Mark Kumpel
Mark Alan Kumpel (born March 7, 1961) is an American former ice hockey player.
| Mark Kumpel | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
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 |
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]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1979–80 | University of Massachusetts-Lowell | NCAA-II | 30 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | University of Massachusetts-Lowell | NCAA-II | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | University of Massachusetts-Lowell | NCAA-II | 35 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | University of Massachusetts-Lowell | NCAA-II | 7 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | United States National Team | Intl | 30 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||
| 1983–84 | United States National Team | Intl | 61 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 42 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 1984–85 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 18 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 47 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1985–86 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 40 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1986–87 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1987–88 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 32 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1987–88 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 53 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 56 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1990–91 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 53 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 41 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 30 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 176 | 59 | 56 | 115 | 79 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | ||||
| NHL totals | 288 | 38 | 46 | 84 | 113 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 14 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | United States | WC-B | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1984 | United States | OLY | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Senior totals | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
References
- "Kumpel Resigns as Commissioner". Eastern Hockey League. July 26, 2019.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com