Mark DeSantis (born January 12, 1972) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. He was the head coach for the Rapid City Rush of the ECHL from midway into the 2015–16 season until the end of the 2016–17 season.[1][2] He was the head coach of the Fayetteville FireAntz of the Southern Professional Hockey League for the 2012–13 season and of the Brampton Beast of the Central Hockey League for the 2013–14 season.
Mark DeSantis | |||
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Born |
(1972-01-12) January 12, 1972 (age 50) Brampton, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 218 lb (99 kg; 15 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
IHL San Diego Gulls San Antonio Dragons Grand Rapids Griffins ECHL Greensboro Monarchs Jacksonville Lizard Kings Louisiana IceGators Augusta Lynx Toledo Storm AHL Baltimore Bandits Providence Bruins WPHL New Mexico Scorpions CHL San Antonio Iguanas Amarillo Gorillas Rapid City Rush EIHL Basingstoke Bison UHL Port Huron Icehawks | ||
NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 1993–2009 |
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1989–90 | Cornwall Royals | OHL | 59 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 79 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | ||
1990–91 | Cornwall Royals | OHL | 41 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Cornwall Royals | OHL | 66 | 10 | 45 | 55 | 105 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||
1992–93 | Newmarket Royals | OHL | 66 | 19 | 70 | 89 | 136 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 14 | ||
1993–94 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 65 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Greensboro Monarchs | ECHL | 57 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 196 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 41 | ||
1994–95 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Jacksonville Lizard Kings | ECHL | 51 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 243 | 18 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 56 | ||
1995–96 | Baltimore Bandits | AHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | San Antonio Dragons | IHL | 61 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 184 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
1997–98 | San Antonio Dragons | IHL | 61 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Louisiana IceGators | ECHL | 27 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Augusta Lynx | ECHL | 25 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1998–99 | Grand Rapids Griffins | IHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–00 | Augusta Lynx | ECHL | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–00 | Toledo Storm | ECHL | 44 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 235 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–00 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | New Mexico Scorpions | WPHL | 67 | 21 | 42 | 63 | 169 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | San Antonio Iguanas | CHL | 64 | 13 | 43 | 56 | 156 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||
2002–03 | Amarillo Gorillas | CHL | 64 | 7 | 41 | 48 | 106 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | ||
2003–04 | Amarillo Gorillas | CHL | 64 | 12 | 42 | 54 | 113 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
2004–05 | Amarillo Gorillas | CHL | 60 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 104 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | ||
2005–06 | Amarillo Gorillas | CHL | 62 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 163 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | ||
2006–07 | Basingstoke Bison | EIHL | 54 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 151 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2007–08 | Port Huron Icehawks | IHL | 66 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 64 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | ||
2008–09 | Rapid City Rush | CHL | 64 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
AHL totals | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
ECHL totals | 220 | 32 | 122 | 154 | 836 | 35 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 99 |
Awards | Year | |
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WPHL Most outstanding defenceman | 2000–01 | [3] |
SPHL Coach of the Year | 2012–13 | [4] |
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