Alaska's Thompson Receives John Brophy Award as ECHL Coach of the Year
April 5, 2011 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release
PRINCETON, N.J. ¬" The ECHL on Tuesday announced that Brent Thompson of the Alaska Aces is the 2010-11 recipient of the John Brophy Award as the league ¬â¢s Coach of the Year.
The John Brophy Award is the trophy presented annually to the ECHL coach selected to have contributed the most to his team ¬â¢s success as selected in a vote of league coaches. The trophy is named for John Brophy, who won a record three ECHL titles with Hampton Roads in 1991, 1992 and 1998 and was inducted into the ECHL Hall of Fame in 2009.
Dean Stork of the Greenville Road Warriors was the runner up for the award.
The winner of the Defenseman of the Year award will be announced on Wednesday.
Thompson led the Aces to a 47-22-3 record as Alaska won the Mountain Division and the team ¬â¢s second-ever Brabham Cup as ECHL regular-season champions. Alaska went 23-4-1 over the final 27 games of the season and has earned a bye in the first round of the Kelly Cup Playoffs.
In his second season behind the Aces ¬â¢ bench, Thompson is 83-50-11 in the regular season and 1-3 in the Kelly Cup Playoffs. The former defenseman was an assistant coach for Peoria of the American Hockey League from 2005-09 and was a player/assistant coach for Colorado of the Central Hockey League in 2003-04.
Thompson played 14 seasons in the NHL, AHL, IHL and CHL from 1991-2005. Selected in the second round (39th overall) by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, Thompson played six seasons in the NHL from 1991-97 and had 11 points (1g-10a) and 352 penalty minutes in 121 regular-season games with Los Angeles, Winnipeg and Phoenix. He was selected to play in the IHL All-Star Game as a rookie in 1991-92 and received the AHL ¬â¢s Yanick Dupre Memorial Award in 1998-99 for outstanding contribution to community and charity.
John Brophy Award Winners (ECHL Coach of the Year)
YEAR COACH TEAM
2011
Brent Thompson
Alaska Aces
2010 Derek Laxdal Idaho Steelheads
2009 Rick Kowalsky Trenton Devils
2008 Chuck Weber Cincinnati Cyclones
2007 Davis Payne Alaska Aces
2006 Glen Gulutzan Las Vegas Wranglers
2005 Nick Vitucci Toledo Storm
2004 Pat Bingham Wheeling Nailers
2003 Claude Noel Toledo Storm
2002 Dave Farrish Louisiana IceGators
2001 Troy Ward Trenton Titans
2000 Bob Ferguson Florida Everblades
1999 Bob Ferguson Florida Everblades
1998 Chris Nilan Chesapeake IceBreakers
1997 Brian McCutcheon Columbus Chill
1996 Roy Sommer Richmond Renegades
1995 Jim Playfair Dayton Bombers
1994 Barry Smith Knoxville Cherokees
1993 Kurt Kleinendorst Raliegh IceCaps
1992 Doug Sauter Winston-Salem Thunderbirds
1991 Don Jackson Knoxville Cherokees
1990 Dave Allison Virginia Lancers
1989 Ron Hansis Erie Panthers
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