Andre Tourigny Biography - Net Worth, Wife, Children

Birth DateMay 31, 1974
Birth Name André Tourigny
Age 50
Also Known As Bear
Father's Name Maurice Tourigny
Mother's Name Denise Tourigny
Birth Place Nicolet, Québec, Canada
Birth Sign Gemini
Nationality Canadian
Profession Ice Hockey Head Coach
Partner Mélanie Allard
Relationship Status Married
Eye Color Blue
Children Félix-Antoine Tourigny, Jean-Philippe Tourigny, and Marie-Léa Tourigny
Twitter https://twitter.com/BearTourigny
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Tourigny

If you are a fan of ice hockey, then you must have heard of André Tourigny. He is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach who serves the Arizona Coyotes of the NHL as their head coach. He was formerly an assistant coach for the Ottawa Senators and Colorado Avalanche.

Even if you are unaware of the talented coach, this biography will help you learn about him. In addition, this article will look into André Tourigny’s net worth, career, family, salary, and more.

Had A Humble Upbringing

The head coach was born to his parents, Denise Tourigny and Maurice Tourigny, on May 31, 1974, in Nicolet, Québec, Canada. However, as per Elite Prospects, his birthdate is May 30, 1974. André Tourigny’s parents were farmers, and he was raised on a farm located in Sainte-Monique de Nicolet, Quebec, just outside of Trois-Rivières. They had hundreds of cows and about 40,000 chickens on the 500-acre property.

The head coach’s mom and dad did everything they could for him. André worked for his father, who is a very hard-working person, and learned the value of honest, hard work. Likewise, his mom took him everywhere when he had to play hockey, soccer, and baseball.

Additionally, André has two older sisters named Chantal Tourigny and Johanne Tourigny. As per his Facebook description, he studied at Jean-Nicolet.

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André Tourigny Net Worth And Career

The Canadian started his professional career as a head coach and general manager in 2002 for the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies of the QMJHL as the head coach and general manager. He then worked for different teams and must have made a fortune from his profession. Likewise, André Tourigny’s net worth must be a considerable sum.

In 2010 and 2011, Tourigny helped the Canada men’s national junior ice hockey team win a silver medal in IIHF World U20 Championships. In June of 2013, André decided to pursue an NHL coaching career and served the Colorado Avalanche as their primary defensive coach for two seasons.

Then, in 2015, the NHL coach was named as an assistant coach for the Ottawa Senators; but was fired from the position after a year. In May 2016, he signed a five-year contract with Halifax Mooseheads as the head coach. But he left in June 2017 and became the head coach of the Ottawa 67’s of the OHL and vice president of hockey operations. Furthermore, André’s coaching experience includes the Canadian men’s national U-18 ice hockey team, the Canadian junior national team, and others.

The Québec native was named as the head coach of the Arizona Coyotes on July 1, 2021, on a three-year contract. So, now let’s take a look at his coaching records.

Season	Team	Games Played	Pct.
2016-17	Halifax Mooseheads	68	0.441
2019-20	Ottawa 67’s	62	0.815
2021-22	Arizona Coyotes	82	0.348

Table Source: hockeyDB.com

As per The Athletic, an NHL head coach’s pay ranges from $1 million to $6 million per year on average. Hence, the experienced Arizona Coyotes’ head coach must also be making an amount in the range. Considerably, André Tourigny’s net worth must be in multi-millions.

Is Blissfully Married

As the title suggests, the 1974-born hockey coach is in a blissful marital life with his wife, Mélanie Allard. André Tourigny’s wife is a nurse and worked on the front lines at a hospital in Gatineau, Québec during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to her husband, Mélanie loves her work, team, and colleagues, so she is in a really good frame of mind.

However, unfortunately, we could not find much about the couple’s marriage. Both the husband-wife duo appear to be quite private about their relationship. We would love to know about how the pair met each other, started dating, and when the two got married. Hopefully, we get to learn about it in the upcoming days. Likewise, Dallas Eakins is another NHL coach who is married.

Proud Father Of Three

The Nicolet native shares three children with his partner, Mélanie. They first welcomed a set of twins Félix-Antoine Tourigny and Jean-Philippe Tourigny, into their family on Feb 02, 2000. Both of André Tourigny’s sons are ice hockey players who play for their respective colleges. While Félix attends McGill Univerity, Jean goes to the University of Ottawa.

Andre Tourigny's son — Andre Tourigny and his wife, Melanie, have twin sons and a daughter together. Image Source: Andre Tourigny’s Twitter.

Then, Mélaine and her husband welcomed their daughter, Marie-Léa Tourigny, three years later. Regrettably, not much has been revealed about André Tourigny’s daughter. There is a possibility that the couple prefers her to grow without being in the limelight. Hopefully, we will get to know about Marie-Léa in the future.

Nonetheless, the family of five must be enjoying a comfortable life with each other. Anyway, we wish the ice hockey head coach and his close ones to lead happy and healthy lives.