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Quesnel’s Mitch Love is the American Hockey League’s coach of the year

37-year old Mitch Love, who played his minor hockey in Quesnel and grew up in the city, led the Stockton Heat to a Pacific Division record 97 points in his first year behind the bench of the AHL club.

It was Stockton’s first-ever division championship with a record of 45-16-5-2.

Under Love’s leadership, the Heat set team records for wins and there were also several players that set individual records as well.

Love joined the Calgary Flames organization after coaching Saskatoon in the Western Hockey League.

He has also been behind the bench for Canada’s World Junior team on two occasions as an assistant coach, winning gold in 2020 and silver in 2021.

Files by George Henderson, My Cariboo Now

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Darin Bain
Darin Bain
Darin is a news reporter for Vista Radio's Prince George stations. His career started in the Cariboo in 2020, working as a News Reporter in both 100 Mile House and Williams Lake before making the move to Prince George in late 2021.

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