Jamie Kompon was named assistant coach of the Florida Panthers on August 10, 2022.
Kompon helped guide the team to the 2023 Stanley Cup Final in his first season as assistant coach.
He previously served as an assistant coach under Paul Maurice with the Winnipeg Jets from 2016-17 to 2021-22. He spent two seasons (2012-13 to 2013-14) as an assistant coach with the Chicago Blackhawks and six seasons (2006-07 to 2011-12) as an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Kings, winning back-to-back Stanley Cups with Los Angeles in 2012 and Chicago in 2013. Kompon also spent nine seasons (1997-98 to 2005-06) with the St. Louis Blues organization, serving in various hockey operations roles including video coach, strength & conditioning coach, assistant coach and scouting coordinator.
Outside of the NHL, Kompon served as the general manager and head coach of the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League (WHL) during the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons, where Portland earned playoff berths in both seasons and reached the Western Conference Final in 2014-15. He also spent the 1996-97 season with the Baltimore Bandits of the American Hockey League (AHL) as an assistant coach.
On the international stage, Kompon served as video coach for Team Canada at the 2006 IIHF World Championship. Kompon is a graduate of McGill University, where he skated four seasons (1985-86 to 1988-89) as a defenseman before spending two seasons (1989-90 to 1990-91) in the ECHL with the Hampton Roads Admirals, Cincinnati Cyclones and Winston-Salem Thunderbirds.
His coaching career began when he served on the coaching staff at his alma mater from 1991-92 to 1995-96. In September 2023, he was inducted into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame.
