Mercyhurst University Athletics

Mercyhurst men's ice hockey coach Rick Gotkin announced Wednesday that Joey Mormina has been hired to join the coaching staff, beginning with the 2016-17 season. Mormina replaces former assistant John Ronan, who took a position at Union College.
 
A native of Montreal, Que., Mormina spent his college career with Colgate University from 2001-05. During his time with the Raiders, he played a total of 141 games while scoring 16 goals and picking up 40 assists for 56 points.
 
In 2005, Mormina was named to the Eastern College Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team.
 
"We think he's going to bring a lot of great perspective to the game," said Gotkin. "He has a fresh set of eyes and has just finished playing, so he's still going to look at things potentially from a player's standpoint. It's very important that we have that perspective of what the player is thinking in every situation."
 
Mormina is excited to aid in player development.
 
"I'm looking forward to helping younger players become better and reaching their potential at the college level, and then hopefully, after a good college career, watch them become good pros," said Mormina.
 
Mormina was drafted in the sixth round of the 2002 National Hockey League Entry Draft (193rd overall) by the Philadelphia Flyers. Without a contract from the Flyers after Colgate, he started out his professional career with the Manchester Monarchs franchise, which serves as the Los Angeles Kings' American Hockey League affiliate.
 
In July 2007, Mormina signed with the Carolina Hurricanes and spent time with their AHL affiliate, the Albany River Rats. He eventually received the call from Raleigh and joined the Hurricanes for a one-game stint in the NHL. Mormina played his only NHL game during a 4-2 home win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Feb. 14, 2008.
 
Outside of his one-game appearance in the League, Mormina spent 11 years in the AHL.
 
He spent two seasons with the Monarchs before joining the River Rats.
 
Mormina then spent one season with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins before spending one season with the Flyers' AHL-affiliate Adirondack Phantoms and then moving back to playing for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for three seasons. While with the Phantoms, he served as the team's alternate captain.
 
Mormina also played in a preseason tournament with the EC Red Bull Salzburg of the Erste Bank Hockey League. After the tournament, he sought a release and returned to North America to play with the WBS Penguins.
 
After rejoining WBS, Mormina served as the team's 2011-12 alternate captain. During the 2012-13 season, he was the captain.

After that, Mormina spent three seasons with the Syracuse Crunch, serving as the team's alternate captain during all three seasons.
 
Last season, 2015-16, he split his time between the Crunch and the Rochester Americans.
 
During his professional playing career in the AHL, he recorded 31 goals and added 121 assists for 152 points in 670 regular season games. He also played in 69 postseason games while recording two goals and eight assists for 10 points.
 
"I'm a guy that has been through the system. I've seen a lot and have been surrounded by a lot of good players, Hall of Fame players and good coaches, so I've learned from the best in the game and hope to pass that knowledge to younger players," said Mormina.