Chuck Weber (ice hockey)

Chuck Weber (born 1973) is an American ice hockey coach.

Current position
TitleAssistant coach
TeamRensselaer
ConferenceECAC Hockey
Biographical details
Born1973 (age 46–47)
Lockport, New York, USA
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999–2001Orlando Solar Bears (assistant)
2001–2002Trenton Titans (assistant)
2002–2003Milwaukee Admirals (assistant)
2003–2005Augusta Lynx (assistant)
2005–2006Utah Grizzlies (assistant)
2006–2010Cincinnati Cyclones
2010–2011Rochester Americans
2011–2013San Antonio Rampage
2013–2014San Antonio Rampage (assistant)
2014Medveščak Zagreb
2014–2016Coventry Blaze
2016–2017Rochester Americans (assistant)
2017–2018Atlanta Gladiators
2018–PresentRensselaer (assistant)

From 2006 to 2010, Weber was the head coach of the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL. Weber was named the Coach of Year, winning the John Brophy Award for the 2007–08 season.[1]

At the end of the 2009–10 season, he was promoted to be the head coach the Cyclones' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Rochester Americans. After one season in Rochester, their National Hockey League affiliate, the Florida Panthers changed their AHL affiliation to the San Antonio Rampage. Weber was then named head coach of the Rampage. In 2013, Weber was reassigned in the Panthers' organization to be the Rampage's director of hockey operations while also having his coaching duties reduced to an associate position.[2]

In June 2014, Weber once again took a head coaching position and moved to the Kontinental Hockey League and the Medveščak Zagreb.[3] However, he would only last three months with the team before being relived of duties.[4] He stayed overseas and became head coach of the Coventry Blaze in the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) in December 2014.[5] While at Coventry, he took the Blaze from ninth to sixth place and qualified for the playoffs. He led the Blaze to a 5–4 aggregate victory over the Nottingham Panthers in the quarterfinals and a place in the EIHL final four weekend. In the semifinals, they beat the Belfast Giants 3–2 after a shootout They then faced the EIHL regular season champion Sheffield Steelers, winning 4-2 and becoming the lowest seed to ever win the EIHL playoffs. At the end of the season, Weber was announced as returning to the Blaze for 2015–16.[6] Despite an eighth place regular season finish, he took the team into the playoffs and once again made the league final. The Blaze then lost to the Nottingham Panthers 2–0. At the end of the season he announced he would not be remaining with Coventry.

In 2016, Weber returned to the Rochester Americans as an assistant coach.[7]

On August 8, 2017, Weber was named as the fifth head coach and general manager of hockey operations for the ECHL's Atlanta Gladiators.[8] Weber would then leave after one season to take an assistant coaching position with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) NCAA Div. I men's team in order to be closer to home.[9]

References
  1. "The ECHL - Premier 'AA' Hockey League | Cincinnati's Weber Receives John Brophy Award". Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  2. Panthers Announce Restructuring Of San Antonio Rampage Coaching Staff - Florida Panthers - News
  3. "Chuck Weber is Medvescak's new coach". KHL Medveščak Zagreb. June 27, 2014.
  4. "Chuck Weber no longer KHL Medvescak Zagreb's coach". Medveščak Zagreb. October 4, 2014.
  5. "Coventry Blaze appoint American Chuck Weber as new head coach until end of the season". Coventry Telegraph. December 1, 2014.
  6. "Interview with Coventry Coach Chuck Weber". One Puck Short. May 1, 2015.
  7. "Chuck Weber, Brad Tapper joining Amerks coaching staff". Democrat & Chronicle. June 6, 2016.
  8. "Two-Time Kelly Cup Champion Chuck Weber Hired as Gladiators Head Coach". August 8, 2017. Archived from the original on August 31, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  9. "Atlanta Gladiators in search of new head coach after Chuck Weber resignation". Gwinnett Daily Post. June 5, 2018.


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