Gerald Alexander Fleming (born October 16, 1966) is a
Canadian
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former professional
ice hockey
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forward
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who played 11 games in the
National Hockey League
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for the
Montreal Canadiens
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. Fleming also played ice hockey for the University of Prince Edward Island Panthers and the
Fredericton Canadiens
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in the
American Hockey League
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.
As of 2022, he served as the head coach of the
ECHL
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's
Iowa Heartlanders
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History
On September 17, 2020, Newfoundla ...
, the affiliate of the
Minnesota Wild
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during the
2021-22 ECHL season
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. He was previously the interim coach of the
Oklahoma City Barons
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History
On February 9 ...
. On July 21, 2015, he was named as the first head coach of the
Bakersfield Condors
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in the AHL, a position he held until 2018.
He stepped down as the head coach of the Heartlanders, looking and expecting to take a job in Europe
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1967 births
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