Mitch Korn
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Mitch Korn born Sept 16, 1957 in the Bronx, NY, is a professional goaltending coach and former goaltender. He presently works for the Nashville Predators of the NHL.
Playing Career
Korn played junior hockey for the Springfield Olympics (MA) and won a National Championship in 1976. He played college hockey at Kent State University while earning BS and MBA degrees there. [1]
Coaching Career
Korn joined Miami University in January, 1981 as Assistant Coach of the hockey team and ice arena administrator. During this period Korn coached Steve McKichan, who after a brief NHL career eventually became the goaltending coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Korn was hired by the Buffalo Sabres in 1991, where he coached Dominik Hasek to 4 Vezina trophies (leagues best goaltender), and 2 Hart trophies (league MVP) over seven seasons. Korn later joined the Nashville Predators in 1998 as their goaltending coach.[1]
Korn has also coached other NHL goaltenders including Grant Fuhr, Steve Shields, Martin Biron, Tomas Vokoun, and Chris Mason, to name a few.[1]