Steve Harrison (ice hockey) explained

Steve Harrison
Birth Date:1958 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:190
Position:Defence
Shoots:Left
League:NHL
Played For:Kalamazoo Wings
Port Huron Flags
Salt Lake Golden Eagles
Peoria Prancers
Moncton Alpines
Toledo Goaldiggers
TUTO Hockey
Flint Spirits
SaiPa
Brûleurs de Loups
Fort Worth Fire
Ntl Team:France
Draft:39th overall
Draft Year:1978
Draft Team:St Louis Blues
Career Start:1978
Career End:1993

Steve Harrison (born April 25, 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He last played for the Fort Worth Fire of the Central Hockey League. He his currently the head coach for the Carolina Thunderbirds in the FPHL.

Career

Early career

Harrison was drafted from the Toronto Marlboros by the St. Louis Blues, 39th overall, in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft, but he never played in the NHL and spent the majority of his career with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles. He has also played in the SM-liiga.[1]

Coaching

Prior to the 1993–94 CHL season, Harrison was named the head coach of the Fort Worth Fire. After the Fire finished with a combined record of 57-63-10 in 2 seasons, failing to qualify for the playoffs in both seasons, he was fired and replaced with Bill McDonald.[2]

Harrison was named the head coach of the Toledo Storm for the 2003–04 ECHL season but was replaced mid-season by Nick Vitucci.[3]

Harrison was named the head coach of the Danville Dashers for the 2014–15 FHL season.[4] The Dashers won the Championship in 2017, but Harrison resigned as their head coach shortly after.[5]

In addition, Harrison coached the New Mexico Renegades during their final season in New Mexico[6] and worked as a scout for the San Jose Sharks.

In summer 2023, Harrison was named head coach of the FPHL Carolina Thunderbirds based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.[7] He led the Thunderbirds to a second place regular season finish in the FPHL's Continental Division.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stats | Harrison, Stevie | Liiga.
  2. Web site: Harrison Fired, McDonald Hired as Fort Worth Coach. 1995-07-26.
  3. Web site: Harrison fired as Storm coach.
  4. Web site: Dashers hirer Harrison as Head Coach for 2014-15 Season.
  5. Web site: Harrison leaves Dashers - Official Site of the Federal Hockey League.
  6. Web site: Game on: Renegades play first home game Friday.
  7. Web site: The Flock Welcome (sic) Coach Steve Harrison.