Scott Arniel

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Scott Arniel : biography

September 17, 1962 –

Coaching record

NHL coaching statistics

Team Year Regular season Post season
G W L OTL Pts Finish Result
CBJ 2010–11 82 34 35 13 81 4th in Central Missed Playoffs
CBJ 2011-12 41 11 25 5 (65) 5th in Central Fired mid-season
Total 123 45 60 18 108 Pts.

AHL coaching statistics

Team Year Regular season Post season
G W L OTL Pts Finish Result
MTB 2006–07 80 45 23 12 102 1st in North Lost in second round
MTB 2007–08 80 46 27 7 99 3rd in North Lost in first round
MTB 2008–09 80 50 23 7 107 1st in North Lost Calder Cup Finals
MTB 2009–10 80 40 33 7 87 4th in North Lost in first round
CHI 2012–13 76 37 30 9 83 4th in Midwest Did not qualify
Total 2006–13 396 218 136 42 478

Personal life

He has a nephew, Jamie Arniel, who has been drafted into the NHL by the Boston Bruins and plays for the Berlin Polar Bears of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) in Germany. Scott is married to Lia Arniel; they have two children and make their home in Winnipeg.

Scott was inducted into the Kingston and District Sports Hall of Fame on May 2, 2008.Kingston Whig-Standard, May 3, 2008.

Awards

  • Kingston and District Sports Hall of Fame, inducted May 2, 2008.
  • Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award (AHL coach of the year), 2009.

Coaching career

Arniel began his coaching career as an assistant coach in 1995 while still playing for the Houston Aeros of the IHL as a mid-season replacement. After retiring as a player in 1999, he joined the coaching staff of the Manitoba Moose as an assistant. He held that position for three years until 2002, when he was named to the Buffalo Sabres’ coaching staff as an assistant.

After four years with the Sabres, Arniel returned to the Moose when he was hired by the Vancouver Canucks, the parent club of the Moose, to be their head coach. He led the team to the league’s best regular season record in 2008–09 and a berth in the Calder Cup finals, earning him the Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award as coach of the year.

Arniel was named the new head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets during a press conference on June 8, 2010. Arniel replaced interim coach Claude Noel, who coincidentally was hired as his replacement in Manitoba. After only one and a half seasons behind the Blue Jackets’ bench, Arniel was fired on January 9, 2012.

On June 26, 2012, the Canucks rehired Arniel as head coach of their AHL affiliate, now the Chicago Wolves. Arniel being under contract to Vancouver was moved to the Utica Comets when Vancouver bought the team and switched the affiliation from Chicago to Utica.

On July 2, 2013, it was reported that Arniel would be joining the New York Rangers as an assistant to former Canucks head coach Alain Vigneault.