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{{About|the hockey coach|the science fiction author|S. M. Stirling}}
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{{Infobox ice hockey biography
|name = Steve Stirling
|image = Steve Stirling 1973.jpg
|image_size = 230px
|alt =
|caption  = Stirling with the [[Boston Braves (AHL)|Boston Braves]] in 1973
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|11|19}}
|birth_place = [[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]], Canada
|coached_for = [[Norfolk Admirals (AHL)|Norfolk Admirals]] <br> [[Springfield Falcons]] <br> [[New York Islanders]] <br> [[Iserlohn Roosters]] <br> [[Bridgeport Sound Tigers]] <br> [[Babson College]] <br> [[Providence College]] <br> [[Lowell Lock Monsters]]
|career_start = 1971
|career_end = 1977
|career_start_coach = 1978
|career_end_coach = 2017
}}
'''James Steven Stirling''' (born November 19, 1949) is a scout with the [[Ottawa Senators]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). He is the former [[head coach]] of the [[American Hockey League]] (AHL)'s [[Norfolk Admirals (AHL)|Norfolk Admirals]], [[Bridgeport Sound Tigers]], the [[Springfield Falcons]] and the NHL's [[New York Islanders]].

==Career==
Before coaching the [[Norfolk Admirals (AHL)|Norfolk Admirals]] to their worst finish in franchise history, Stirling spent a season and a half as coach of the [[New York Islanders]] before his dismissal in January 2006, though he led the Islanders to an impressive record of 38–29–11–4 in his first season as an NHL head coach. In the NHL playoffs, the Islanders were beaten by the eventual Stanley Cup-winning [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] in five games.

Stirling has also played [[centre (ice hockey)|centre]] for various teams in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]], AHL and [[NAHL]]. He was the firsthead coach of the [[Bridgeport Sound Tigers]], where he led Bridgeport to a Regular Season title in his first season. He also coached the [[Springfield Falcons]], [[Babson College]] and [[Providence College]] and as assistant coach of the Islanders and the [[Lowell Lock Monsters]]. While in college, Stirling never had a losing season. He is also one of the few people to coach at three different levels of NCAA hockey.

After the disappointing season with the Admirals, general manager Jay Feaster announced that Stirling would not be the coach heading into the 2008–09 AHL season. Stirling was given a job as a scout for the team. On June 16, 2008, the German DEL club [[Iserlohn Roosters]] announced that Stirling had signed a two-year contract as its head coach. After 44 games and an 0–6 series, he was dismissed by the Roosters on February 5, 2009.

Stirling was signed as an assistant coach of the [[Binghamton Senators]] (the [[Ottawa Senators]]' farm team) in 2009. The Binghamton Senators won the AHL's [[Calder Cup]] one season later.

==Personal life==
Stirling is the father of former minor-league [[goaltender]] [[Scott Stirling]] and former professional head coach Todd Stirling, who coached the [[Danbury Trashers]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hockeysfuture.com/articles/5881/sound_tigers_steve_scott_stirling_interview/ |title = Sound Tigers Steve & Scott Stirling Interview - Hockey's Future}}</ref>

