Jim Hulton

Jim Hulton (born January 7, 1969 in Kingston, Ontario) is an ice hockey coach who is currently the general manager and head coach of the Charlottetown Islanders of the QMJHL. Hulton was previously an assistant coach with the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League from 2008–2011 and the general manager & head coach of the Tri-City Storm of the USHL from 2013-2015.

Hulton played in the Ontario Hockey League with the Kitchener Rangers from 1986–1988, where he played in 115 games, getting 16 points and 85 penalty minutes. In 4 playoff games with the Rangers, Hulton recorded 1 assist. He then spent the 1988–89 season with the Kingston Raiders, getting 5 points in 13 games. After his junior career, Hulton played for the York Yeomen of the OUAA from 1989–1993, and was named the teams captain for the 1992–93 season.

Hulton began his coaching career as an assistant coach with the Kingston Voyageurs from 1994–1996, then with the St. Michael's Buzzers for the 1996–1997 season. He spent the 1997–1998 season as an assistant with the North Bay Centennials of the Ontario Hockey League. For the 1998–1999 season, Hulton was hired by the Voyageurs as head coach, however he spent just 25 games with them, posting an 18–6–1 record, good for 1st place in the East Division, before getting hired by the Mississauga IceDogs of the OHL.

The IceDogs were an expansion team that year, and their first head coach Peter Sturgeon was relieved of his duties after a 1–21–1 start. Hulton did not fare much better, as the IceDogs went 3–40–2 with him leading the club, as the team finished the year with a 4–61–3 record, by far the worst in the league.

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