eclipsed that mark. Eakins not only scored six goals, but did it in 30 games. The head shaving took place at center ice, prior to a game in December 1994, against the Long Beach Ice Dogs. While serving as the captain of the Manitoba Moose in the 2003–04, Eakins switched from his number 6 to number 37, in honor of his friend and former Wolves teammate, Dan Snyder, who was killed in a car accident in Atlanta, Georgia. Snyder was a member of the Atlanta Thrashers. Coaching career After retiring as a player, Eakins joined the Toronto Maple Leafs organization as an assistant coach for the Toronto Marlies and later the Maple Leafs in 2006. In 2009, he was given head coaching duties for the Marlies. While with the Marlies, Eakins was named as one of two head coaches representing the Western Conference for the 2011–2012 and 2012–2013 seasons AHL All-Star games. Eakins left the Marlies in the summer of 2013 to become the head coach of the Edmonton Oilers, but was fired from his position after only 18 months on December 15, 2014. In June 2015, the Anaheim Ducks hired Eakins as the head coach of their AHL-affiliate, the San Diego Gulls. On June 17, 2019, the Anaheim Ducks named Eakins as franchise's 10th head coach. Personal life Eakins is married to actress Ingrid Kavelaars. They have two daughters together. His career is profiled in the book "Journeymen: 24 Bittersweet Tales of Short Major League Sports Careers" by Kurt Dusterberg. Career statistics Head coaching record NHL * Shortened seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic during the 2019–20 and 2020-21 seasons AHL References External links 1967 births Living people American emigrants to Canada American men's ice hockey defensemen Baltimore Skipjacks players Beast of New Haven players Binghamton Rangers players Calgary Flames players Canadian adoptees Canadian ice hockey defencemen Chicago Wolves players Cincinnati Cyclones (IHL) players Edmonton Oilers coaches Florida Panthers players Ice hockey people from Florida Ice hockey people from Ontario Manitoba Moose players Moncton Hawks players Native American sportspeople New York Islanders players New York Rangers players People from Dade City, Florida Peterborough Petes (ice hockey) players Phoenix Coyotes players Sportspeople from Peterborough, Ontario Springfield Falcons players St. John's Maple Leafs players St. Louis Blues players Toronto Maple Leafs coaches Toronto Maple Leafs players Toronto Marlies coaches Washington Capitals draft picks Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) players Worcester IceCats players American