==Head-coaching record==
===College===
{{CBB Yearly Record Start
|type=coach
|conference=
|postseason=
|poll=no
}}
{{CIH yearly record subhead
|name       = [[Babson Beavers|{{color|white|Babson Beavers}}]]
|color      = color:white; background:#006644; {{box-shadow border|a|#000000|2px}}
|startyear  = 1978
|conflong   = ECAC 2
|conference = ECAC 2
|endyear    = 1983
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[1978–79 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season|1978–79]]
 | name         = Babson
 | overall      = 15–8–0
 | conference   = 11–8–0
 | confstanding = T–13th
 | postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[1979–80 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season|1979–80]]
 | name         = Babson
 | overall      = 17–8–3
 | conference   = 15–7–2
 | confstanding = 8th
 | postseason   = [[ECAC 2 Tournament#1980|ECAC 2 East Quarterfinals]]}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[1980–81 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season|1980–81]]
 | name         = Babson
 | overall      = 14–10–0
 | conference   = 11–9–0
 | confstanding = 14th
 | postseason   = [[ECAC 2 Tournament#1981|ECAC 2 East Quarterfinals]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[1981–82 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season|1981–82]]
 | name         = Babson
 | overall      = 20–7–2
 | conference   = 16–4–1
 | confstanding = 4th
 | postseason   = [[1982 NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|NCAA Quarterfinals]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[1982–83 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season|1982–83]]
 | name         = Babson
 | overall      = 22–8–1
 | conference   = 15–4–1
 | confstanding = 4th
 | postseason   = [[1983 NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|NCAA 4th Place]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = Babson
 | overall    = 88–41–6
 | confrecord = 68–32–4
}}
{{CIH yearly record subhead
|name       = [[Providence Friars men's ice hockey|{{color|white|Providence Friars}}]]
|color      = color:white; background:#000000; {{box-shadow border|a|#8A8D8F|2px}}
|startyear  = 1983
|conflong   = ECAC Hockey
|conference = ECAC Hockey
|endyear    = 1984
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[1983–84 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1983–84]]
 | name         = Providence
 | overall      = 21–12–2
 | conference   = 12–7–2
 | confstanding = t-5th
 | postseason   = [[1984 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|ECAC Quarterfinals]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = Providence
 | overall    = 21–12–2
 | confrecord = 12–7–2
}}
{{CIH yearly record subhead
|name       = {{color|white|Providence Friars}}
|color      = color:white; background:#000000; {{box-shadow border|a|#8A8D8F|2px}}
|startyear  = 1984
|conflong   = Hockey East
|conference = Hockey East
|endyear    = 1985
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference tournament
 | season       = [[1984–85 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1984–85]]
 | name         = Providence
 | overall      = 23–17–5
 | conference   = 15–14–5
 | confstanding = 3rd
 | postseason   = [[1985 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|NCAA Runner-Up]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = Providence
 | overall    = 23–17–5
 | confrecord = 15–14–5
}}
{{CIH yearly record subhead
|name       = {{color|white|Babson Beavers}}
|color      = color:white; background:#006644; {{box-shadow border|a|#000000|2px}}
|startyear  = 1985
|conflong   = ECAC East
|conference = ECAC East
|endyear    = 1993
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[1985–86 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season|1985–86]]
 | name         = Babson
 | overall      = 20–8–1
 | conference   = 14–6–1
 | confstanding = 3rd
 | postseason   = [[1986 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|NCAA Quarterfinals]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[1986–87 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season|1986–87]]
 | name         = Babson
 | overall      = 20–8–1
 | conference   = 15–6–0
 | confstanding = 3rd
 | postseason   = [[1987 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|NCAA Quarterfinals]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[1987–88 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season|1987–88]]
 | name         = Babson
 | overall      = 23–9–0
 | conference   = 19–5–0
 | confstanding = 2nd
 | postseason   = [[1988 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|NCAA Semifinals]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[1988–89 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season|1988–89]]
 | name         = Babson
 | overall      = 19–10–1
 | conference   = 17–7–0
 | confstanding = 4th
 | postseason   = [[1989 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|NCAA Semifinals]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference
 | season       = [[1989–90 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season|1989–90]]
 | name         = Babson
 | overall      = 19–4–8
 | conference   = 15–1–4
 | confstanding = 1st
 | postseason   = [[1990 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|NCAA Semifinals]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[1990–91 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season|1990–91]]
 | name         = Babson
 | overall      = 20–8–0
 | conference   = 14–6–0
 | confstanding = 3rd
 | postseason   = [[1991 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|NCAA 3rd Place]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference tournament
 | season       = [[1991–92 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season|1991–92]]
 | name         = Babson
 | overall      = 20–5–3
 | conference   = 16–3–3
 | confstanding = 4th
 | postseason   = [[1992 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|NCAA Quarterfinals]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[1992–93 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season|1992–93]]
 | name         = Babson
 | overall      = 17–8–1
 | conference   = 17–4–1
 | confstanding = 2nd
 | postseason   = [[1993 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|NCAA Quarterfinals]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = Babson
 | overall    = 158–60–15
 | confrecord = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
|overall      = 290–120–28
|confrecord   = 
}}

===NHL===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center; width:45em;"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Team !! rowspan="2" | Year !! colspan="7" | [[Regular season]] !! colspan="1" | [[Playoffs|Post season]]
|-
! G !! W !! L !! T !! OTL !! Pts !! Finish !! Result
|-
! [[New York Islanders|NYI]] || [[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04]]
| 82 || 38 || 29 ||11 || 4 || 91 || 3rd in Atlantic || Lost in First round ([[Tampa Bay Lightning|TB]])
|-
! NYI|| [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]]
| 42 || 18 || 22 || – || 2 || (78) || 4th in Atlantic ||  (fired)
|-
! colspan="2" | Total  || 124 || 56 || 51 || 11 || 6
|}

==Awards and honors==
{| class="wikitable"
! Award
! Year
! 
|-
| All-[[ECAC Hockey]] [[List of All-ECAC Hockey Teams#First Team|First Team]]
| [[1970–71 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1970–71]]
| <ref name=ECAC>{{cite news|title=ECAC All-Teams|url=http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ecac_all.html|publisher=College Hockey Historical Archives|accessdate=May 19, 2013}}</ref>
|-
| [[American Hockey Coaches Association|AHCA]] [[List of Division I AHCA All-American Teams|East All-American]]
| [[1970–71 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1970–71]]
| <ref name=AHCA>{{cite news|title=Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_icehockey_rb/2013/MIH%20awards%20for%202013.pdf|publisher=NCAA.org|accessdate=June 11, 2013}}</ref>
|-
| [[ECAC Hockey]] [[List of ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team|All-Tournament Second Team]]
| [[1971 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|1971]]
| 
|-
| All-[[NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship|NCAA]] [[List of NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey All-Tournament Teams|All-Tournament Team]]
| [[1971 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|1971]]
| <ref name = ncaa>{{cite news|title=NCAA Frozen Four Records|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/frozen_4/2009/f4recs.pdf|publisher=NCAA.org|accessdate=2013-06-19}}</ref>
|}

== References ==
<references />

==External links==
* {{Ice hockey stats}}

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