- Deaths by euthanasia