Jim Midgley is back in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
This is Midgley's second stint with the Mooseheads. He was an assistant with the club from 2011 to 2017 and was head coach during the 2017-18 campaign. Despite posting a 43-18-6-1 regular season record in 2017-18 and a trip to the second round of the playoffs, Midgley was let go by the Moose soon after their season ended.
“After speaking with Sam and Peter (Simon) and Cam (Russell), it was obvious that our visions for the future of this organization are aligned which was important to me," Midgley said in a press release. "I’m excited to return to the place where I spent seven great seasons and I have been keeping close tabs on the team since I left. Nova Scotia is home for my wife and I, and we are extremely happy with this opportunity."
“I’m extremely excited to be a part of the Eagles organization and join the community of Sydney,” said Mann-Dixon in a news release. “It’s a surreal experience coming back to coach in the league after playing for four years. I am grateful for the opportunity and very thankful to have someone around with as much experience as Scott (Gouthro, the team's goaltender advisor).”
Midgley was named the new head coach of the Halifax Mooseheads on Monday, replacing Sylvain Favreau who resigned a few weeks ago.
This is Midgley's second stint with the Mooseheads. He was an assistant with the club from 2011 to 2017 and was head coach during the 2017-18 campaign. Despite posting a 43-18-6-1 regular season record in 2017-18 and a trip to the second round of the playoffs, Midgley was let go by the Moose soon after their season ended.
Midgley inherits a Mooseheads team that reached the QMJHL final last season and will be one of the favourites to lift the Gilles Courteau Trophy next May. Midgley was in attendance for some of Halifax's playoff games.
Midgley was an assistant coach under Jacques Beaulieu in Saint John during the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons. He was then the director of hockey operations at Rothesay Netherwood for two years before joining the Mooseheads.
His other Saint John connection is his most recent work as an assistant coach with Gerard Gallant's New York Rangers.
All 18 QMJHL clubs now have head coaches in place after an extremely busy off-season. Less than a month ago, eight clubs were without head coaches.
The Cape Breton Eagles, meanwhile, have named former Sea Dogs goaltender Blade Mann-Dixon the team's new goaltender and video coach. The 26-year-old played in three games with Saint John during the 2014-15 season.
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