Damon Whitten

Damon Whitten (born April 5, 1977) is an American ice hockey coach and former player. He is currently the men's hockey head coach of the Lake Superior State Lakers.
==Playing career==
Whitten played junior hockey for the Detroit Freeze of the North American Hockey League in 1995–96 before moving to the St. Michael's Buzzers in the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League the following season. Beginning in the 1997–98 season, Whitten played four years for the Michigan State Spartans, and was named alternate captain in his senior season. After college, he turned pro, playing two seasons in the ECHL: in 2001–02 for the Greenville Grrrowl (winning the league championship Kelly Cup) and 2002–03 for the Arkansas RiverBlades.
==Coaching career==
Whitten returned to Michigan State in 2004–05 to serve as an assistant coach under head coach Rick Comley. He then spent one season as an assistant at Wayne State before moving to Alaska Anchorage for two seasons. In 2006, he returned to his alma mater where he was named Director of Hockey Operations. Whitten returned to the bench in 2010, when he was an assistant coach at Michigan Tech. On April 26, 2014, Whitten was named head coach at Lake Superior State.
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Category:1977 births
Category:Living people
Category:American men's ice hockey left wingers
Category:Ice hockey people from Michigan
Category:Detroit Freeze players
Category:St. Michael's Buzzers players
Category:Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey players
Category:Greenville Grrrowl players
Category:Arkansas RiverBlades players
Category:Michigan State Spartans ice hockey coaches
Category:Wayne State Warriors men's ice hockey coaches
Category:Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey coaches
Category:Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey coaches
Category:Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey coaches