▁Louis , ▁Hart ford , ▁Detroit , ▁New ▁Jersey ▁and ▁Dallas . ▁Following ▁the ▁N HL , ▁he ▁closed ▁out ▁his ▁playing ▁career ▁with ▁the ▁I HL ' s ▁Kal am az oo ▁W ings ▁and ▁Or lando ▁Sol ar ▁B ears ▁( where ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁player / ass istant ▁coach ). ▁ ▁Post - Play ing ▁career ▁After ▁his ▁ret irement ▁as ▁an ▁active ▁player , ▁he ▁continued ▁with ▁co aching , ▁first ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁and ▁then ▁becoming ▁the ▁head ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁Houston ▁A eros ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Hockey ▁League ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 – 0 1 ▁season . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁general ▁manager ▁for ▁the ▁A eros ▁for ▁two ▁seasons ▁( 2 0 0 1 – 0 3 ), ▁including ▁winning ▁the ▁Cal der ▁Cup ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁as ▁the ▁A eros ▁were ▁one ▁of ▁six ▁I HL ▁teams ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁American ▁Hockey ▁League ▁( A HL ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁when ▁the ▁I HL ▁fol ded . ▁Following ▁his ▁A HL ▁success , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁general ▁manager ▁and ▁then ▁general ▁manager / head ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁Gu el ph ▁Storm ▁of ▁the ▁O HL ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 3 – 0 8 , ▁where ▁his ▁team ▁won ▁the ▁O HL ▁Championship ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 – 0 4 ▁and ▁Bar r ▁collected ▁the ▁Matt ▁Ley den ▁Tro phy , ▁em blem atic ▁of ▁the ▁league ' s ▁Co ach ▁of ▁the