Mark Kumpel Explained

Played For:Quebec Nordiques
Detroit Red Wings
Winnipeg Jets
Position:Right wing
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:190
Birth Date:March 7, 1961
Birth Place:Wakefield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Ntl Team:USA
Draft:108th overall
Draft Year:1980
Draft Team:Quebec Nordiques
Career Start:1983
Career End: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 seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1979–80LowellECAC II30 18 18 36 12
1980–81LowellECAC II1 2 0 2 0
1981–82LowellECAC II35 17 13 30 23
1982–83LowellECAC II7 8 5 13 0
1982–83United States National TeamIntl30 14 18 32 6
1983–84United States National TeamIntl61 14 19 33 19
1983–84Fredericton ExpressAHL16 1 1 2 53 0 0 0 15
1984–85Quebec NordiquesNHL42 8 7 15 2618 3 4 7 4
1984–85Fredericton ExpressAHL18 9 6 15 17
1985–86Quebec NordiquesNHL47 10 12 22 172 1 0 1 0
1985–86Fredericton ExpressAHL7 4 2 6 4
1986–87Quebec NordiquesNHL40 1 8 9 16
1986–87Detroit Red WingsNHL5 0 1 1 08 0 0 0 4
1986–87Adirondack Red WingsAHL7 2 3 5 01 1 0 1 0
1987–88Detroit Red WingsNHL13 0 2 2 4
1987–88Winnipeg JetsNHL32 4 4 8 194 0 0 0 4
1987–88Adirondack Red WingsAHL4 5 0 5 2
1988–89Moncton HawksAHL53 22 23 45 25
1989–90Winnipeg JetsNHL56 8 9 17 217 2 0 2 2
1990–91Winnipeg JetsNHL53 7 3 10 10
1991–92Moncton HawksAHL41 11 18 29 122 0 0 0 0
1992–93Providence BruinsAHL30 5 3 8 14
AHL totals176 59 56 115 796 1 0 1 15
NHL totals288 38 46 84 11339 6 4 10 14

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1981United StatesWJC
1983United StatesWC B
1984United StatesOG6 1 0 1 2
Senior totals6 1 0 1 2

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kumpel Resigns as Commissioner . Eastern Hockey League . July 26, 2019.