WINNIPEG – The Manitoba Moose rounded out their coaching staff on Sunday by hiring a former Moose player as their new assistant coach.
The Moose named Eric Dubois as an assistant coach. The club also announced they’ve extended the contract of assistant coach Mark Morrison. The Moose had only one assistant coach last season.
Dubois, 46, was an assistant coach with the QMJHL’s Rimouski Oceanic the past three seasons and he’s also held head coaching positions with both the Acadie-Bathhurst Titan and the Baie-Comeau Drakkar.
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Dubois played one season with the Moose in their inaugural season in Manitoba. He appeared in 80 games with the Moose in the 1996-97 season where he had eight goals and 17 assists.
WATCH: Old footage of Eric Dubois playing for the Moose in the 1996-97 season
Morrison, 53, is entering his sixth season as an assistant coach with the Jets AHL affiliate. He was behind the bench with the St. John’s IceCaps for five years before moving to Manitoba.
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Pascal Vincent was recently named the Moose head coach as he replaced Keith McCambridge. The Moose staff also includes goaltending development coach Rick St. Croix.
WATCH: Eric Dubois talks about joining the Moose
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