Jules Dugal Explained

Jules Dugal
Office1:General Manager of the Montreal Canadiens
Term1:1939–1940
Predecessor1:Cecil Hart
Successor1:Tommy Gorman
Office2:Head Coach of the Montreal Canadiens
Term2:1939
Predecessor2:Cecil Hart
Successor2:Babe Siebert
Birth Name:Marie Joseph Jules Dugal
Birth Date:25 November 1888
Birth Place:Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec, Canada
Death Place:Pompano Beach, Florida, USA
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Coached For:Montreal Canadiens (1938-39)

Marie Joseph Jules Dugal (November 25, 1888 – January 24, 1975) was a head coach of the Montreal Canadiens, following Cecil Hart.[1] He managed the team for half of one year, 1939. His record that one year was 9-6-3. The Canadiens made it to the playoffs, but lost in the first round to the Detroit Red Wings, 2 games to 1.

Before becoming head coach Dugal was the team's secretary treasurer from 1922 to 1939 and then briefly as general manager from 1939 to 1940.

Personal

Dugal was born in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec, in 1888 and later studied at Collège de Lévis.

Dugal died January 24, 1976, at Pompano Beach, Florida.

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Notes

  1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rX0tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fZgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4153%2C4766556 "Casual Close-Ups" – "What's this: A new miracle man of hockey coming up?"