Jeff Bes

Jeff Bes (born July 31, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played several seasons with the Laredo Bucks. Bes has played for many minor league teams such as the Dayton Bombers, Chicago Wolves, Mississippi Sea Wolves, Orlando Solar Bears, Jacksonville Lizard Kings, SaiPa and several other teams including the Dukes of Hamilton. He also coaches in the SPHL.

Playing career Junior Born in Tillsonburg, Ontario, Bes started playing hockey at age 2. He began his junior career in 1990–91, playing for the Dukes of Hamilton of the Ontario Hockey League. He would score 23 goals and 47 assists for 70 points. His time with Hamilton would be short lived as the following season they became the Guelph Storm. He played the 1991–92 season with the new, Storm, and finish with 40 goals and 62 assists for 102 points. He spent the 1992-93 campaign with the Storm again, scoring 48 goals and 67 assists. In 2007 Bes took on the responsibilities of being a player and assistant coach with the bucks.

International Bes was selected for the 1993 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Sweden, where he played on a line with Paul Kariya. He won a gold medal with Team Canada.

Coaching career In August 2011, Bes was hired as the head coach of the Mississippi Surge of the Southern Professional Hockey League. Following the Surge folding in May 2014, Bes was hired to coach the Fayetteville FireAntz in 2015. After two seasons with Fayetteville, Bes left the team to be closer to his family in Biloxi, Mississippi, but then took the head coaching job with the Pensacola Ice Flyers for the 2017–18 season. In 2019, he was hired as the SPHL's Evansville Thunderbolts head coach.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1990–91 Dukes of Hamilton OHL 66 23 47 70 53 4 1 4 5 4 1991–92 Guelph Storm OHL 62 40 62 102 123 — — — — — 1992–93 Guelph Storm OHL 59 48 67 115 128 5 3 5 8 4 1992–92 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 3 1 3 4 6 — — — — — 1993–94 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 30 2 12 14 30 — — — — — 1994–95 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 52 8 17 25 47 — — — — — 1995–96 Springfield Falcons AHL 57 20 23 43 77 9 3 4 7 13 1996–97 SaiPa Liiga 40 10 12 22 146 — — — — — 1997–98 Chicago Wolves IHL 24 3 5 8 20 — — — — — 1997–98 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 15 1 2 3 8 2 0 0 0 5 1998–99 Kassel Huskies DEL 6 0 0 0 6 — — — — — 1999–00 Jacksonville Lizard Kings ECHL 28 12 24 36 27 — — — — — 1999–00 Espoo Blues Liiga 6 0 0 0 12 — — — — — 1999–00 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2000–01 Pensacola Ice Pilots ECHL 48 24 44 68 69 — — — — — 2000–01 Jackson Bandits ECHL 20 11 21 32 34 5 1 3 4 10 2001–02 Mississippi Sea Wolves ECHL 23 9 19 28 62 — — — — — 2001–02 Augusta Lynx ECHL 24 5 21 26 40 — — — — — 2001–02 Greensboro Generals ECHL 20 4 19 23 22 — — — — — 2002–03 Jackson Bandits ECHL 63 23 39 62 115 1 0 0 0 4 2003–04 Laredo Bucks CHL 64 39 78 117 111 16 4 14 18 37 2004–05 Laredo Bucks CHL 60 26 45 71 76 15 8 6 14 26 2005–06 Laredo Bucks CHL 56 27 61 88 72 15 11 20 31 26 2006–07 Laredo Bucks CHL 51 28 40 68 76 21 16 8 24 24 2007–08 Laredo Bucks CHL 64 46 60 106 72 11 3 9 12 14 2008–09 Laredo Bucks CHL 39 14 46 60 52 — — — — — 2009–10 Laredo Bucks CHL 64 19 56 75 42 7 0 5 5 6 2010–11 Laredo Bucks CHL 60 20 35 55 44 — — — — — AHL totals 57 20 23 43 77 9 3 4 7 13 ECHL totals 226 88 187 275 369 6 1 3 4 14

Awards and honours Awards Year SPHL Coach of the Year 2011–12