What is John Brophy?
'''John Brophy''' (January 20, 1933 &ndash; May 23, 2016) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[ice hockey]] coach and former hockey player. He was born and raised in [[Antigonish, Nova Scotia|Antigonish]], [[Nova Scotia]]. Brophy spent most of his career in minor professional leagues, including 18 years as a player in the [[Eastern Hockey League]] and 13 seasons as a coach in the [[East Coast Hockey League]]. From 1986 to 1988, he was head coach of the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] of the [[National Hockey League]]. Brophy died in his sleep at his home in Antigonish on the morning of May 23, 2016 from a long-illness, aged 83.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pilotonline.com/sports/hockey/norfolk-admirals/john-brophy-legendary-coach-of-the-admirals-has-died-at/article_d7fa747b-9996-523d-84bd-4cb351e1dd95.html|title=John Brophy, legendary coach of the Admirals, has died at 83|publisher=Virginian-Pilot.com|access-date=May 23, 2016|date=May 23, 2016|archive-date=May 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160529133053/http://pilotonline.com/sports/hockey/norfolk-admirals/john-brophy-legendary-coach-of-the-admirals-has-died-at/article_d7fa747b-9996-523d-84bd-4cb351e1dd95.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/john-brophy-maple-leafs-hockey-coach-death-nova-scotia-1.3315401|title=John Brophy, Maple Leafs coach and hockey legend, dead at 83|publisher=[[CBC News]]|access-date=May 23, 2016|date=May 23, 2016|author=Jennifer MacMillan}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Brophy, John}} [[Category:1933 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:Canadian ice hockey coaches]] [[Category:Canadian ice hockey defencemen]] [[Category:Ice hockey people from Nova Scotia]] [[Category:Toronto Maple Leafs]] {{sports-bio-stub}}