Belleville Bulls - Coaches

Coaches

Larry Mavety coached the Belleville Bulls for 14 seasons. He is second only to Brian Kilrea for amount of time coached with an OHL team.

Lou Crawford was groomed by Mavety to replace him behind the Bulls' bench. Lou Crawford is the brother of NHL Coach Marc Crawford, who was also the coach of the St. John's Maple Leafs (now the Toronto Marlies) in the AHL, which played in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Their father, Floyd Crawford, was team captain of the 1959 World Champion Belleville McFarlands.

Former coaches Lou Crawford and Shawn MacKenzie both had brief NHL careers. George Burnett briefly coached with the Edmonton Oilers. James Boyd is the only former Bulls player to later coach the Belleville team.

List of Coaches

(Multiple years in parentheses)

  • 1979–1988 Larry Mavety (16)
  • 1988–1990 Danny Flynn (2)
  • 1990 playoffs – Shawn MacKenzie
  • 1990–1997 Larry Mavety (16)
  • 1997–2000 Lou Crawford (3)
  • 2000–2003 Jim Hulton (3)
  • 2003–2004 James Boyd
  • 2004–Present George Burnett (7)

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