Mark Kumpel
| Mark Kumpel | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 7, 1961 Wakefield, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Quebec Nordiques Detroit Red Wings Winnipeg Jets | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| NHL Draft |
108th overall, 1980 Quebec Nordiques | ||
| Playing career | 1983–1993 | ||
Mark Alan Kumpel (born March 7, 1961) is an American former ice hockey player.
Selected by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft, Kumpel also played for the Detroit Red Wings and Winnipeg Jets. A member of the 1984 Olympic team, Kumpel retired from the NHL after 288 games played where he totaled 38 goals for 84 points.
After his retirement as a player, Kumpel served as head coach of the Nashville Knights and Dayton Bombers of the ECHL, and was on the Portland Pirates staff from 1998 to 2004. Kumpel also served as a scout for the NHL's Atlanta Thrashers.
Prior to becoming the director of hockey operations for the Eastern Hockey League (EHL) in 2012, Kumpel had a successful five-year tenure as head coach of the Walpole Express Junior A hockey team. Kumpel led the Express to three consecutive Atlantic Junior Hockey League playoff championships (2009–12) and two regular-season titles in (2011 and 2012). In 2019, he left the EHL to take a position with Kunlun Red Star's development team in China.[1]
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1979–80 | University of Massachusetts Lowell | ECAC II | 30 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | University of Massachusetts Lowell | ECAC II | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | University of Massachusetts Lowell | ECAC II | 35 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | University of Massachusetts Lowell | ECAC II | 7 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | United States National Team | Intl | 30 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | United States National Team | Intl | 61 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||
| 1984–85 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 42 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 1984–85 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 18 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 47 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1985–86 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 40 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1986–87 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1987–88 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 32 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1987–88 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 53 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 56 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1990–91 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 53 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 41 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 30 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 176 | 59 | 56 | 115 | 79 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | ||||
| NHL totals | 288 | 38 | 46 | 84 | 113 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 14 | ||||
International[]
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | United States | WJC | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1983 | United States | WC B | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1984 | United States | OG | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Senior totals | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
References[]
- ^ "Kumpel Resigns as Commissioner". Eastern Hockey League. July 26, 2019.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
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