Ryan Mougenel

Ryan Mougenel (born March 2, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. , he is the Assistant Coach of the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League.

Mougenel played six seasons of professional ice hockey, including winning the 2003 Kelly Cup as a member of the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies. Mougenel is also a member of a business trio with NHLers Keith and Wayne Primeau, operating the Durham Hockey Institute in Toronto and owning the Whitby Fury of the Central Canadian Hockey League. Mougenel was officially introduced at Orleans Arena on June 30.

Mougenel early decisions as head coach and general manager were to bring in former NHL All-Star Keith Primeau to take over as the team's director of player development as well as being a special assistant to the general manager. and sever the team's ties with the Calgary Flames, who had been Las Vegas' NHL affiliate since the team's inaugural season in 2003. Mougenel stated that cost of travel between Las Vegas and Abbotsford, British Columbia (site of Calgary's newly relocated AHL affiliate) and immigration issues from Canada played large roles in the decision to separate. Mougenel announced that he signed an agreement to become the ECHL affiliate of the Phoenix Coyotes and Phoenix's AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage.

During the 2010–11 season, Mougenel was named the head coach of the ECHL All-Stars for the 2011 ECHL All-Star Game.

Hershey Bears Mougenel became assistant head coach for the Hershey Bears, AHL affiliate of the Washington Capitals on July 5, 2013 and filled as head coach in for one game on January 26, 2014, while the head coach was ill.

Worcester Sharks On July 29, 2014, Mougenel left the Bears to become assistant head coach for the Worcester Sharks, AHL affiliate of the San Jose Sharks The Sharks later relocated their AHL franchise to San Jose starting in the 2015-16 season.

Providence Bruins Mougenel joined the Providence Bruins, AHL affiliate of the Boston Bruins first as assistant head coach, then was promoted to head coach starting in the 2021-22 season

During the 2025-26 season, Mougenel was named the head coach of the AHL Atlantic All-Stars for the 2026 AHL All-Star Game for guiding the club to the best record in the Eastern Conference as of the pre-determined deadline, the end of play on January 11 (49 points.790). Mougenel was later voted recipient of the Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award as the AHL’s outstanding coach for the 2025-26 season Mougenel guided Providence to a record of 54-16-2-0, good for 110 points and the fourth-highest points percentage (.764) in AHL history, while capturing the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy as the AHL’s regular-season champions.

Vancouver Canucks

Mougenel was named Assistant Coach of the Vancouver Canucks on July 10, 2026 as part of the coaching staff of Head Coach Manny Malhotra.

Personal On July 12, 2012, Mougenel jumped into the Boston Harbor to rescue a man who was drowning in the harbor and helped bring the man to dry land. The unknown victim was rushed to Massachusetts General Hospital.

Career statistics

Head Coaching Career Hershey Bears, Assistant Coach 2013–14 Worcester Sharks, Assistant Coach 2014–15 San Jose Barracuda, Assistant Coach 2015–18 Providence Bruins, Assistant Coach 2019–21 TeamYearRegular seasonPostseason G W L T Pts Finish W L Win % ResultProvidence Bruins2021–227236250833rd in Atlantic 0 2 .500 Lost in Round 12022–237244180981st in Atlantic 1 3 .250 Lost in Round 12023–247242210932nd in Atlantic 1 3 .370 Lost in Round 12024–257241230903rd in Atlantic 4 4 .625 Lost in Round 2