Mike Gibbons (ice hockey)

Mike Gibbons (born April 9, 1955) is an American ice hockey coach. After 40+ years in coaching, Mike Gibbons retired after the 2020 season with the St. Cloud State Huskies men's ice hockey team.
==Career==
Gibbons is a graduate of Bemidji State University, where he was played for the Beavers men's hockey team from 1975 to 1979. He gained All-America notice in 1978 and 1979 and was a member of the national title-winning team in 1979. He started his coaching career at Bemidji State as an assistant in 1981. Gibbons then served as the BSU head coach during the 1982-83 season, while previous head coach Bob Peters took a year-long sabbatical. During this time he was named the NHCA Conference Coach of the Year and the College Division National Coach of the Year.
Gibbons moved to Northern Michigan University in 1983, and served as an assistant coach with the Wildcats’ hockey program until 1988. He went on to serve as an assistant coach at Colorado College (1988 to 1990) and the University of Denver (1990 to 1994). In 1993, he was a co-coach with Scott Owens for the USA Select Team. After leaving Denver, Gibbons worked for one year as the head coach for the Langley Thunder in the BCJHL.
From 1995 to 1997, Gibbons was an assistant coach with the Baltimore Bandits, the Anaheim Ducks’ American Hockey League affiliate. While at Baltimore, Gibbons coached NHL Stanley Cup winner Matt Cullen. Incidentally, Cullen played collegiate hockey at St. Cloud State, where Gibbons has coached since 2007.
After this time, Gibbons returned to Minnesota to become head coach of the boys' hockey program at Eastview High School, which had opened in the summer of 1997. During ten seasons at Eastview, Gibbons earned Minnesota State High School League Section 5 Coach of the Year honors in 2001, 2003 and 2004.
In 2006, Gibbons served as an assistant coach to Northern Michigan Wildcats men's hockey coach Walt Kyle for the USA Junior National Team, placing fourth at the World Junior Tournament in Vancouver, B.C.
In the summer of 2007, Gibbons was hired as an assistant for the St. Cloud State men's hockey team, where he recruited future NHL players Oliver Lauridson, Ben Hanowski, Nick Jensen, and Nick Dowd, and helped coach St. Cloud to NCAA tournament berths in 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, and 2019. While at St. Cloud State, the American Hockey Coaches Association named Gibbons the recipient of the 2016 Terry Flanagan Award, which recognizes career achievement as an assistant hockey coach.
==Personal life==
Gibbons is a native of White Bear Lake, Minnesota and a graduate of Hill-Murray School. He obtained his Bachelor's degree in Business as well as his Master's degree in Education from Bemidji State University. He and his wife Nancy reside in St. Cloud, Minnesota and have three children, Sean, Kelly, and Shannon. His grandfather, middleweight boxer Mike Gibbons, is regarded as one of the best boxers of all time, while his grandfather's brother Tommy Gibbons was also a renowned heavyweight boxer.
==Awards==
*1979 NAIA All American
*1983 Edward Jeremiah Award (Division III Coach of the Year)
*2016 Terry Flanagan Award (Division I Assistant Coach of the Year)
==Coaching record==
===High School===
Team 	Year 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Post season
Team 	Year 	G 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	Pts 	Finish 	Result
Eastview	1997–1998	22 	6 	16 	0 	0 	12 	4th 	Section Quarterfinals
Eastview	1998–1999	23 	9 	14 	0 	0 	18 	5th 	Section Quarterfinals
Eastview	1999–2000	25 	12 	12 	1 	0 	25 	2nd 	Section Semifinals
Eastview	2000–2001	31 	20 	10 	1 	0 	41 	1st 	State Consolation Champions
Eastview	2001–2002	27 	22 	5 	0 	0 	44 	4th 	Section Semifinals
Eastview	2002–2003	28 	16 	8 	4 	0 	36 	2nd 	Section Finals
Eastview	2003–2004	28 	14 	12 	2 	0 	30 	3rd 	Section Finals
Eastview	2004–2005	27 	8 	17 	2 	0 	18 	7th 	Section Semifinals
Eastview	2005–2006	27 	13 	13 	1 	0 	27 	4th 	Section Semifinals
Eastview	2006–2007	26 	11 	13 	2 	0 	24 	6th 	Section Quarterfinals
Totals 	Totals 	264 	131 	120 	13 	0 	275 	 	
===Amateur===
Team 	Year 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season 	Post season
Team 	Year 	G 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	Pts 	Finish 	Result
Langley Thunder 	1994–1995	60 	38 	21 	1 	0 	77 	2nd in Mainland Conference	BCJHL Quarterfinals
USA U-20 National Team	2005–2006	7 	3 	3 	1 	0 	7 	4th Place 	Bronze Medal Game
Totals 	Totals 	67 	41 	24 	2 	0 	84 	 	
===Professional ===
Team 	Year 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season 	Post season
Team 	Year 	G 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	Pts 	Finish 	Result
Baltimore Bandits	1995–1996	80 	33 	36 	9 	2 	77 	3rd in South 	South Division Finals
Baltimore Bandits	1996–1997	80 	30 	37 	10 	3 	73 	4th in Mid-Atlantic	Mid-Atlantic Division Semifinals
Totals 	Totals 	163 	64 	80 	0 	19 	147 	 	
===Collegiate===
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