Mark Kumpel

Mark Alan Kumpel (born March 7, 1961 in Wakefield, Massachusetts) is an American former ice hockey player.

Mark Kumpel
Born (1961-03-07) 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 AHL
Fredericton Express
Adirondack Red Wings
Moncton Hawks
Providence Bruins
NHL
Quebec Nordiques
Detroit Red Wings
Winnipeg Jets
National team  United States
NHL Draft 108th overall, 1980
Quebec Nordiques
Playing career 1983–1993

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]

References
  1. "Kumpel Resigns as Commissioner". Eastern Hockey League. July 26, 2019.


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