Ice Dogs Name Malcolm Cameron 4th Head Coach In Team History

Published on April 22, 2004 under ECHL (ECHL)
Long Beach Ice Dogs News Release


LONG BEACH, Calif. – The Long Beach Ice Dogs announced today that they have named Malcolm Cameron Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations.

Cameron, 34, becomes the fourth head coach in Ice Dogs history after Long Beach finished their second consecutive losing season at 23-44-5. He began last season coaching the Columbus Stars of the UHL, leading them to first place with a record of 19-11-4 and being elected to coach the Eastern Conference in the All-Star Game. But the team folded midway through the season and he was hired as head coach of the Corpus Christi Rayz of the CHL, where he spent the final two months of the regular season.

Cameron began as an assistant coach with the Lubbock Cotton Kings of the WPHL in the 2000-2001 season, helping lead the team to the WPHL Finals. He was then hired as an assistant coach in Columbia of the ECHL during the 2001-2002 season, helping Columbia to a 36-22-14 record, the third best ever for an expansion team at the time. His first head coaching job came with the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL during the 2002-2003 season. He led them to a record of 36-29-7 and game 7 of the Northern Conference Finals, before falling to eventual league champion Atlantic City by one goal.

"Malcolm has demonstrated the ability to get an ECHL team to the championship level and playing at that level is what we want to get back to", said Ice Dogs co-owner Barry Kemp. "He has been on our radar screen for sometime and we are very happy that he'll be coaching the Ice Dogs next season."

As a player, Cameron played five seasons in four different leagues including a stint with the Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL. His reputation as being a relentless recruiter, and the respect and work ethic he demands from his players bodes well for the Ice Dogs who play in the very competitive Pacific Division.

"I'm absolutely excited about the opportunity to come to Long Beach and trying to turn things around", said Cameron. "I look forward to the challenge ahead."

Malcolm and his wife Heather have one son, Brett. The family will relocate to the Long Beach area later this summer.

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