Chris Bergeron is set to open his first season as head coach of the Miami Redhawks – Photo by The Miami Student

Wallaceburg’s Chris Bergeron is in his first year as an associate coach with the AHL’s Cleveland Monsters.

A former Chatham Maroon, Bergeron, 54, spent the last five seasons as Miami (OH) University’s head coach (2019-24) following a nine-year stint as head coach at Bowling Green State University from 2010-19.

Bergeron began his coaching career with a decade spent as an assistant coach at Miami from 2000-10, during which time he overlapped with Monsters head coach Trent Vogelhuber from 2008-10 during Vogelhuber’s collegiate playing career.

Bergeron played college hockey at Miami from 1989-93, served as Miami’s captain from 1991-93, and enjoyed a seven-year professional playing career in the IHL, ECHL, CHL, UHL, and AHL from 1993-2000.

An affiliate of the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets, the Monsters have a 17-8-1-2 record so far this season.