The Ducks announced today that the club has named Mark Holick head coach of the Syracuse Crunch, Anaheim?s primary development affiliate in the AHL. Holick was named the WHL Coach of the Year in 2009-10. ?With 16 years of coaching experience, Mark Holick has the proven track record we were looking for,? said Ducks Executive Vice President/GM Bob Murray. ?He had three great seasons in the WHL, including earning Coach of the Year honors in 2009-10, and is certainly qualified to take the next step.? Holick, 41, spent three seasons as head coach for the Kootenay Ice of the WHL from 2007-10, compiling a 120-75-21 record for 261 points and three consecutive trips to the WHL playoffs. Last season Holick guided the Ice to a 43-25-5 record (91 points) for a second-place finish in the Central Division and fourth in the Eastern Conference. Holick also served as an assistant coach for Team Canada at the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championship in Fargo, North Dakota.