Mitch Love

Mitch Love (born June 15, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman and current head coach of the Calgary Wranglers of the American Hockey League.
==Career==
On September 8, 2010, Love was signed as a free agent by the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs. After a single season with the Mudbugs, Love announced his retirement from playing to join the Western Hockey League's (WHL) Everett Silvertips as an assistant coach on August 13, 2011.
After seven seasons as an assistant with the Silvertips, Love was hired as the head coach of the WHL's Saskatoon Blades for the 2018–19 season. He was the head coach for three seasons in Saskatoon and was then hired by the Calgary Flames to be the head coach of their American Hockey League affiliate, the Stockton Heat, beginning with the 2021–22 season.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1999–00 	Moose Jaw Warriors 	WHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Moose Jaw Warriors 	WHL 		51 	5 	4 	9 	97 		4 	0 	0 	0 	2
2001–02 	Moose Jaw Warriors 	WHL 		16 	0 	1 	1 	40 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Swift Current Broncos 	WHL 		52 	5 	11 	16 	132 		12 	0 	0 	0 	37
2002–03 	Swift Current Broncos 	WHL 		70 	2 	15 	17 	327 		4 	1 	0 	1 	16
2003–04 	Everett Silvertips 	WHL 		70 	12 	15 	27 	163 		21 	2 	6 	8 	47
2004–05 	Everett Silvertips 	WHL 		59 	9 	20 	29 	142 		4 	0 	2 	2 	6
2005–06 	Lowell Lock Monsters 	AHL 		27 	0 	4 	4 	68 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Albany River Rats 	AHL 		69 	1 	5 	6 	184 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Lake Erie Monsters 	AHL 		59 	2 	5 	7 	213 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Johnstown Chiefs 	ECHL 		4 	0 	0 	0 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Houston Aeros 	AHL 		63 	2 	4 	6 	214 		16 	1 	0 	1 	32
2009–10 	Peoria Rivermen 	AHL 		60 	1 	3 	4 	129 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs	CHL 		43 	1 	2 	3 	110 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		278 	6 	21 	27 	808 		16 	1 	0 	1 	32
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
=== Coaching record ===
Team 	Year 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Post season
Team 	Year 	G 	W 	L 	OTL 	SL 	Pts 	Finish 	Result
SAS 	2018–19 	68 	45 	15 	8 	0 	98 	2nd in East 	Lost in round 2 (PA)
SAS 	2019–20 	64 	34 	24 	2 	3 	73 	4th in East 	Playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
SAS 	2020–21 	24 	16 	5 	2 	1 	35 	3rd in East 	Playoffs not held
SAS Totals	SAS Totals	156 	95 	44 	12 	4 	206 	 	
STK 	2021–22 	68 	45 	16 	6 	2 	97 	1st in Pacific	Lost in Conference Finals (CHI)
WHL Totals	WHL Totals	156 	95 	44 	12 	4 	206 	 	
AHL Totals	AHL Totals	68 	45 	16 	6 	2 	97 	 	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Albany River Rats players
Category:Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs players
Category:Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Category:Everett Silvertips players
Category:Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players
Category:Johnstown Chiefs players
Category:Lake Erie Monsters players
Category:Lowell Lock Monsters players
Category:Moose Jaw Warriors players
Category:Peoria Rivermen (AHL) players
Category:Swift Current Broncos players