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Mitch Love
Born (1984-06-15)June 15, 1984,
Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada
Height
Weight
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
Pro clubs Lowell Lock Monsters
Albany River Rats
Lake Erie Monsters
Houston Aeros
Peoria Rivermen
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2005–2011

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.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4]

Career statistics[]

Regular season 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 278 6 21 27 808 16 1 0 1 32

Coaching record[]

Team Year Regular season Post season
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 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 156 95 44 12 4 206
AHL Totals 68 45 16 6 2 97

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