Damon Whitten
| Sport(s) | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Lake Superior State |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
April 5, 1977 Brighton, Michigan |
| Playing career | |
| 1995–1996 | Detroit Freeze (NAHL) |
| 1996–1997 | St. Michael's Buzzers (OPJHL) |
| 1997–2001 | Michigan State |
| 2001–2002 | Greenville Grrrowl (ECHL) |
| 2002–2003 | Arkansas RiverBlades (ECHL) |
| 2003–2004 | Lansing Ice Nuts (IIHL) |
| Position(s) | Left wing |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2004–2005 | Michigan State (asst.) |
| 2005–2006 | Wayne State (asst.) |
| 2006–2008 | Alaska Anchorage (asst.) |
| 2008–2010 | Michigan State (Dir. of Hockey Ops.) |
| 2010–2014 | Michigan Tech (asst.) |
| 2014–present | Lake Superior State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 22-50-7 (.323) |
Damon Whitten (born April 5, 1977) is an American ice hockey coach and former player. He is currently the men's hockey head coach of the Lake Superior State Lakers.
Playing career
Whitten played junior hockey for the Detroit Freeze of the North American Hockey League in 1995–96 before moving to the St. Michael's Buzzers in the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League the following season. Beginning in the 1997–98 season, Whitten played 4 years for the Michigan State Spartans, and was named alternate captain in his senior season. After college, he turned pro, playing two seasons in the ECHL: in 2001–02 for the Greenville Grrrowl (winning the league championship Kelly Cup) and 2002–03 for the Arkansas RiverBlades. He played his final game in the 2003–04 season for the Lansing Ice Nuts in the short-lived International Independent Hockey League.[1]
Coaching career
Whitten returned to Michigan State in 2004–05 to serve as an assistant coach under head coach Rick Comley. He then spent one season as an assistant at Wayne State before moving to Alaska Anchorage for two seasons. In 2006, he returned to his alma mater where he was named Director of Hockey Operations. Whitten returned to the bench in 2010, when he was an assistant coach at Michigan Tech. On April 26, 2014, Whitten was named head coach at Lake Superior State.[2]
College Head Coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Superior State Lakers (WCHA) (2014–present) | |||||||||
| 2014–15 | Lake Superior State | 8-28-2 | 7-20-1 | t-8th | WCHA First Round | ||||
| 2015–16 | Lake Superior State | 14-22-5 | 10-13-5 | 7th | WCHA First Round | ||||
| Lake Superior State: | 22-50-7 | 17-33-6 | |||||||
| Total: | 22-50-7 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ↑ "Damon Whitten". Elite Prospects. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
- ↑ Wellens, Matt. "New Lake Superior State coach Whitten savors connections to program's storied leaders". USCHO.com. Retrieved January 17, 2015.