The 37-year-old newly hired coach for the Ducks’ top minor-league team is considered a rising star in the industry
| UPDATED:In 2011, Matt McIlvane was hired to coach the Danville Dashers of the Federal Hockey League.
“When I came in, there hadn’t been a coach of the team for three weeks and it was like, ‘Wow, a real coach.’ I’ve never felt so valuable to that environment as I did that day.the 37-year-old McIlvane was hired by Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek to coach San Diego McIlvane moved on from Danville to eventually coach in Europe, where he spent 10 seasons as either an assistant or head coach. Most notably, as head coach with EC Red Bull Salzburg, he won consecutive league championships in 2021-22 and 2022-23. At the start of his European adventure, McIlvane was mentored by Don Jackson, who played 315 games in the NHL and was an NHL heavyweight when that still mattered but always had a cerebral quality, suggestive of a bright coaching future.
“Don is always thinking about the players … and how are the players going to be able to receive this message. The humility, the system, and the ability to put the players first, that is the big takeaway from .” “I always told him – and hopefully he feels the same way – If I’m going to be a head coach somewhere, I would definitely get him on my team, on my coaching staff,” Sturm said. “That’s how much I like him.”
Currently, the position of Ducks’ head coach is open after Dallas Eakins was not retained. There is the possibility the job may not be filled before the NHL draft in late June, Verbeek said.
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