Bob Mancini (born March 16, 1958) is a current regional manager for the

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American Development Model and the former

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and

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at the collegiate,

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, and

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levels.

Coaching career

He also has coached in the

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ranks at

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and

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. During his tenure as the head coach of the Michigan Tech Huskies Mancini led the Huskies to three

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Final Five appearances. Mancini served as an assistant coach and the director of player personnel for the

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from 1997-2000. He became the head coach and

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of the

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team of the

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in 2005 when Mancini took over the duties from

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. He spent a little over three seasons as head coach from 2005-2007. Mancini led the Spirit to the team's first two playoff appearances in 2006, 2007 and the team's most successful season in terms of wins and points during the 2006-07 season. Following his stint with the Spirit, Mancini joined the

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organization as the Oilers Development Coach to work with the team's AHL and

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prospects. In 2009 he left the Oilers organization to become a regional manager with the new

American Development Model.

Pop culture

He has appeared on the

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on December 5, 2006 to discuss his team's current three game losing streak, again on January 25, 2007 to discuss a game against rival team Oshawa Generals, and March 22, 2007 to discuss his team's upcoming playoff series.

Head coaching record

College

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