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Coaching Staff
ANAHEIM DUCKS COACHING STAFF DALLAS EAKINS
HEAD COACH
Dallas Eakins completed his third season as head coach of the Anaheim Ducks in 2021-22, his seventh season within the organization. Eakins won his 100th NHL game as a head coach, Jan. 4, 2022 vs. Philadelphia and coached his 200th game behind the Ducks bench on April 9, 2022 at Philadelphia.
Named to his current post June 17, 2019, Eakins previously served as head coach for Anaheim’s American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate in San Diego from 201519. In his four seasons behind the bench, Eakins led the Gulls to a 154-95-23 record and three trips to the Calder Cup Playoffs. In addition, San Diego led the AHL Pacific Division in wins, points (331) and points percentage (.608) since the division’s inception in 2015-16.
Eakins joined the Anaheim organization June 26, 2015 after serving as head coach of the Edmonton Oilers from 2013-15. Eakins previously spent four seasons as head coach of the AHL’s Toronto Marlies (2009-13). In 584 career AHL games with San Diego and Toronto, Eakins led his teams to a 311-209-64 record and five appearances in the Calder Cup Playoffs. Eakins helped San Diego advance to the 2019 Western Conference Finals and guided his 2011-12 Marlies club to an appearance in the 2012 Calder Cup Finals.
The Dade City, FL native guided the Marlies to the top of the North Division standings during his final two seasons behind the bench in Toronto while winning four of six playoff series. As a member of the Marlies, Eakins was named one of two head coaches to represent the Western Conference for the AHL All-Star Games for both the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons.
Selected by Washington in the 10th round (208th overall) of the 1985 NHL Draft, Eakins appeared in 120 career NHL games with the Winnipeg Jets, Florida Panthers, St. Louis Blues, Phoenix Coyotes, New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Islanders and Calgary Flames. Eakins also played in the AHL and International Hockey League during his professional career, winning both the Calder Cup (2002) and Turner Cup (2000). His final professional season was with the Manitoba Moose (AHL) before retiring as a player May 26, 2004.
Eakins, his wife, Ingrid, and daughters, Emerson and Cameron reside in Coto de Caza.
DALLAS EAKINS HEAD COACHING RECORD
SEASON TEAM LEAGUE
2009-10 Toronto AHL
2010-11 Toronto AHL
2011-12 Toronto AHL
2012-13 Toronto
AHL
2013-14 EDMONTON NHL 2014-15 EDMONTON NHL
2015-16 San Diego AHL 2016-17 San Diego AHL 2017-18 San Diego AHL 2018-19 San Diego AHL
2019-20 ANAHEIM NHL 2020-21 ANAHEIM NHL 2021-22 ANAHEIM NHL
NHL TOTALS ANAHEIM TOTALS AHL TOTALS
REGULAR SEASON
PLAYOFFS
GP W L OT PTS W L
80 33 35 12 78 - 80 37 32 11 85 - 76 44 24 8 96 11 6 76 43 23 10 96 5 4 82 29 44 9 67 - 31 7 19 5 19 - 68 39 23 6 84 4 5 68 43 20 5 91 4 6 68 36 28 4 76 - 68 36 24 8 80 9 7 71 29 33 9 67 - 56 17 30 9 43 - 82 31 37 14 76 - -
NEWELL BROWN ASSISTANT COACH
Newell Brown wrapped up his ninth season as an assistant coach with the Anaheim Ducks, his first since the 2010-11 season.
Prior to rejoining the Ducks in his third stint as an assistant coach in 2021-22, originally serving in the role from 2005-10 and 1998-00, Brown helped the club to a Stanley Cup championship in 2007. Brown has over 30 years of coaching experience at the NHL, American Hockey League (AHL) and NCAA levels.
Brown spent the past four seasons as an assistant coach with the Vancouver Canucks from 2017-21. in his second stint with the club. He served in the same role from 2010-13, helping the Canucks to consecutive President’s Trophies in 2010-11 and 2011-12, and an appearance in the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals.
He spent 2013-17 as an assistant coach with the Arizona Coyotes, and also was an associate coach with the Columbus Blue Jackets (2000-04) and assistant coach for the Chicago Blackhawks (1996-98).
Before joining the NHL ranks, Brown spent four seasons in Detroit’s organization as head coach of the Adirondack Red Wings, Detroit’s AHL affiliate. He also served as head coach of Michigan Tech University from 1990-92 and was an assistant at his alma mater, Michigan State University, from 1987-90. He helped the Spartans win back-to-back regular season and CCHA tournament titles in 1988-89 and 1989-90.
MIKE STOTHERS ASSISTANT COACH
Mike Stothers finished his first season as assistant coach with the Ducks in 2021-22.
Stothers most recently won a gold medal as an Assistant Coach for Canada at the 2021 U-18 World Championship.
