Dave Farrish Assistant Coach
Mike Foligno Assistant Coach
D
ave Farrish is in his sixth season as Assistant Coach of the Anaheim Ducks. He was named to his cur-
rent post on August 9, 2005 and won his first Stanley Cup with the club in 2007. Farrish joined the organization after one season with
the Pensacola Ice Pilots of the ECHL (2004-05). Farrish served as Head Coach and Vice President of Hockey Operations with Pensacola, leading the club to the league’s best record (51-16-5; .743 winning percentage). A native of Lucknow, Ontario, Farrish brings 20 years
of coaching experience to the Ducks’ bench. Farrish has served as Head Coach of 1,027 professional hockey games between the American Hockey League (AHL), International Hockey League (IHL) and the ECHL, com- piling a record of 520-402-83-22. Before joining Pensacola, he led the Louisiana
IceGators (ECHL) to four consecutive division champi- onships from 2000-01 to 2003-04 with a 186-78-24 record (.687 winning percentage). After guiding the IceGators to a 56-12-4 record in 2001-02, Farrish was named the ECHL Coach of the Year. Prior to his time in the ECHL, he was the Head Coach
of the Springfield Falcons of the AHL from 1997-98 to 1999-00, compiling a record of 113-96-27. From 1993- 94 to 1996-97, Farrish served as Head Coach in the IHL with the Salt Lake City Golden Eagles (1993-94) and Fort Wayne Komets (1995-96 and 1996-97). Farrish began his coaching career with Moncton of
the AHL in 1989-90, where he coached until joining the New Jersey Devils as Assistant Coach under Herb Brooks for the 1992-93 season. Including the Devils, Farrish’s teams have qualified for postseason play in 15 of his 19 seasons. Farrish played seven seasons (1976-77 to 1983-84)
in the NHL as a defenseman with Toronto, Quebec and the New York Rangers. In 430 regular season games, he recorded 17-110=127 points. Farrish was originally drafted by the Rangers in the second round (24th over- all) of the 1976 NHL Entry Draft. Dave and his wife Roxanne reside in Anaheim Hills. #
M
ike Foligno is in his first season as Assistant Coach with the Anaheim Ducks, joining the organization
on June 24, 2010. In 2009-10, Foligno served as Head Coach and General Manager of the Sudbury Wolves in the Ontario Hockey League. Foligno coached seven seasons with the Wolves and
became the winningest coach in franchise history, com- piling a 189-229-58 record in 476 career games along with a 29-31 mark in the playoffs. Sudbury qualified for the postseason in six of seven seasons under Foligno, including an Eastern Conference championship in 2006-07. A native of Sudbury, Ontario, Foligno has served as an
NHL assistant coach with the Toronto Maple Leafs (1995- 96) and Colorado Avalanche (1997-98). He began his professional coaching career with the St. John’s Maple Leafs of the American Hockey League (AHL) in 1995-96 prior to his time in Toronto and Colorado. In 1998-99, Foligno was named the head coach of Colorado’s AHL affiliate in Hershey, where he led the Bears to a 186-154- 60 record in five seasons (1998-03) and five straight appearances in the Calder Cup Playoffs. Originally selected by Detroit in the first round (third
overall) of the 1979 NHL Entry Draft, Foligno played 15 NHL seasons with Detroit (1979-81), Buffalo (1981- 90), Toronto (1990-93) and Florida (1993-94). During his rookie season in Detroit, Foligno scored 36 goals and was a runner-up for the Calder Memorial Trophy as Rookie of the Year. In 1,018 career NHL games, Foligno collected 355-
372=727 points with 2,049 PIM. He also appeared in 57 career Stanley Cup Playoff games, including an appearance in the 1993 Western Conference Finals. Foligno resides in Sudbury, Ontario and has four chil-
dren: Cara, Lisa, Nick and Marcus. His oldest son Nick is a member of the Ottawa Senators while youngest son Marcus was a fourth-round selection (104th overall) by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. Both Nick (2004-07) and Marcus (2007-10) played for Sudbury during Mike’s seven-year tenure with the Wolves. #
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