Mike Kitchen
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Mike Kitchen (Born: February 1, 1956 in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada-) is a Canadian former defenceman and former head coach in the National Hockey League. He was selected in the third round of the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft, 38th overall, by the Kansas City Scouts. He was also taken in the seventh round of the 1976 WHA Amateur Draft, 83rd overall, by the Toronto Toros, although Kitchen ultimately chose to enter the NHL.
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[edit] Playing career
A defensive defenseman, Kitchen played his amateur career with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association, winning a Memorial Cup in 1975. He turned professional for the 1976-77 NHL Season, serving a brief, 14-game apprenticeship Rhode-Island Reds of the AHL, before making his NHL debut. Kitchen joined the Colorado Rockies in his first professional season, and spent his entire NHL career with the same franchise. The team moved to New Jersey after the 1981-82 NHL Season, and Kitchen went on to play to more seasons for the New Jersey Devils. Kitchen was sent to the Maine Mariners of the AHL for the entire 1984-85 NHL Season, and decided to retire following that season's conclusion.
[edit] Coaching Career
Kitchen was hired as an assistant coach by the Newmarket Saints of the AHL for the 1988-89 Season, and was subsequently hired for the same position by the Toronto Maple Leafs, where he spent eight seasons. He then left Toronto for the same position with the St. Louis Blues franchise, a position he held until his elevation to head coach halfway through the 2003-04 NHL Season.
On December 11, 2006, after a seven-game losing streak, Kitchen was fired as head coach of the St. Louis Blues and replaced by former Los Angeles Kings head coach Andy Murray. [1] Blues president John Davidson indicated that he would like Kitchen to remain with the organization in a different capacity.
[edit] Transactions
- July 15, 1976 - Kitchen's rights transferred to Colorado after the franchise relocated
- June 30, 1982 - Kitchen's rights transferred to New Jersey after the franchise relocated
[edit] Awards
- 1975- OMJHL First All-Star Team
- 1975- Memorial Cup Tournament All-Star Team
[edit] External links
| St. Louis Blues Head Coaches |
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| Patrick • Bowman • Arbour • Abel • McCreary• Talbot • Angotti • Young • Boivin • Francis • Plager • Berenson • Demers • Sutter • B. Plager • Berry • Keenan • Roberts • Quenneville • Kitchen • Murray |
| Preceded by Joel Quenneville |
Head Coaches of the St. Louis Blues 2004-2006 |
Succeeded by Andy Murray |
| Preceded by N/A |
Assistant coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs 1990–1998 |
Succeeded by Rick Ley |
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