Mark Morris is Mr. 300

The Manchester Monarchs’ 3-1 win over the Norfolk Admirals on Wednesday didn’t only signify an important victory by a conference-leading team with a roster in flux, it represented the 300th professional win by head coach Mark Morris.

No other hockey coach has collected 300 wins both at the professional and collegiate level. All 300 of his professional wins came with the Monarchs, while all 300 of his collegiate wins came at Clarkson University.

“I’m still emotional, but at the same time, I’m a lot more savvy to realize that you can’t control anything,” Morris told ManchesterMonarchs.com. “I realized that at this age, when you admit your frailties, you can endear yourself to your players. I think that as a young coach, oftentimes, you strive for milestones just to prove that you’re somebody. In the end, I think it’s the relationships that you build, watching teams and watching individuals grow. That’s the most satisfying part.”

The winningest coach in club history, Morris led the Monarchs to a divisional title and a conference finals appearance in 2006-07, his first year with the team. Though the team reached the conference finals once again in 2009-10, the Monarchs have never appeared in a Calder Cup Final.

This year may be different. Manchester leads the Eastern Conference with 23 points and a 10-2-3 record.

Through 567 games with the Monarchs, Morris boasts a career record of 300-232-34.

ManchesterMonarchs.com: Morris Stands Alone At 300
ManchesterMonarchs.com: 300
TheAHL.com: Morris earns 300th coaching win
New Hampshire Union-Leader: Monarchs take Norfolk to school, earn coach historic win

Via Manchester Monarchs TV:

Mark Morris

Rules for Blog Commenting

  • No profanity, slurs or other offensive language. Replacing letters with symbols does not turn expletives into non-expletives.
  • Personal attacks against other blog commenters, and/or blatant attempts to antagonize other comments, are not tolerated. Respectful disagreement is encouraged. Posts that continually express the same singular opinion will be deleted.
  • Comments that incite political, religious or similar debates will be deleted.
  • Please do not discuss, or post links to websites that illegally stream NHL games.
  • Posting under multiple user names is not allowed. Do not type in all caps. All violations are subject to comment deletion and/or banning of commenters, per the discretion of the blog administrator.

Repeated violations of the blog rules will result in site bans, commensurate with the nature and number of offenses.

Please flag any comments that violate the site rules for moderation. For immediate problems regarding problematic posts, please email zdooley@lakings.com.