Posted 16 October 2007 - 10:40 PM
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Coach & The GM
Dan Belisle: Vice-President of Hockey Operations & General Manager .
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Dan Belisle enters his third season at the helm of the Victoria Salmon Kings as Vice President of Hockey Operations and General Manager. This season also marks his 11th season in the ECHL and his 23rd season of hockey management. Prior to joining the Salmon Kings, Belisle spent five and a half seasons with the New Orleans Brass as Vice President and General Manager, and another two and a half seasons with the Kelly Cup Champion Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies.
Since joining the Salmon Kings, Belisle has guided the club to marked improvement. In his first season, the club finished as the second most improved team in the ECHL going from just 15 wins to 26 wins, and overall a 26-point improvement. Last season, the club once again showed considerable improvement as the ECHL's fifth most improved team. The team enjoyed their first winning season improving to 36 wins and 76 points, good for third place in the Western Division. The 41-point improvement marks one of the ECHL's most improved teams in league history. In addition, last season the team had its first winning season and also qualified for the ECHL Kelly Cup playoffs for the first time.
This season, Belisle closes in on his 400th career ECHL win. Since joining the ECHL in 1997, Belisle has secured NHL affiliations with the Montreal Canadiens, Edmonton Oilers, San Jose Sharks, Nashville Predators and the New York Islanders. Most recently in 2006, Belisle secured the Salmon Kings first NHL affiliation with the Vancouver Canucks and an AHL affiliation with the Manitoba Moose. Belisle works very closely on a day-to-day basis with Vancouver Canucks Assistant General Manager, Steve Tambellini and Manitoba Moose Senior Vice President and General Manager Craig Heisinger, as well as both club's scouting staffs, to help ensure players are developing for the NHL Canucks and the AHL Moose.
In Belisle's previous ten seasons in the ECHL, his clubs have qualified for the Kelly Cup playoffs nine times. In 2003, the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies captured the Kelly Cup Championship, while Belisle served as Vice President and Alternate Governor of the club.
Under Belisle's guidance, the Bullies became one of only six teams at that time to reach 100 points in a single season during the 2003-04 campaign, setting new team records in the process.
As one of the most consecutively tenured ECHL executives, Belisle was recently named Chairman of the ECHL Rules Committee, in which he has served on for 8 years.
Belisle began his professional career with the Detroit Red Wings in 1984 as Director of Amateur Hockey and then went on to spend seven years in the North American Hockey League (NAHL) with the Detroit Junior Red Wings, Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings and the Indianapolis Jr. Ice. During his tenure, Belisle amassed one of the league's all time best records and won the NAHL Championship in 1991 and again in 1993. In 1994, Belisle was named General Manager of the Year while with Indianapolis.
Prior to coming to the ECHL, Belisle spent time as Director of Hockey Operations and Head Coach of the Dayton Ice Bandits of the United Hockey League and also the Jacksonville Bullets of the Southern Hockey League.
Since joining the Salmon Kings, Belisle has guided the club to marked improvement. In his first season, the club finished as the second most improved team in the ECHL going from just 15 wins to 26 wins, and overall a 26-point improvement. Last season, the club once again showed considerable improvement as the ECHL's fifth most improved team. The team enjoyed their first winning season improving to 36 wins and 76 points, good for third place in the Western Division. The 41-point improvement marks one of the ECHL's most improved teams in league history. In addition, last season the team had its first winning season and also qualified for the ECHL Kelly Cup playoffs for the first time.
This season, Belisle closes in on his 400th career ECHL win. Since joining the ECHL in 1997, Belisle has secured NHL affiliations with the Montreal Canadiens, Edmonton Oilers, San Jose Sharks, Nashville Predators and the New York Islanders. Most recently in 2006, Belisle secured the Salmon Kings first NHL affiliation with the Vancouver Canucks and an AHL affiliation with the Manitoba Moose. Belisle works very closely on a day-to-day basis with Vancouver Canucks Assistant General Manager, Steve Tambellini and Manitoba Moose Senior Vice President and General Manager Craig Heisinger, as well as both club's scouting staffs, to help ensure players are developing for the NHL Canucks and the AHL Moose.
In Belisle's previous ten seasons in the ECHL, his clubs have qualified for the Kelly Cup playoffs nine times. In 2003, the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies captured the Kelly Cup Championship, while Belisle served as Vice President and Alternate Governor of the club.
