Dan Ceman

Dan Ceman (born July 25, 1973) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and a former ice hockey player. He is currently the head coach of Slovak HC Košice.

Dan Ceman
Born (1973-07-25) July 25, 1973
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for AHL
Kentucky Thoroughblades
Portland Pirates
Providence Bruins
ECHL
Hampton Roads Admirals
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 1997–2012

Playing career

Born in Windsor, Ontario and has Slovak descent, with grandparents originating from Novosad in Eastern Slovakia.[1] Ceman attended the University of Windsor before turning pro in 1997. He first played for AHL’s Kentucky Thoroughblades. In the 1997-98 season he was instrumental in the Hampton Roads Admirals’ run to the ECHL championship title,[2] the following season, he won the Calder Cup with the Providence Bruins.[3]

Ceman then took his game overseas, joining the Sheffield Steelers of the British Ice Hockey Superleague for the 1999-00 campaign. He remained in England until 2003, spending the next three years with the Bracknell Bees.[4]

He then spent time playing in Denmark and France, before returning to England for the 2005-06 season, which he split between EIHL sides Sheffield Steelers[5] and Nottingham Panthers. In 2006, Ceman embarked on a four-year stint with Danish first-division side SønderjyskE Ishockey. As a team captain, Ceman led SønderjyskE to back-to-back Danish championships in 2009 and 2010.

Ceman spent the last two years of his playing career in the Elite Ice Hockey League, turning out for the Dundee Stars (acting as player-coach) and the Fife Flyers: On December 7, 2011, with the team standing at second-last in the league, the Dundee Stars announced that Ceman had been released for performance.[6] On 13 December 2011 it was announced that Ceman had signed with the Fife Flyers for the remainder of the 2011-12 season.[7] Ceman announced on May 30, 2012 that he had signed to become an assistant coach in Denmark and would retire as a player.

Coaching career

After serving as player-coach of the Dundee Stars from 2010 to 2012, Ceman was named head coach of Danish second division side Vojens IK in 2012.[8] In April 2013, he joined the coaching staff of SønderjyskE Ishockey of the Danish top-flight as an assistant, helping the team win the 2013 Danish championship. In May 2013, he was promoted to SønderjyskE Ishockey head coach[9] and guided the club to championship titles in 2014 and 2015. In February 2015, he signed a new two-year deal with the club. In 2017 he signed deal with HC '05 Banská Bystrica. [10] In 2021 he became the head coach of HC Košice.[11]

References
  1. Čop, Šimon (April 24, 2023) [24 April 2023]. "Milujem Košice, vravel kanadský tréner so slovenskými koreňmi. Bude pokračovať?" [I love Košice, said the Canadian coach of Slovak descent. Will he continue?]. Sportnet (in Slovak). Košice. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  2. "Official Home of the Norfolk Admirals". www.norfolkadmirals.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  3. "Calder Cup Champions - Players | AHL". theahl.com. Archived from the original on February 27, 2010. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  4. "bracknell bees". homepage.ntlworld.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
  5. "Steely Dan: Do It Again". The Mirror. September 2005. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  6. "Dundee Stars release coach Ceman". BBC Sport.
  7. "Flyers sign Dan Ceman - Fife Flyers". Archived from the original on April 20, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
  8. "Dan Ceman | LinkedIn". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  9. "Sønderjysk Elitesport A/S". www.soenderjyske.dk. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
  10. "Ishockey: Ceman forlænger med SønderjyskE - Lokalavisen Haderslev". haderslev.lokalavisen.dk. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  11. "Košice predĺžili spoluprácu so Cemanom. Asistovať mu bude úspešný tréner juniorky". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved January 29, 2023.
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