Malcolm Cameron (born August 30, 1969) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach. He coached several ECHL teams, including the Long Beach Ice Dogs, Texas Wildcatters, Florida Everblades, Elmira Jackals, and Wichita Thunder. Cameron was also the head coach of the Regina Pats in the Western Hockey League.
In the ECHL, he is fifth in wins (401) and fifth in games coached (771) as of the 2018âÂÂ19 ECHL season.
Born in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, Cameron played ice hockey with Dalhousie Tigers at Dalhousie University and Acadia Axemen and Axewomen at Acadia University.
Cameron played five seasons of professional hockey for several minor league teams. Cameron then joined the coaching ranks as an assistant with the Lubbock Cotton Kings of the Western Professional Hockey League.
Malcolm led two ECHL teams to significant turnarounds, which rank seventh and eighth-best for improving a team from one year to the next in ECHL history. In the 2004âÂÂ05 season, he took over as head coach for the Long Beach Ice Dogs and guided them to a 43âÂÂ20âÂÂ9 record and a 44-point improvement. Cameron later took over as the bench boss of the Texas Wildcatters for the 2006âÂÂ07 season and led them to a 41âÂÂ22âÂÂ9 record and 46-point improvement. In the 2007âÂÂ08 season, he set an ECHL record for fewest regulation losses in a season, going 52âÂÂ9âÂÂ11 and recorded 115 points, which is tied for second-most in league history.
After the Elmira Jackals fired Cameron following the 2010âÂÂ11 season, Cameron joined the Western Hockey League's Regina Pats as an assistant coach for the 2011âÂÂ12 and 2012âÂÂ13 seasons. He was promoted to head coach the following season, winning the WHLâÂÂs East Division regular season title with a record of 39âÂÂ26-4-3. He was released after one season in 2014.
In 2016, Cameron returned to the ECHL with the Wichita Thunder as head coach. He left after three seasons, a 84âÂÂ105âÂÂ27 record, and one playoff appearance.
After spells coaching in Italy with SV Kaltern and in Romania with Gyergyói HK, Cameron was appointed as the new head coach and head of hockey operations at Scottish EIHL side Glasgow Clan in July 2021. However, after failing to win any of the first 16 league and cup games of the 2022-23 season, Cameron and Glasgow parted ways in October 2022.