Jeff Pyle (ice hockey)

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Jeff Pyle
Born (1958-10-07) October 7, 1958 (age 66)
St. Robert, Missouri
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for AHL
Binghamton Whalers
IHL
Saginaw Gears
Flint Generals
Saginaw Hawks
ACHL
Mohawk Valley Stars
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 19811993

Jeff Pyle (born October 7, 1958) is an American former ice hockey player and the current Director of Hockey Operations of the ECHL Atlanta Gladiators.

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Career

Pyle began coaching in the ECHL during the 1998–99 season, when he coached the Mobile Mysticks. He remained as the head coach when the franchise moved to Gwinnett County to become the Gwinnett Gladiators for the 2003–04 season, staying in this position through the end of the 2010–11 season.

On July 13, 2011, Pyle was named head coach of the American Hockey League's Texas Stars. [1]

It was announced on April 11, 2013, that Pyle would become the head coach and director of hockey operations of the ECHL's Evansville IceMen, effective July 1, 2013. [2] On April 20, 2014, Pyle was relieved of his duties with Evansville due to disagreements on hockey operations with owner Ron Geary. [3]

In September 2014, Pyle moved to Italy to become head coach of the HC Valpellice Bulldogs of Torre Pellice (TO), Piedmont.

On March 22, 2016, Pyle returned to the Evansville area as the head coach of the Southern Professional Hockey League's Evansville Thunderbolts, which was announced to replace the departing ECHL IceMen franchise. [3]

In 2018, Pyle returned to Gwinnett County, Georgia, as the head coach of his old team, the since renamed Atlanta Gladiators. [4]

On June 6, 2023, Pyle was promoted by the Atlanta Gladiators from Head Coach and General Manager to Director of Hockey Operations. [5]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1978–79 Northern Michigan University NCAA 341527424
1979–80 Northern Michigan UniversityNCAA4126376312
1980–81 Northern Michigan UniversityNCAA4035538820
1981–82 Binghamton Whalers AHL 1611215
1981–82 Saginaw Gears IHL 42350
1981–82 Mohawk Valley Stars ACHL 29163450161279166
1982–83 Mohawk Valley StarsACHL5953481014494486
1983–84 Flint Generals IHL804459103208781511
1984–85 Flint GeneralsIHL8235599451716713
1985–86 Saginaw Generals IHL8039701094911412162
1986–87 Saginaw GeneralsIHL82498713634103698
1987–88 Duisburger SV Germany2 141422368
1987–88 Saginaw HawksIHL6630477719103478
1988–89 SV BayreuthGermany2201827454
1989–90 SV BayreuthGermany23537631000
1990–91 SV BayreuthGermany234278711421
1991–92 SV BayreuthGermany23922406225
1992–93 SV BayreuthGermany2311330434
AHL totals1611215
IHL totals3941993255241734618365442
Germany2 totals17313126940062

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-CCHA First Team 1980–81 [6]
CCHA Player of the Year 1980–81
James Gatschene Memorial Trophy - IHL Most Valuable Player1986–87 [7]
Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy - IHL Leading Point Scorer1986–87 [8]
John Brophy Award - ECHL Coach of the Year2021-22 [9]
NMU Sports Hall of Fame2022 [10]

References

  1. The ECHL - Premier 'AA' Hockey League | Gwinnett's Pyle named head coach of AHL's Texas Stars Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "The ECHL - Premier 'AA' Hockey League | Pyle named Evansville head coach". Archived from the original on April 13, 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Jeff Pyle returning to coach Evansville's SPHL hockey team". Evansville Courier & Press. March 22, 2016.
  4. "Atlanta Gladiators bring back winningest coach in franchise history". Gwinnett Daily Post. July 6, 2018.
  5. "Nesbitt Takes Over as Atlanta Head Coach". echl.com. June 6, 2023. Archived from the original on June 6, 2023. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  6. "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  7. James Gatschene Memorial Trophy hockey award winners of the IHL at hockeydb.com
  8. "Leo Lamoureux Memorial Trophy hockey award winners of the IHL at hockeydb.com". Archived from the original on November 11, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
  9. "Atlanta's Pyle receives John Brophy Award as ECHL Coach of the Year". www.echl.com. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  10. "Jeff Pyle Inducted Into NMU Sports Hall of Fame". Northern Michigan University. Archived from the original on April 29, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by CCHA Player of the Year
1980–81
Succeeded by