Mike Vellucci

Mike Vellucci
Born	August 11, 1966 (1966-08-11) (age 45) Farmington, MI, USA
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Defense
Shot	Left
Played for	Salt Lake Golden Eagles (IHL) Binghamton Whalers (AHL) Hartford Whalers (NHL) Milwaukee Admirals (IHL) Indianapolis Ice (IHL) Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL) Erie Panthers (ECHL) Winston-Salem Thunderbirds (ECHL) Whitby Warriors (BHL) Michigan Falcons (COHL) London Wildcats (COHL)
NHL Draft	131st overall, 1984 Hartford Whalers
Playing career	1986–1995

Mike Vellucci (born August 11, 1966 in Farmington, Michigan) is a retired professional ice hockey player and the current head coach and general manager of the Plymouth Whalers in the Ontario Hockey League.

He spent most of his playing career in the minor leagues, however, Vellucci appeared in two games with the Hartford Whalers in the National Hockey League in 1987–88.^[1] He coached the Plymouth Whalers from 2001–08, winning the Matt Leyden Trophy as OHL Coach of the Year in 2007, the same season he led the Whalers to the J. Ross Robertson Cup and a berth in the 2007 Memorial Cup.^[2] Vellucci stepped down as head coach of the Whalers in December 2007, as he wanted more time to concentrate on his general manager duties, and he was replaced by Greg Stefan. Stefan coached the club until November 2008, when he resigned to take a job with the Carolina Hurricanes of the NHL, and Vellucci took over the coaching reigns once again.

Coaching record

Team	Year	Regular season							Post season
		G	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	Finish	Result
PLY	2001–02	68	39	15	12	2	92	1st in West	Lost in First Round
PLY	2002–03	68	43	14	9	2	97	1st in West	Lost in Third Round
PLY	2003–04	68	32	24	9	3	76	2nd in West	Lost in Second Round
PLY	2004–05	68	30	29	6	3	69	2nd in West	Lost in First Round
PLY	2005–06	68	35	28	-	5	75	1st in West	Lost in Second Round
PLY	2006–07	68	49	14	-	5	103	1st in West	Won J. Ross Robertson Cup
PLY	2007–08	29	18	8	-	3	39	5th in West	(Resigned)
PLY	2008–09	49	31	15	-	3	65	2nd in West	Lost in Second Round
PLY	2009–10	68	38	27	-	3	79	2nd in West	Lost in Second Round
PLY	2010–11	68	36	26	-	6	78	3rd in West	Lost in Second Round

References

1. ^ "Mike Vellucci player profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=10244. Retrieved 2010-02-02. 
2. ^ Koshan, Terry (2007). Not flashy, just successful. p. 90. 

External links

• Mike Vellucci's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Peter DeBoer	Head coaches of the Plymouth Whalers 2001–2008	Succeeded by Greg Stefan
Preceded by Greg Stefan	Head coaches of the Plymouth Whalers 2008–pres	Succeeded by incumbent

Persondata
Name	Vellucci, Mike
Alternative names
Short description	American ice hockey player
Date of birth	August 11, 1966
Place of birth	Farmington, MI, USA
Date of death
Place of death