Under Belisle's guidance, the Bullies became one of only six teams at that time to reach 100 points in a single season during the 2003-04 campaign, setting new team records in the process.
As one of the most consecutively tenured ECHL executives, Belisle was recently named Chairman of the ECHL Rules Committee, in which he has served on for 8 years.
Belisle began his professional career with the Detroit Red Wings in 1984 as Director of Amateur Hockey and then went on to spend seven years in the North American Hockey League (NAHL) with the Detroit Junior Red Wings, Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings and the Indianapolis Jr. Ice. During his tenure, Belisle amassed one of the league's all time best records and won the NAHL Championship in 1991 and again in 1993. In 1994, Belisle was named General Manager of the Year while with Indianapolis.
Prior to coming to the ECHL, Belisle spent time as Director of Hockey Operations and Head Coach of the Dayton Ice Bandits of the United Hockey League and also the Jacksonville Bullets of the Southern Hockey League.
Mark Morrison: Head Coach
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Mark Morrison is the fourth head coach in Salmon Kings history. He started with the organization in September, 2005 as an assistant coach. Morrison took over as the team's Head Coach on December 28, 2006. He led the team to a 27-15-3 finish including a club record nine-game winning streak, a 15-point improvement from the previous season and the team's first ever ECHL playoff berth. The team rewarded Mark for his success with a new two-year contract as head coach on April 26, 2007.
Morrison is well known to the
The time he spent playing with Team Canada helped open doors to continue his professional career in Europe, while his goal scoring ability enabled him to produce record setting seasons. Playing for HC Merano, in the prestigious Italian Serie A, Morrison captured the scoring title recording an astonishing 147 points in 36 games.
Morrison then began his transition into coaching by tackling the dual role of player/coach with the Fife Flyers of the British National League. In 12 seasons as the Head Coach and General Manager of the Flyers he was a three-time recipient of both the league's Player of the Year and Coach of the Year Awards. After finishing his time in Fife, he returned to Victoria and began shortly thereafter as an assistant coach with the Salmon Kings.
Morrison is well known to the
The time he spent playing with Team Canada helped open doors to continue his professional career in Europe, while his goal scoring ability enabled him to produce record setting seasons. Playing for HC Merano, in the prestigious Italian Serie A, Morrison captured the scoring title recording an astonishing 147 points in 36 games.
Morrison then began his transition into coaching by tackling the dual role of player/coach with the Fife Flyers of the British National League. In 12 seasons as the Head Coach and General Manager of the Flyers he was a three-time recipient of both the league's Player of the Year and Coach of the Year Awards. After finishing his time in Fife, he returned to Victoria and began shortly thereafter as an assistant coach with the Salmon Kings.
Quinten Van Horlick: Assistant Coach
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Quinten Van Horlick is entering his first year as an assistant coach with the Salmon Kings as well as his first year coaching. Van Horlick joins the Salmon Kings after an 11-year professional career (1995-96 through 2005-2006) that saw him participate in the ECHL, the Central Hockey League (CHL) and the United Hockey League (UHL).
Upon his retirement from the game, Van Horlick became the On-Ice Director for the J Robinson Intensive Hockey Camp program in Minneapolis, MN; Bowling Green, OH and Morrisville, New York. He also served as the Western Scout for International Scouting Services during that time.
He was awarded the Humanitarian Award while playing with the Corpus Christi Icerays in 2000-2001, and was also the recipient of the Fan Favourite Award in 2004-2005 when he was a member of the Missouri River Otters. Van Horlick began his junior career with the Quesnel Millionaires of the BCHL where he played for four seasons before turning professional.
An appetite for competition has kept Van Horlick busy since his playing days ended; as he continues to enjoy participating in many activities including marathon running, boxing and golfing.
Upon his retirement from the game, Van Horlick became the On-Ice Director for the J Robinson Intensive Hockey Camp program in Minneapolis, MN; Bowling Green, OH and Morrisville, New York. He also served as the Western Scout for International Scouting Services during that time.
He was awarded the Humanitarian Award while playing with the Corpus Christi Icerays in 2000-2001, and was also the recipient of the Fan Favourite Award in 2004-2005 when he was a member of the Missouri River Otters. Van Horlick began his junior career with the Quesnel Millionaires of the BCHL where he played for four seasons before turning professional.
An appetite for competition has kept Van Horlick busy since his playing days ended; as he continues to enjoy participating in many activities including marathon running, boxing and golfing.
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