James Arthur Bedard is a retired Canadian ice hockey goaltender. He is currently the goaltending coach for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League. Originally drafted in 1976 by the Washington Capitals, Bedard played for parts of two seasons with the Capitals. After playing two seasons in the minor leagues, Bedard signed to play in the Finnish SM-liiga, After two seasons with TPS Turku he played in Finland for 12 seasons more, mostly in lower divisions, before finally retiring in 1994. After his playing career, he has been a goaltending coach with the Detroit Red Wings since 1997. He has won three Stanley Cups with Detroit in 1998, 2002 and 2008. Bedard is also the goalie coach for the Detroit Red Wings Alumni Association and is active in its efforts to raise money for children's charities in Metro Detroit. [More at Wikipedia]

November 14th, 1956 in (Age 68)