Mark Kumpel
American ice hockey player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mark Alan Kumpel (born March 7, 1961) is an American former ice hockey player.
Mark Kumpel | |||
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Born |
(1961-03-07) March 7, 1961 (age 63) Wakefield, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Right wing | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
Quebec Nordiques Detroit Red Wings Winnipeg Jets | ||
National team | United States | ||
NHL draft |
108th overall, 1980 Quebec Nordiques | ||
Playing career | 1983–1993 |
Selected by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft, Kumpel also played for the Detroit Red Wings and Winnipeg Jets. A member of the 1984 Olympic team, Kumpel retired from the NHL after 288 games played where he totaled 38 goals for 84 points.
After his retirement as a player, Kumpel served as head coach of the Nashville Knights and Dayton Bombers of the ECHL, and was on the Portland Pirates staff from 1998 to 2004. Kumpel also served as a scout for the NHL's Atlanta Thrashers.
Prior to becoming the director of hockey operations for the Eastern Hockey League (EHL) in 2012, Kumpel had a successful five-year tenure as head coach of the Walpole Express Junior A hockey team. Kumpel led the Express to three consecutive Atlantic Junior Hockey League playoff championships (2009–12) and two regular-season titles in (2011 and 2012). In 2019, he left the EHL to take a position with Kunlun Red Star's development team in China.[1]