| Jim Bédard | |
| Played For: | Washington Capitals TPS HPK |
| Position: | Goaltender |
| Birth Date: | 17 November 1956 |
| Birth Place: | Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lb: | 179 |
| Catches: | Left |
| Draft: | 91st overall |
| Draft Team: | Washington Capitals |
| Draft Year: | 1976 |
| Wha Draft: | 106th overall |
| Wha Draft Year: | 1976 |
| Career Start: | 1976 |
| Career End: | 1994 |
James Arthur Bédard (born November 17, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 73 games in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals during the 1977–78 and 1978–79 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1976 to 1994, was spent in the minor leagues and then mainly in I-Divisioona, the second level of hockey in Finland. After his playing career Bédard worked in coaching, serving as the goaltending coach for the Detroit Red Wings from 1996 to 2016 and winning the Stanley Cup three times with the team.[1]
Originally drafted in 1976 by the Washington Capitals, Bédard played for parts of two seasons with the Capitals. After playing two seasons in the minor leagues, Bédard signed to play in the Finnish SM-liiga, After two seasons with HC TPS, he played in Finland for 12 seasons more, mostly in lower divisions, before finally retiring in 1994.
After his playing career, he served as the goaltending coach with the Detroit Red Wings for 19 seasons. He won the Stanley Cup three times with Detroit, in 1998, 2002 and 2008. On May 9, 2016, it was reported that Bédard's contract with the team would not be renewed.[2]
Bédard is also the goalie coach for the Detroit Red Wings Alumni Association [3] and is active in its efforts to raise money for children's charities in Metro Detroit. In the 2016–17 season, Bédard was the goaltending coach for the OHL's Windsor Spitfires. For 2017–18, Bedard became the goaltending coach for the Texas Stars.
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||||
| 1972–73 | Welland Cougars | OHA-B | 42 | — | — | — | 2485 | 178 | 0 | 4.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Sudbury Wolves | OHA | 28 | — | — | — | 1635 | 117 | 0 | 4.29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Sudbury Wolves | OMJHL | 51 | — | — | — | 3060 | 187 | 0 | 3.67 | — | 13 | — | — | 750 | 43 | 0 | 3.44 | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Sudbury Wolves | OMJHL | 58 | — | — | — | 3328 | 177 | 1 | 3.15 | — | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1000 | 62 | 1 | 3.60 | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Dayton Gems | IHL | 48 | — | — | — | 2693 | 168 | 0 | 3.74 | — | 2 | — | — | 120 | 9 | 0 | 4.50 | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 43 | 11 | 23 | 7 | 2489 | 152 | 1 | 3.67 | .879 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 766 | 39 | 0 | 3.05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 30 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 1736 | 126 | 0 | 4.36 | .863 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 26 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 1404 | 88 | 0 | 3.76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 2 | — | — | — | 60 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 | .719 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Cincinnati Stingers | CHL | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 385 | 32 | 0 | 4.99 | .807 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 6 | — | — | — | 339 | 20 | 0 | 3.54 | .872 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 177 | 10 | 0 | 3.39 | .886 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Dayton Gems | IHL | 16 | — | — | — | 858 | 55 | 0 | 3.85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | TPS | FIN | 29 | — | — | — | — | 112 | 0 | 3.90 | .865 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | TPS | FIN | 27 | — | — | — | 1620 | 95 | 1 | 3.52 | .879 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Imatran Ketterä | FIN-2 | 11 | — | — | — | 380 | 44 | 0 | 6.95 | .884 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | TuTu | FIN-2 | 35 | — | — | — | 1172 | 130 | — | 6.66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | TuTu | FIN-2 | 44 | — | — | — | 2640 | 139 | 0 | 3.28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | TuTu | FIN-2 | 44 | — | — | — | 1413 | 127 | 0 | 5.39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | TuTu | FIN-2 | 34 | — | — | — | 2040 | 80 | — | 2.36 | .928 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | TuTu | FIN-2 | 36 | — | — | — | 2160 | 86 | — | 2.39 | .915 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | HPK | FIN | 31 | — | — | — | 1737 | 123 | 0 | 4.25 | .881 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Kiekko-67 Turku | FIN-2 | 31 | — | — | — | 1577 | 122 | 1 | 4.64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Kiekko-67 Turku | FIN-2 | 37 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 2177 | 108 | 0 | 2.98 | .914 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Kiekko-67 Turku | FIN-2 | 40 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 2310 | 161 | 0 | 4.18 | .891 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Turku HT | FIN-3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | TuTu | FIN-2 | 37 | — | — | — | 2220 | 132 | 0 | 3.57 | .890 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 5 | 0 | 4.35 | .815 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||