- Steve Stirling
Steve Stirling (born
November 9 ,1949 inClarkson, Ontario ,Canada ) is the former head coach of theAmerican Hockey League Norfolk Admirals and a formerhead coach of theNational Hockey League New York Islanders , currently works as Head Coach forIserlohn Roosters .Before coaching the Admirals to their worst finish in franchise history, he spent a season and a half as coach of the Islanders before his dismissal in January 2006. During his rookie campaign in the NHL, Stirling led the Islanders to a pretty impressive record of 38-29-11-4. In the NHL playoffs, Stirling's Islanders were beaten by the eventual Stalnley Cup winning Tampa Bay Lightning in five games.
He has also played centre for various teams in the NCAA, AHL and
NAHL . He has previously served as head coach of theBridgeport Sound Tigers ,Springfield Falcons , andProvidence College and as assistant coach of the Islanders and theLowell Lock Monsters .After the disappointing season with the Admirals, general manager Jay Feaster announced that Steve Stirling would not be the coach heading into the 2008–2009 AHL season. Stirling has been given a job as a scout for the hockey club. On June 16 th the German DEL club Iserlohn Roosters announced that Stirling signed a 2 year contract as their head coach.
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