Mike Sullivan (hockey)

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Mike Sullivan (b. February 27, 1968 in Marshfield, Massachusetts, USA) is a former American head coach and centre in the National Hockey League. He currently resides in Duxbury, Massachusetts.

[edit] Playing career

Sullivan played schoolboy hockey at Boston College High School and college hockey at Boston University. He was drafted 67th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He elected to remain at BU to finish school, and in 1990, he began an 11 year NHL career in which he accumulated 54 goals, 82 assists, 136 points and 203 penalty minutes in 709 games.

[edit] Coaching career

Sullivan began coaching professional hockey during the 2002-2003 season, when he became the head coach of the Providence Bruins of the AHL. In his only season, his team had a 41-17-9-4 record.

He was hired as head coach by the Boston Bruins in 2003 by then-general manager Mike O'Connell and was subsequently fired by incoming general manager Peter Chiarelli on 27 June 2006.

Preceded by: Bill Armstrong	Head Coaches of the Providence Bruins 2002–2003	Succeeded by: Scott Gordon
Preceded by: Mike O'Connell	Head Coaches of the Boston Bruins 2003 - 2006	Succeeded by: Dave Lewis

Boston Bruins Head Coaches
Ross • Denneny • F. Patrick • Weiland • Clapper • Boucher • L. Patrick • Schmidt • Watson • Sinden • Johnson • Guidolin • Cherry • Creighton • Cheevers • Goring • O'Reilly • Milbury • Bowness • Sutter • Kasper • Burns • Keenan • Ftorek • O'Connell • Sullivan • Lewis