hiː bɪɡˈæn ɪnðɪ ˈiːst kˈoʊst hˈɑːki lˈiːɡ, spˈɛndɪŋ wˈʌn sˈiːzən æz hˈɛd kˈoʊtʃ ʌvðə ɹˈoʊnoʊk vˈæli ɹˈɛbəlz ðˈɛn tˈuː sˈiːzənz æz hˈɛd kˈoʊtʃ ʌvðə dˈeɪtən bˈɑːmɚz.
He began in the East Coast Hockey League, spending one season as head coach of the Roanoke Valley Rebels then two seasons as head coach of the Dayton Bombers.