Steve Harrison (ice hockey)

Steve Harrison (born April 25, 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He last played for the Fort Worth Fire of the Central Hockey League. He his currently the head coach for the Carolina Thunderbirds in the FPHL.

Steve Harrison
Born (1958-04-25) 25 April 1958 (age 66)
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Kalamazoo Wings
Port Huron Flags
Salt Lake Golden Eagles
Peoria Prancers
Moncton Alpines
Toledo Goaldiggers
TUTO Hockey
Flint Spirits
SaiPa
Brûleurs de Loups
Fort Worth Fire
National team  France
NHL draft 39th overall, 1978
St Louis Blues
Playing career 1978–1993

Career

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Early career

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Harrison was drafted from the Toronto Marlboros by the St. Louis Blues, 39th overall, in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft, but he never played in the NHL and spent the majority of his career with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles. He has also played in the SM-liiga.[1]

Coaching

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Prior to the 1993–94 CHL season, Harrison was named the head coach of the Fort Worth Fire. After the Fire finished with a combined record of 57-63-10 in 2 seasons, failing to qualify for the playoffs in both seasons, he was fired and replaced with Bill McDonald.[2]

Harrison was named the head coach of the Toledo Storm for the 2003–04 ECHL season but was replaced mid-season by Nick Vitucci.[3]

Harrison was named the head coach of the Danville Dashers for the 2014–15 FHL season.[4] The Dashers won the Championship in 2017, but Harrison resigned as their head coach shortly after.[5]

In addition, Harrison coached the New Mexico Renegades during their final season in New Mexico[6] and worked as a scout for the San Jose Sharks.

In summer 2023, Harrison was named head coach of the FPHL Carolina Thunderbirds based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.[7] He led the Thunderbirds to a second place regular season finish in the FPHL's Continental Division.

References

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  1. ^ "Stats | Harrison, Stevie | Liiga".
  2. ^ "Harrison Fired, McDonald Hired as Fort Worth Coach". 1995-07-26.
  3. ^ "Harrison fired as Storm coach".
  4. ^ "Dashers hirer Harrison as Head Coach for 2014-15 Season".
  5. ^ "Harrison leaves Dashers - Official Site of the Federal Hockey League".
  6. ^ "Game on: Renegades play first home game Friday".
  7. ^ "The Flock Welcome (sic) Coach Steve Harrison".
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Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database