He previously spent six seasons as Head Coach of the Los Angeles Kings’ AHL affiliate in Ontario (2015-20) and Manchester (2014-15), leading the Monarchs to a Calder Cup Championship in 2015 while being named the AHL Coach of the Year. He guided the Reign and Monarchs to a 220-137-48 record and four postseason appearances.
He spent three NHL seasons as an Assistant Coach with Atlanta Thrashers (2010-11) and Philadelphia Flyers (2000-01). He served as Head Coach of the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League (2011-14) and the Owen Sound Attack of the OHL from 2002-07. He also was the Head Coach of Grand Rapids (AHL) in 2007-08.
Stothers began his coaching career as a player/Assistant Coach with the Hershey Bears in 1991-92 and served as Assistant Coach from 1992-96. He served in the same role with the Philadelphia Phantoms in 1996-00, helping the club to a Calder Cup championship in 1998.
SUDARSHAN MAHARAJ GOALTENDING COACH
Sudarshan “Sudsie” Maharaj (Sud-DARE-shun MAH-ha-raj) finished his sixth season as goaltending coach for the Anaheim Ducks. Under his leadership, the Ducks established a franchise-record with a .923 SV%, which co-led all NHL teams in 2017-18. In addition, both Ryan Miller (.928) and John Gibson (.926) surpassed the individual single-season franchise record for SV% (.924, Jonas Hiller in 2010-11, Gibson in 2016-17).
Maharaj joined the Ducks organization prior to the 2013-14 season in a consultant role focused on the club’s AHL affiliate in Norfolk, VA. Maharaj continued in the role throughout the team’s transition to San Diego for the 2015-16 season, where he helped Gulls goaltenders to a 39-23-8 record, 2.87 GAA, .906 SV% and a berth in the Calder Cup Playoffs.
A native of Trinidad, Maharaj spent eight seasons with the New York Islanders from 2003-06 (goaltending coach) and 2009-12 (goaltending consultant). He also helped develop the National Goaltending Development Program for Hockey Canada (2005-07) and served as goaltending consultant for the Korean national hockey team in preparation for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games.
Raised in Toronto from the age of six, Maharaj was a member of the 1984-85 National Hockey Championship York University team and played six seasons of pro hockey in Sweden.
LARRY BARRON SKATING SKILLS & DEVELOPMENT COACH
Larry Barron finished his fourth season as skating skills and development coach for the Anaheim Ducks. Prior to assuming his current role, Barron served as a skating consultant for the Ducks from 2013-18.
A native of Toronto, Ontario, Barron coached at the Under-16 and Under-18 levels from 2012-16, including Jr. Ducks 18AAA teams, and made two national championship appearances as head coach during that time.
With a 27-year background in youth hockey, Barron also owns Barron Hockey Academy in Lake Forest, Calif., which offers on-ice development and team training for local players ranging from amateur to professional backgrounds.
Barron resides in Ladera Ranch with his wife, Michelle, and their three children: Dillon (11), Peyton (9) and Brock (7).
JOE PISCOTTY VIDEO COACH
Joe Piscotty completed his 11th season as video coach, his 12th overall season with the organization. Piscotty originally joined the Ducks prior to the 2010-11 season as a video scouting analyst, assisting Hockey Operations with special projects before moving to his current role on Dec. 2, 2011.
Piscotty worked with the University of Michigan’s hockey team from 2006-08, serving as a graduate student manager under Head Coach Red Berenson. He was with the Wolverines when the club advanced to the Frozen Four in 2008. While at Michigan, Piscotty also earned a master’s in Sports Management.
In addition, Piscotty served as a hockey operations assistant for the University of Denver’s men’s squad from 2008-10. He completed his time at Denver with a master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA). A native of Huntington Beach, Piscotty earned his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Las Vegas, Nevada in 2006.
Joe and his wife, Carrie, reside in Huntington Beach with daughters, Kadence and Lea.
BRETT FERGUSON VIDEO COACH
Brett Ferguson concluded his 12th season with the Anaheim organization, his third as a video coach with the Ducks. Ferguson spent the previous nine seasons with Anaheim’s primary development affiliate in the American Hockey League, most recently with San Diego. He served four seasons with the Gulls from 201519, the first two years as video coach and the latter two as an assistant coach. Ferguson helped lead the Gulls to Calder Cup Playoff appearances in 2016, 2017 and 2019, advancing to the Pacific Division Final in all three years and the Western Conference Finals in 2019.
Born in Sioux City, Iowa and raised in West Des Moines, Ferguson spent five seasons as video coach with Anaheim’s AHL affiliates in Norfolk (2012-15) and Syracuse (2010-12). Ferguson, who began his professional coaching career as an assistant coach with Des Moines (USHL) in 2009-10, graduated from the University of South Carolina at Aiken in 2009 with a Bachelor’s degree in history.
Ferguson, his wife, Amanda, and their sons, Caleb and Aiden, reside in Irvine.
