Mike Kelly (ice hockey)
Mike Kelly (born January 17, 1960) is a Canadian ice hockey executive. He is the current one of the assistant coaches of the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League. Kelly was an assistant coach with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League from 2007 to 2008 and was Head Coach and General Manager for the Saint John Sea Dogs during the 2012-13 QMJHL season, previously serving as associate coach under present-day Florida Panthers head coach Gerard (Turk) Gallant from '09-12, when the Sea Dogs became the first QMJHL team to have three 50-win regular seasons in a row and also became the first to bring a Memorial Cup title to the Maritimes. He also won a University Cup with the Fredericton-based UNB Varsity Reds.[1]
Kelly won the 2010–11 Maurice Filion Trophy as the QMJHL General Manager of the Year. [2]
References
- ↑ "Saint John Sea Dogs ax Mike Kelly after slow start, rather inexplicably". Yahoo! Sports. Oct 29, 2013. Retrieved Aug 8, 2014.
- ↑ Islanders, Rocket goalie among QMJHL award winners - Sports - The Guardian