RALEIGH, NC – Ron Francis, Executive Vice President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has hired Mark Morris as the Head Coach of its American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers. In addition, the team has re-signed Geordie Kinnear as Charlotte’s assistant coach.
“Mark is an experienced head coach whose teams never had a losing record in 21 seasons at Clarkson and with Manchester,” said Francis. “He is a proven teacher of the game who has been a part of developing successful NHL players.