Jim Roque

Jim Roque is a Canadian ice hockey former player and coach who is currently working as a pro scout for the Toronto Maple Leafs.[1]

Jim Roque
Biographical details
Born (1963-05-02) May 2, 1963
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Alma materLake Superior State University
Playing career
1983–1987Lake Superior State
Position(s)Forward
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1987–1991Lake Superior State (Assistant)
1991–1993Minot Americans
1994–1995Lake Superior State (Assistant)
1995–2001Clarkson (Assistant)
2001–2005Lake Superior State (Assistant)
2005–2014Lake Superior State
Head coaching record
Overall136-165-46 (.458)

Career

Roque debuted for Lake Superior State in the 1983–84 season helping the Lakers to their first NCAA tournament in his sophomore season. After graduating in 1987 Roque immediately turned to coaching and was behind the bench when his alma mater won their first national title in 1988. Roque stayed in Sault Sainte Marie until 1991 when he left to become the head coach for the Minot Americans.[2] After a short stint in the SJHL Roque returned to Lake Superior State as an assistant for 1994–95 before heading out a second time to become an assistant coach for Clarkson.

Roque was lured back to the Lakers once more when his old coach Frank Anzalone began a second tenure with the team and played assistant for four more years before Anzalone resigned and turned the team over to Roque. Anzalone's return was a disaster for the program, posting four consecutive seasons with single-digit wins (the first four in the 39-year history of the team).[3] Roque responded immediately by getting the team their first winning season since the turn of the century and followed it up the year after with their first 20-win campaign since Jeff Jackson left in 1995–96. For the rest of his time with the team, Roque kept them close to the .500 mark but could only get them one more winning season[4] before the university announced that they would not be renewing his contract after the 2013–14 season.[5][6]

After leaving the university for the third time Roque was hired by the Arizona Coyotes as a pro scout. He is now a pro scout with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Head coaching record

College
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Lake Superior State Lakers (CCHA) (2005–2013)
2005–06 Lake Superior State 15-14-711-12-5t-6thCCHA First Round
2006–07 Lake Superior State 21-19-311-14-38thCCHA Third Place Game (Loss)
2007–08 Lake Superior State 10-20-77-15-6t-9thCCHA First Round
2008–09 Lake Superior State 11-20-87-15-6-1t-10thCCHA First Round
2009–10 Lake Superior State 15-18-510-15-3-210thCCHA First Round
2010–11 Lake Superior State 13-17-98-12-8-58thCCHA Quarterfinals
2011–12 Lake Superior State 18-17-511-13-4-47thCCHA Quarterfinals
2012–13 Lake Superior State 17-21-111-16-1-18thCCHA First Round
Lake Superior State: 120-146-4576-112-36
Lake Superior State Lakers (WCHA) (2013–2014)
2013–14 Lake Superior State 16-19-112-16-0t-8thFailed to qualify for WCHA Tournament
Lake Superior State: 16-19-112-16-0
Total:136-165-46

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References
  1. "Coyotes add Rolston, Roque to scouting staff". NHL.com. 2014-09-17. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
  2. "Lake Superior State Lakers 2011-12 ice hockey media guide" (PDF). Lake Superior State Lakers. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  3. "Lake Superior Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  4. "Jim Roque Year-by-Year Coaching Record". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  5. "Roque out after nine seasons as Lake Superior State coach". USCHO.com. 2014-03-11. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  6. "Jim Roque Not Retained as Head Coach at Lake Superior". SB Nation. 2014-03-11. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
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