Greg Poss

Greg Poss (born August 6, 1965 in Green Bay, Wisconsin) is a former American hockey player and coach. He was most recently the head coach of the EC Red Bull Salzburg of the Austrian Hockey League.
==Playing career==
Poss began his career with the Dubuque Fighting Saints in the United States Hockey League. He then played four years for the University of Wisconsin men's ice hockey team. In 1989 he made his professional debut in the American Hockey League for the Maine Mariners . After two seasons, he joined the International Hockey League with the Peoria Rivermen. After a serious knee injury he had to finish his playing career.
==Coaching career==
===Germany===
Poss' primary experience with head coaching is in the top-tier hockey league of Germany, the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, where he coached the Iserlohn Roosters, the Nürnberg Ice Tigers and Adler Mannheim. From October 2004 to November 2005 he was also head coach of the German national ice hockey team. Poss coached in the DEL through 2008.
===United States===
Poss served as assistant coach of the Ontario Reign for the 2009–10 ECHL season. He signed a two-year contract with the Florida Everblades starting with the 2010–11 ECHL season. In Florida, Poss continued the Everblades' streak of consecutive post-season appearances until it ended in the 2013–14 season. In the 2011 Kelly Cup playoffs, his Everblades were eliminated in the 1st round by the eventual East Division Champions, the Kalamazoo Wings. In the 2012 Kelly Cup playoffs, he guided the Everblades to their first-ever Kelly Cup, defeating the Ryan Mougenel-led Las Vegas Wranglers 4–1.
On May 26, 2016, Poss left the Everblades for the head coaching position with EC Red Bull Salzburg in the Austrian Hockey League. Poss led the Salzburg team to semifinal appearance in the Champions Hockey League in the 2018–19 season. He parted company with the club in late February 2019.
==Statistics==
===Playing===
  	  	  	 	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
1985–86 	Univ. of Wisconsin	WCHA 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1986–87 	Univ. of Wisconsin	WCHA 	 	20 	0 	2 	2 	12 	 	 	 	 	 	
1987–88 	Univ. of Wisconsin	WCHA 	 	40 	2 	12 	14 	44 	 	 	 	 	 	
1988–89 	Univ. of Wisconsin	WCHA 	 	38 	5 	4 	9 	32 	 	 	 	 	 	
1989–90 	Maine Mariners 	AHL 	 	50 	8 	8 	16 	54 	 	 	 	 	 	
1990–91 	Maine Mariners 	AHL 	 	59 	9 	19 	28 	49 	 	1 	0 	1 	1 	0
1991–92 	Peoria Rivermen 	IHL 	 	18 	1 	4 	5 	41 	 	 	 	 	 	
WCHA totals	WCHA totals 	WCHA totals	 	101 	7 	18 	25 	88 	 	 	 	 	 	
AHL totals 	AHL totals 	AHL totals 	 	109 	17 	27 	44 	103 	 	1 	0 	1 	1 	0
IHL totals 	IHL totals 	IHL totals 	 	18 	1 	4 	5 	41 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Coaching===
 	 	 		
Season 	Team 	League 		Results
1996–97	EHC Timmendorfer Strand 	1. Eishockey Liga 		3rd place
1997–98	Iserlohner EC 	1. Eishockey Liga 		3rd place
1998–99	Iserlohner EC 	Eishockey Bundesliga 		4th place
1999–00	Iserlohner EC 	2. Eishockey-Bundesliga		6th place
2000–01	Iserlohn Roosters 	DEL 		15th place, Out of playoffs
2001–02	Iserlohn Roosters 	DEL 		12th place, Out of playoffs
2002–03	Iserlohn Roosters 	DEL 		9th place, Out of playoffs
2003–04	Nürnberg Ice Tigers 	DEL 		2nd place
2004–05	Nürnberg Ice Tigers 	DEL 		3rd place
2005–06	Adler Mannheim 	DEL 		10th place
2006–07	Adler Mannheim 	DEL 		League champions
2007–08	Adler Mannheim 	DEL 		Released 22 December
2009–10	Ontario Reign (ass't coach)	ECHL 		Out of playoffs
2010–11	Florida Everblades 	ECHL 		Lost in 1st round
2011–12	Florida Everblades 	ECHL 		Won Kelly Cup
2012–13	Florida Everblades 	ECHL 		Lost in 2nd round
2013–14	Florida Everblades 	ECHL 		Out of playoffs
2014–15	Florida Everblades 	ECHL 		Lost in 2nd round
2015–16	Florida Everblades 	ECHL 		Lost in 1st round
2016–17	EC Red Bull Salzburg 	EBEL 		Lost in 2nd round
2017–18	EC Red Bull Salzburg 	EBEL 		Lost in 3rd round
2018–19	EC Red Bull Salzburg 	EBEL 		Replaced by Andreas Brucker on February 26th
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
 	 	 		
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey players
Category:Dubuque Fighting Saints players
Category:Maine Mariners players
Category:Peoria Rivermen (IHL) players
Category:American men's ice hockey forwards
Category:Deutsche Eishockey Liga coaches