Claude Noel
Hockey Coach
NHL coach who got his first head coaching job with the Winnipeg Jets in 2011.
He played professional hockey in the NAHL, AHL, and IHL, but never made it to the NHL.
He became an interim head coach for the Columbus Blue Jackets after they fired Ken Hitchcock in 2010.
He has two sons, Chris and Sheldon, with his wife Lynda.
He was part of the Columbus Blue Jackets coaching staff from 2007 to 2010 while forward Rick Nash led the team.