Tessier also was a scout with the Colorado Avalanche when they won the Stanley Cup in 2001.
Tessier coached the Chicago Black Hawks from 1982-85, going 99-93 with 21 ties.
He was voted the Jack Adams Award winner after his first season, 1982-83, when Chicago went 47-23 with 10 ties and finished eight points ahead of the Minnesota North Stars for first place in the Norris Division. The Black Hawks reached the Campbell Conference Final that season, losing the best-of-7 series to the Edmonton Oilers in four games.
The Black Hawks qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs in Tessier's first two seasons, but he was fired 53 games into the 1984-85 season following a 6-4 loss to the St. Louis Blues on Feb. 3, 1985.
Prior to working in the NHL, Tessier coached in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, Ontario Hockey League and American Hockey League.
He led Cornwall of the QMJHL to the Memorial Cup championship in 1972, and the following season guided Quebec of the QMJHL to the Memorial Cup championship game.
In 1982 he coached New Brunswick of the AHL to the Calder Cup championship.
Tessier, a forward, played three NHL seasons between 1954-55 and 1960-61, with 12 points (five goals, seven assists) in 59 games with the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins.
