Larry Mitchell (ice hockey)

Larry Mitchell (born June 2, 1967) is a German-born Canadian professional ice hockey coach and a former professional ice hockey player. He has been serving as sporting director of EHC Kloten since November 2022.

Larry Mitchell
Larry Mitchell in 2012
Born (1967-06-02) June 2, 1967
Zweibrücken, West Germany
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Dinslakener EC
TEV Miesbach
EC Peiting
Krefelder EV 1981
Grefather EC
EA Kempten
EA Schongau
EHC Salzgitter
ESC Wedemark
Krefeld Pinguine
EC Hannover
Wedemark Scorpions
EC Bad Nauheim
SC Bietigheim-Bissingen
ESV Bayreuth
EV Duisburg
Playing career 1988–2002

Playing career

Mitchell spent his early career in his native Canada, playing for the Brockville Braves in the CJAHL, followed by a stint with OHL's Cornwall Royals.

In 1988, he signed his first contract with a team in Germany, Dinslakener EC of the country's third tier league. He recorded 70 goals and 59 assists in 38 games for the club. Mitchell then stayed in Germany for the remainder of his professional career, mostly playing for lower league teams. His 14 appearances in the German top-flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga for Krefeld and Hannover came between 1995 and 1997. A proven scorer at the 2. Bundesliga level, he tallied 77 goals and 69 assists for ESC Wedemark during the 1995-96 campaign.

Mitchell finished his professional playing career in 2002.[1] He returned to Canada and tried to start a career as a talent scout in the NHL, but was not hired by any club. Mitchell then worked as a sales manager, before getting his coaching career underway in Germany.[2]

Coaching and managing career

As a first-year head coach, Mitchell guided Oberliga team EV Landsberg to promotion to the 2. Bundesliga in 2006.[1]

Midway through the 2007-08 campaign, he accepted an offer of DEL side Augsburger Panther,[1] where he then spent seven years as head coach. He was the man behind the team's impressive run to the 2010 DEL finals, the Panthers' greatest success since winning the 2. Bundesliga championship in 1994. Under his guidance, Augsburg reached the DEL playoffs four times.[3] The Panthers and Mitchell parted ways in December 2014 after a run of bad results.[4]

Only a couple of days later, Mitchell was appointed new head coach of fellow DEL side Straubing Tigers.[5] In the 2015–16 season, he guided the Tigers to the DEL quarterfinals, where they fell short to München, the team that went on to win the championship that year. He parted ways with the Straubing team by mutual consent at the conclusion of the 2016-17 campaign.[6] Mitchell is said to have a knack for spotting talented prospects.[7]

On March 28, 2017, Mitchell was named sporting director of DEL club ERC Ingolstadt.[8] His tenure ended in April 2022.[9] On November 1, 2022, EHC Kloten hired Mitchell as sporting director.[10]

Personal info

Mitchell was born in Zweibrücken, Germany, where his father, a soldier in the Canadian army, served at the time.[11]

References
  1. "Larry Mitchell". Eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  2. "Puck Off! Episode 158: Larry Mitchell, der Kommunikative". Mysports / youtube.com. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  3. "Larry Mitchell: der Kommunikator". Augsburger Allgemeine. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  4. "Sportliche Talfahrt: AEV trennt sich von Mitchell". Kicker. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  5. "Larry Mitchell wird neuer Cheftrainer der Tigers". DEL. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  6. "Danke, Larry Mitchell". Straubing Tigers (in German). Retrieved 2017-03-15.
  7. "Sportchef Larry Mitchell – Der Soldatensohn rekrutiert in Kloten". Tages-Anzeiger (in German). 2023-01-13. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  8. "Larry Mitchell ist neuer Sportdirektor". erc-ingolstadt.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-03-28.
  9. "ERC Ingolstadt trennt sich von Sportdirektor Larry Mitchell, Tim Regan übernimmt – Machacek bleibt in Wolfsburg". www.eishockeynews.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  10. "Mitchell neuer Sportchef bei Kloten". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  11. "Eishockeyklub Augsburger Panther: Larry Mitchell - der Schwabenmacher". Der Tagesspiegel. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
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