AHL Syracuse Crunch

Mike Stapleton Named Head Coach of OHL's Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

Published on May 5, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Syracuse Crunch News Release


Syracuse, NY (May 5, 2011) - The Syracuse Crunch announced today that assistant coach Mike Stapleton has been named head coach of the Ontario Hockey League's Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds.

Stapleton, 45, served as an assistant coach with the Crunch during the 2010-11 season after spending the previous four years as either an assistant coach or associate coach in the OHL with Sault Ste. Marie (2008-10) and Erie (2006-08). Prior to his time in the OHL, Stapleton served as an assistant coach for the North American Hockey League's (NAHL) Traverse City North Stars during the 2005-06 campaign.

In addition to his coaching career, Stapleton is a veteran of 14 National Hockey League seasons, appearing in 697 combined games with seven different clubs (Chicago, Pittsburgh, Edmonton, Winnipeg/Phoenix, Atlanta, the NY Islanders and Vancouver) from 1986-2001, collecting 71 goals, 111 assists and 342 penalty minutes. He also skated in 34 NHL playoff contests, contributing one goal and 39 penalty minutes.

Prior to turning pro, Stapleton appeared in 182 games over three seasons with Cornwall (OHL) from 1983-86, tallying 104 goals, 154 assists and 236 penalty minutes. He has also represented his country as both a player and coach, skating as a member of the 1986 silver medal-winning Canadian World Junior team and serving as an assistant coach on the 2006-07 Canadian Men's Under-18 squad. A native of Strathroy, Ontario, Stapleton was selected by Chicago in the seventh round, 132nd overall, in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft.

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