Greg Poss (born August 6, 1965, in Green Bay,

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) is a former American hockey player and

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. He was most recently the head coach of the

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of the

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Playing career

Poss began his career with the Dubuque Fighting Saints in the

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. He then played four years for the

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men's ice hockey team. In 1989 he made his professional debut in the

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for the

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. After two seasons, he joined the International Hockey League with the

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. After a serious knee injury he had to finish his playing career.

Coaching career

Germany

Poss' primary experience with head coaching is in the top-tier hockey league of

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, the

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, where he coached the

Iserlohn Roosters The Iserlohn Roosters are a professional ice hockey team based in Iserlohn, North Rhine-Westphalia. They are members of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) since 2000 and play their home games at the Eissporthalle Iserlohn which is also known as '' ...

, the

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and

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. From October 2004 to November 2005 he was also head coach of the German national ice hockey team. Poss coached in the DEL through 2008.

United States

Poss served as assistant coach of the Ontario Reign for the

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. He signed a two-year contract with the Florida Everblades starting with the

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. In Florida, Poss continued the Everblades' streak of consecutive post-season appearances until it ended in the 2013–14 season. In the

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, his Everblades were eliminated in the 1st round by the eventual East Division Champions, the Kalamazoo Wings. In the

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, he guided the Everblades to their first-ever

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, defeating the Ryan Mougenel-led

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4–1. On May 26, 2016, Poss left the Everblades for the head coaching position with

in the

. Poss led the Salzburg team to semifinal appearance in the Champions Hockey League in the 2018–19 season. He parted company with the club in late February 2019.

Statistics

Playing

Coaching

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Poss, Greg 1965 births Living people Sportspeople from Green Bay, Wisconsin Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey players Ice hockey coaches from Wisconsin Dubuque Fighting Saints players Maine Mariners players Peoria Rivermen (IHL) players American men's ice hockey forwards Deutsche Eishockey Liga coaches ECHL coaches Ice hockey players from Wisconsin