Cory Stillman (born December 20, 1973) is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for several teams between 1994 and 2011, winning the Stanley Cup twice. He is currently the Head Coach of the Guelph Storm.
Stillman waived his no-trade clause February 11, 2008, so that the Hurricanes could trade him along with Mike Commodore to the Ottawa Senators for Patrick Eaves and Joe Corvo.
On July 1, 2008, Stillman signed a 3-year deal worth $10.6 million with the Florida Panthers.
On February 17, 2011, Stillman played his 1,000th NHL game against the Philadelphia Flyers at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida.
The Florida Panthers traded Stillman back to the Carolina Hurricanes on February 24, 2011, in exchange for Ryan Carter and a fifth-round pick in the 2011 NHL entry draft.
Executive and coaching career
Stillman announced his retirement after 16 seasons in the NHL on September 8, 2011. He initially joined the Florida Panthers staff as a development coach in the preceding 2011-12 season before returning to the Hurricanes the following year as the Director of Player Development and Director of Forwards Development.
Stillman remained in his role with the Hurricanes from 2012 until May 25, 2017, when the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League announced the hiring of Stillman as their new head coach. He led the Wolves for three seasons with a 94–89–16 record. In 2020, he was hired by the Arizona Coyotes as an assistant coach. He recently was named the head coach of the Guelph Storm in the OHL.
Personal life
Stillman is married to the former Mara Stefanski. The Stillmans have three children, Riley, Madison and Chase. His son, Riley, was drafted from the OHL Oshawa Generals to the Florida Panthers in the 2016 NHL Draft as the 114th overall pick, and currently plays for the Edmonton Oilers. Chase plays for the Vancouver Canucks organisation. Prior to that, Chase played for the Peterborough Petes after being traded from the Sudbury Wolves, his father's former team.
Stillman's father-in-law is former AHL player Bud Stefanski. Stefanski was general manager and coach of the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors of the OHL from 2003 to 2007.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
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|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|Regular season
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|Playoffs
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Season
! Team
! League
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
| 1989–90
| Peterborough Roadrunners
| CJHL
| 41 || 30 || 54 || 84 || 76
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1990–91
| Windsor Spitfires
| OHL
| 64 || 31 || 70 || 101 || 31
| 11 || 3 || 6 || 9 || 8
|-
| 1991–92
| Windsor Spitfires
| OHL
| 53 || 29 || 61 || 90 || 59
| 7 || 2 || 4 || 6 || 8
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1992–93
| Peterborough Petes
| OHL
| 61 || 25 || 55 || 80 || 55
| 18 || 3 || 8 || 11 || 18
|-
| 1992–93
| Canadian National Team
| Intl
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1993–94
| Saint John Flames
| AHL
| 79 || 35 || 48 || 83 || 52
| 7 || 2 || 4 || 6 || 16
|-
| 1994–95
| Saint John Flames
| AHL
| 63 || 28 || 53 || 81 || 70
| 5 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1994–95
| Calgary Flames
| NHL
| 10 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 2
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1995–96
| Calgary Flames
| NHL
| 74 || 16 || 19 || 35 || 41
| 2 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1996–97
| Calgary Flames
| NHL
| 58 || 6 || 20 || 26 || 14
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1997–98
| Calgary Flames
| NHL
| 72 || 27 || 22 || 49 || 40
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1998–99
| Calgary Flames
| NHL
| 76 || 27 || 30 || 57 || 38
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1999–00
| Calgary Flames
| NHL
| 37 || 12 || 9 || 21 || 12
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2000–01
| Calgary Flames
| NHL
| 66 || 21 || 24 || 45 || 45
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 2000–01
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 12 || 3 || 4 || 7 || 6
| 15 || 3 || 5 || 8 || 8
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2001–02
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 80 || 23 || 22 || 45 || 36
| 9 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 2
|-
| 2002–03
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 79 || 24 || 43 || 67 || 56
| 6 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2003–04
| Tampa Bay Lightning
| NHL
| 81 || 25 || 55 || 80 || 36
| 21 || 2 || 5 || 7 || 15
|-
| 2005–06
| Carolina Hurricanes
| NHL
| 72 || 21 || 55 || 76 || 32
| 25 || 9 || 17 || 26 || 12
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2006–07
| Carolina Hurricanes
| NHL
| 43 || 5 || 22 || 27 || 24
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 2007–08
| Carolina Hurricanes
| NHL
| 55 || 21 || 25 || 46 || 14
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2007–08
| Ottawa Senators
| NHL
| 24 || 3 || 16 || 19 || 10
| 4 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 2
|-
| 2008–09
| Florida Panthers
| NHL
| 63 || 17 || 32 || 49 || 37
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2009–10
| Florida Panthers
| NHL
| 58 || 15 || 22 || 37 || 22
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 2010–11
| Florida Panthers
| NHL
| 44 || 7 || 16 || 23 || 20
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2010–11
| Carolina Hurricanes
| NHL
| 21 || 5 || 11 || 16 || 4
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 1,025 !! 278 !! 449 !! 727 !! 489
! 82 !! 19 !! 32 !! 51 !! 43
|}
International
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em"
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Team
! Event
! Result
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|-
| 1999
| Canada
| WC
| 4th
| 10
| 4
| 4
| 8
| 14
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="4" | Senior totals
! 10
! 4
! 4
! 8
! 14
|}
Coaching record
Ontario Hockey League
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|Year !! colspan="6"|Regular season !! colspan="1"|Postseason
|-
! G !! W !! L !! OTL !! Pts !!Finish !! Result
|-
!Sudbury||2017–18
|68||17||42||9||43||5th in Central||Missed playoffs
|-
!Sudbury||2018–19
|68||43||20||5||91||2nd in Central||Won in conference quarter-finals (4-0 vs. MIS) <br> Lost in conference semi-finals (0-4 vs. OTT)
|-
!Sudbury||2019–20
|63||34||27||2||70||1st in Central||Playoffs cancelled
|-
!Guelph||2024–25
|68||21||38||9||51||5th in Midwest||Missed playoffs
|-
!Guelph||2025–26
|68||28||35||5||63||4th in Midwest||Lost in conference quarter-finals (0-4 vs. WSR)
|- align="centre" bgcolor="#dddddd"
!OHL totals!!2017–2026!!335!!143!!162!!30!!316!! 1 Division Title !! 4-8 (0.333)
|}
Awards and honours
{| class="wikitable"
! Award
! Year
!
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="3" | OHL
|-
| Emms Family Award (Rookie of the Year)
| 1991
|
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="3" | AHL
|-
| All-Star Game
| 1995
|
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="3" | NHL
|-
| Stanley Cup (Tampa Bay Lightning)
| 2004
|
|-
| Stanley Cup (Carolina Hurricanes)
| 2006
|
|}