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Maurice Filion

Maurice Filion (born February 12, 1932 in Montreal, Quebec) is a former Canadian ice hockey coach. Filion spent two successful seasons at the helm of the Quebec Remparts of the QMJHL. During his rookie campaign, he won the Memorial Cup with a team led by numerous future NHL stars, including Guy LaFleur. His squad earned another Memorial Cup appearance the following season but lost in the finals.[1]Filion was hired by the Quebec Nordiques during their inaugural season in 1972-73. He was initially slated to serve as director of scouting but, after legendary former NHL star and initial Quebec head coach Maurice Richard resigned due to health problems, Fillion took over as head coach. The interim tag was removed after a successful 5-2 start to his WHA career. After the season, Filion moved to a role as the team's general manager [2]Filion served as the team's GM until 1988, when he was replaced by Martin Madden; Filion then moved to the role of vice president of hockey operations, but he returned as GM in an interim capacity in 1990. He also served as head coach during parts of the 1977-78 WHA season and 1980–81 NHL season, taking over for fired coaches.[3][4]