Mark French, assistant coach of the Hershey Bears, has been promoted to head coach of the Washington Capitals’ American Hockey League affiliate, according to Capitals vice president and general manager George McPhee on Monday morning. In addition, McPhee announced that Troy Mann will become the Bears' assistant coach.
French steps into the very big shoes that were left empty when Bob Woods, who led the Bears to their Calder Cup victory this season, moved on to an assistant coach position with the Capitals team.
From 2005-07 French held the position of head coach and director of hockey operations for the Wichita Thunder (Central Hockey League). As such, he was responsible for player recruitment and contract negotiations and managed the team’s operating budget.
French also previously served as assistant coach of the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies of the ECHL during the 2004-05 season when that team attained a 42-21-9 record. Earlier, before joining the professional ranks, he was head coach at Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada, and prior to that was assistant coach and assistant general manager of the North Bay Centennials in the Canadian Hockey League.
Mann has been with the ECHL's Columbia Inferno for the past four years -- with three of those years as head coach and director of hockey operations. He led the Inferno to the South Division final in 2007-08. And last season, while the team suspended operations as a new arena was being constructed, he was associate head coach of the ECHL’s Charlotte Checkers. Mann began his coaching career as player/assistant coach in the United Hockey League prior to becoming assistant coach and interim head coach of the Central Hockey League’s Topeka Tarantulas in 2004-05.
A 1993 graduate of the University of Toronto where he played for the Varsity Bears, Mann’s 11-year professional career included a stint with the Mississippi SeaWolves in the ECHL where he was the first player to sign with the franchise in 1996 and won the Kelly Cup while playing for Washington head coach Bruce Boudreau in 1999. Woods was both a player and assistant coach of the 1999 SeaWolves.
Mark French, assistant coach of the Hershey Bears, has been promoted to head coach of the Washington Capitals’ American Hockey League affiliate, according to Capitals vice president and general manager George McPhee on Monday morning. In addition, McPhee announced that Troy Mann will become the Bears' assistant coach.
French steps into the very big shoes that were left empty when Bob Woods, who led the Bears to their Calder Cup victory this season, moved on to an assistant coach position with the Capitals team.
From 2005-07 French held the position of head coach and director of hockey operations for the Wichita Thunder (Central Hockey League). As such, he was responsible for player recruitment and contract negotiations and managed the team’s operating budget.
French also previously served as assistant coach of the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies of the ECHL during the 2004-05 season when that team attained a 42-21-9 record. Earlier, before joining the professional ranks, he was head coach at Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada, and prior to that was assistant coach and assistant general manager of the North Bay Centennials in the Canadian Hockey League.
Mann has been with the ECHL's Columbia Inferno for the past four years -- with three of those years as head coach and director of hockey operations. He led the Inferno to the South Division final in 2007-08. And last season, while the team suspended operations as a new arena was being constructed, he was associate head coach of the ECHL’s Charlotte Checkers. Mann began his coaching career as player/assistant coach in the United Hockey League prior to becoming assistant coach and interim head coach of the Central Hockey League’s Topeka Tarantulas in 2004-05.
A 1993 graduate of the University of Toronto where he played for the Varsity Bears, Mann’s 11-year professional career included a stint with the Mississippi SeaWolves in the ECHL where he was the first player to sign with the franchise in 1996 and won the Kelly Cup while playing for Washington head coach Bruce Boudreau in 1999. Woods was both a player and assistant coach of the 1999 SeaWolves. Sphere: Related Content
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