Kalamazoo's Mark Reeds named UHL Coach of the Year
Published on April 26, 2004 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2) News Release
LAKE ST. LOUIS, MO--- The United Hockey League (UHL) announced Monday that Kalamazoo Wings head coach Mark Reeds has been selected as the 2003-04 UHL Coach of the Year. The UHL Coach of the Year is determined by a vote of UHL head coaches and general managers.
Reeds, the 18th head coach in K-Wings history, guided Kalamazoo to a 44-29-9 record, a .651 winning percentage and their first playoff berth in four years.
Prior to joining the K-Wings, the Toronto, Ontario native spent the last four seasons as the director of hockey operations / head coach of the Missouri River Otters (UHL). Reeds posted a franchise-best record of 159-105-34 (.571 winning percentage) and earned UHL Coach of the Year honors following his third season with Missouri (2001-02).
Reeds, 44, assumed his position with the River Otters after a seven-year stay in Peoria, Illinois with the Rivermen. In his last three seasons with the Rivermen, Reeds served as head coach after the team moved from the International Hockey League (IHL) to the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). As the head coach, he compiled a record of 126-65-19 (.645 winning percentage). In the 1997-98 season, Reeds guided the Rivermen to a Northwest Division Championship and the second best overall record. In his first year as bench boss, he led the Rivermen to the ECHL Semifinals before losing to the Louisiana IceGators.
As a player, the 5-foot-10, 178-pound right wing tallied 159 points in 365 NHL games. The fifth round draft choice (86th overall, 1979 NHL Entry Draft) of the St. Louis Blues played 320 of his 365 NHL games with the St. Louis Blues over six seasons.
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