Former Bombers coach becomes coach of Calgary Flames
Published on July 12, 2006 under ECHL (ECHL)
Dayton Bombers News Release
Dayton, OH-The Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League announced today that former Dayton Bombers Head Coach Jim Playfair will be taking over duties as head coach for the Calgary Flames in 2006-07.
Playfair was 106-76-24 and reached the postseason all three years with the Bombers (1992-1995). He was named ECHL Coach of the Year in 1994-95 after Dayton went 42-17-9.
Playfair was originally named Assistant Coach with the Flames on January 3, 2003. During his time as an assistant, the Flames posted a 105-73-25-4 record and an 18-15
postseason record.
Playfair was named head coach of the Saint John Flames on August 10, 2000, and spent three seasons with Calgary's primary development club of the American Hockey League. During the 2000-01 season, his first behind the bench in Saint John, Playfair led the Flames to their first AHL Calder Cup championship and was named minor professional coach of the year by The Hockey News. Over the course of his tenure, Saint John posted an 83-77-22-10 record.
The 42-year old native of Fort St. James, BC, played nine seasons of professional hockey including 21 games in the NHL with Edmonton and Chicago. Playfair was Edmonton's first choice, 20th overall, in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft. He captained the Indianapolis Ice (IHL) to the 1990 Turner Cup championship but was forced to retire from playing due to a retina injury suffered during the 1991-92 campaign. As a junior, Playfair performed with the Portland Winterhawks for two seasons, capturing a Memorial Cup in 1983 before concluding his junior career as a member of the Calgary Wranglers in 1984.
Full and partial season ticket plans are on sale now for the 2006-2007 season. A $50 dollar deposit reserves your seat today. For more information contact the Bombers office at 775-4747 or log on to www.daytonbombers.com. The Dayton Bombers are the proud affiliate to the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL and the Columbus Blue Jackets of the NHL.
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