Mike Haviland, Assistant Coach

Mike Haviland was hired as an assistant coach by the Blue Jackets on Aug. 8, 2024.

Haviland, 57, brings over two decades of coaching experience to the club and most recently spent the past two seasons as associate coach with the Cleveland Monsters, the Blue Jackets’ American Hockey League affiliate. Prior to that, he served as the head coach at Colorado College from 2014-21 and for the AHL’s Norfolk Admirals (2005-07) and served as an AHL assistant coach with the Rockford IceHogs (2007-08), Admirals (2012-13) and Hershey Bears (2013-14). From 2008-12, he was an assistant coach with the Chicago Blackhawks and helped the club capture the 2010 Stanley Cup championship.

The Middletown, New Jersey native began his coaching career in the ECHL as an assistant coach with the Trenton Titans from 1999-2001. He served as head coach of the ECHL’s Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies from 2001-04 and returned to the Titans as head coach for 2004-05. He led his teams to Kelly Cup championships in 2002-03 and 2004-05.