John Snowden, 42, is in his second season with the Phantoms after spending the previous two
seasons as an assistant coach with the Toronto Marlies.
Snowden won the Kelly Cup head coach of the Newfoundland Growlers of the ECHL in 2019 after
stepping in as head coach mid-season. He spent two seasons with Newfoundland following a
three-year stint as an assistant with the Orlando Solar Bears.
The Everett, WA native played 986 career professional games in North America, mostly in the ECHL
and the former Central Hockey League, scoring 236 goals with 271 assists for 507 points. He played
for the Reading Royals in 2006-07 where he scored 12-18-30 and his career also saw stints with the
Texas Wildcatters, Greenville Grrrowl, Amarillo Gorillas, Bloomington Prairie Thunder, Quad City
Mallards and Fort Worth Brahmas among other teams.
Snowden played for the U.S. National Development Program Under-18 Team and U.S. National
Team in 1998-99 and 1999-2000 and was a USHL Clark Cup Champion with the Lincoln Stars in
2003.
