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| Dragons Head Coach Mike Clancy (Photo by Paul Breeze) |
In
that time, he has overseen them progressing from a 6th place finish
in that first season to being runners up in the league and play offs last
season, along with winning the Moralee Cup.
Mike
will be re-joined by last season’s assistant coaches Steve Hirst, Matt Compton
and Dave Clancy.
There
are also two exciting new additions to the coaching team for this season with
the arrival of Mike Morin and Mark Thomas.
Canadian
Morin comes from a college and minor pro hockey league background in North
America but most UK fans will know him for his 6 seasons with the original
Manchester Storm in the Superleague.
He
then had stints with Hull Thunder in the British National League and Manchester
Phoenix in the Elite League making some 472 competitive appearances in total in
this country before hanging up his skates to concentrate on coaching.
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| Mike Morin with Manchester Storm (Photo by All Sports Photography) |
Morin has been a coach with the modern day Manchester Storm for the past 10 seasons and brings a huge amount of experience to the Dragons.
Mark
Thomas – who, incidentally, is the father of Deeside Dragons player Bailey
Thomas – played 10 seasons with Sheffield Steelers in the Elite League and also
enjoyed spells with Haringey/London Racers, Telford Wild Foxes and Manchester
Phoenix, with some 825 competitive matches at Elite League and EPL level to his
record.
He
is a former GB international player, having taken part in 5 World Championships
and one Olympic qualifying tournament, and was Director of Player Development
at Manchester Storm from 2018 to 2025.
