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Cincinnati's Skalde Named ECHL Coach of the Year

April 2, 2013 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


PRINCETON, N.J. - The ECHL on Tuesday announced that Jarrod Skalde of the Cincinnati Cyclones is the 2012-13 recipient of the John Brophy Award as the league'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's success as selected in a vote of league coaches, broadcasters, media relations directors and media members. 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.

Jason Christie of Ontario finished second in the voting, followed by Alaska's Rob Murray, Brad Ralph of Idaho and Reading's Larry Courville .

The winner of the Defenseman of the Year award will be announced on Wednesday.

Skalde led the Cyclones to their first North Division title since 2009 with a 42-22-8 record for 92 points, a 13-point improvement over the 2011-12 season. It is the third-most wins and second-most points for the Cyclones since the club returned to the ECHL for the 2006-07 season.

Skalde is in his third season as head coach/director of hockey operations for Cincinnati after spending two years behind the bench of the Bloomington Prairie Thunder (IHL).

Selected by the New Jersey Devils in the second round of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, Skalde played in 115 games with eight different teams in the National Hockey League. In addition to the Devils, he played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Atlanta Thrashers, Anaheim Mighty Ducks, San Jose Sharks, Dallas Stars, Calgary Flames and Philadelphia Flyers. He also played professionally in the IHL, AHL, Switzerland, Sweden and Japan during a career that spanned 1,071 games. A five-time team captain and seven-time assistant captain, Skalde was a member of championship teams in Oshawa (OHL, 1990) and Orlando (IHL, 2001). During his professional career, he scored 308 goals with 513 assists for 821 points. He was named the Utah Grizzlies "Community Man of the Year" while playing there in 2004. Skalde and his wife, Erin, have two children, 15-year-old daughter True and 9-year-old son Skate.

John Brophy Award Winners (ECHL Coach of the Year)

YEAR COACH TEAM

2013 Jarrod Skalde Cincinnati Cyclones

2012 Rob Murray

Alaska Aces

John Wroblewski

Gwinnett Gladiators

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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