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Stork, Mougenel Selected to Coach ECHL All-Stars

January 4, 2011 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


PRINCETON, N.J. - The ECHL on Tuesday announced that the coaches for the 2011 ECHL All-Star Classic presented by CCM and brought to you by Mercy & Memorial Hospitals will be Dean Stork of the Greenville Road Warriors and Ryan Mougenel of the Las Vegas Wranglers.

The 2011 ECHL All-Star Classic presented by CCM and brought to you by Mercy & Memorial Hospitals will be hosted by the Bakersfield Condors at Rabobank Arena and played on Jan. 26, 2011. This year ‚¬â„¢s format has the host team taking on a team of ECHL All-Stars.

Stork was chosen by having the best winning percentage in the ECHL through games of Jan. 1, 2011, while Mougenel was selected using a combination of votes from league coaches and winning percentage.

Nine coaches from the ECHL All-Star Game have gone on to coach in the National Hockey League while 53 players from the contest have gone on to play in the NHL, including 37 since 2002 when the lineups began having players who coaches felt were prospects to move up to a higher level.

Greenville is 23-7-2 and leads the ECHL with 48 points and 23 wins while Las Vegas is 17-7-3 and leads the Pacific Division with 37 points.

It is the first All-Star coaching appearance for both Stork and Mougenel. The record for All-Star appearances is three by Chris Cichocki, Glen Gulutzan, Davis Payne and Jeff Pyle.

The fourth class will be inducted into the ECHL Hall of Fame on Jan. 26, 2011 during a luncheon ceremony presented by BFL Canada at the Marriott Bakersfield Hotel, the official host hotel of the 2011 ECHL All-Star Classic.

Tickets for the luncheon are $40 each or a table with seven tickets can be purchased for $250. Fans can purchase tickets by downloading the Luncheon Ticket Order Form or by calling the Condors Office at (661) 324-7825.

The past eight ECHL All-Star Games have generated more than $1 million each for the local economy as guests, players, coaches and fans occupy hundreds of hotel rooms and spend three days in the host city.

The game has been available live on the NHL Network the last eight years as well as being broadcast on multiple regional networks. The audio broadcast has been carried on XM Satellite Radio as well as being available in all ECHL markets.

The Stanley Cup and the Patrick J. Kelly Cup will both be on display throughout the event, marking the 11th time in the last 12 years that the NHL championship trophy and the ECHL championship trophy have been displayed together at the All-Star Game.

Dean Stork, Greenville Road Warriors

Dean Stork was named head coach of the Greenville Road Warriors on June 29, 2010. He spent the previous four seasons as an assistant coach with the Cincinnati Cyclones, winning Kelly Cup championships in 2008 and 2010. Stork, 35, turned to coaching in June of 2006 after a seven-year professional career. From 1999 to 2006 Stork played in 441 ECHL games and produced 137 points (32g- 105a) along with 485 penalty minutes. He began his career with the Hampton Roads Admirals playing for ECHL Hall of Fame coach John Brophy. After a season with the Admirals, Stork embarked on a successful three-year run with the Arkansas RiverBlades. He served as an alternate captain in each of his three seasons there and set career highs for points (28) and goals (15) in the 2002-03 season. Stork went on to play for four different teams over the final three seasons of his career. He captained the Cyclones in 2003-04 as well as the Stockton Thunder in 2005-06. His 2004-05 season was split between the Texas Wildcatters and the Columbia Inferno. A late-season addition to the Inferno, Stork helped the club capture an East Division championship. A graduate of the University of Massachusetts with a degree in Sports Management, Stork played three seasons for the Minutemen. His career there spanned 101 games and produced 13 goals, 17 assists and 164 penalty minutes. At the time of his graduation in 1999 he held the school record for goals in a season by a defenseman at nine. Dean also excelled in the classroom and was a member of the Hockey East Honor Roll Squad. After college he signed a three-year contract with the Washington Capitals.

Ryan Mougenel, Las Vegas Wranglers

Ryan Mougenel was named the second coach in Las Vegas Wranglers® history on June 25, 2009 after four seasons as an assistant coach in the ECHL. In his first season with the Wranglers, Mougenel led the team to a 34-30-8 regular season record and their sixth playoff appearance in seven ECHL seasons. Prior to joining Las Vegas, Mougenel worked with Matt Thomas in Fresno and Stockton where the teams were 159-92-36 and advanced to the Kelly Cup Playoffs every year including 2006 when Fresno advanced to the conference finals after reaching 100 points and winning its first division title. The 33 year old played in the ECHL and had 105 points (46g-59a) and 271 penalty minutes in 180 regular season games with Atlantic City, Chesapeake, Hampton Roads and Jackson and 20 points (6g-14a) in 33 Kelly Cup Playoff games with Atlantic City, Chesapeake and Jackson and helped Atlantic City win the Kelly Cup championship in 2003. Mougenel also played in the American Hockey League where he had one goal and two penalty minutes in 20 regular season games and appeared in one playoff game for Rochester in 1999-00. Mougenel played three seasons in the original International Hockey League and had 25 points (9g-16a) and 106 penalty minutes in 95 games for Cleveland and Quebec.

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