In the summer of 2006 he assumed the position of head coach for the Jacksonville Barracudas of the Southern Professional Hockey League, a position he held until the conclusion of the 2007-08 SPHL season, in which the Barracudas requested a one-year suspension from the SPHL due to "not having a suitable venue in for SPHL hockey in North Florida."
In the summer of 2006, he began his tenure as head coach for the Jacksonville Barracudas of the Southern Professional Hockey League. He held this position until the end of the 2007-08 SPHL season when the Barracudas requested a one-year suspension from the league due to a lack of suitable ice facilities in North Florida.