Cameron Abbott (born October 24, 1983) is a

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former professional

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player, who predominantly played with

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of the

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(SHL) and now serves as the head coach of the

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of the AHL.

Playing career

Born in

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, Abbott played collegiate hockey for

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of the ECAC from 2002 until 2006. He turned professional in 2006 with the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs of the

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. In the 2007–08 season he moved to Europe to play for the IF Frisk Asker Tigers of the

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. In 2008, he signed with the

Rögle BK Rögle BK (Rögle Bandyklubb) is a Swedish professional ice hockey club from Ängelholm that has been playing in the SHL since the 2015–16 season. Rögle has previously played in the SHL (previously named Elitserien) in 1992–1996, 2008–20 ...

of the Swedish Elitserien. After a great season in RBK, Cameron, together with his brother Chris, signed a two-year contract with

. Cameron has played with his twin brother

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on several teams. After his fifth season with Luleå HF, with Chris having left the club for HV71, Abbott opted to retire from professional hockey on August 2, 2015.

Coaching career

Abbott served as the head coach of Rögle BK from 2017 to 2023. He led the club to a

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title in the 2021–22 season. On June 20, 2024, he was named the new head coach of the

of the

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. He will be the 14th coach the team has seen since its founding in 1994.

References

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* 1983 births Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs players Canadian ice hockey left wingers Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey players Frisk Asker Ishockey players Living people Long Beach Ice Dogs (ECHL) players Luleå HF players Rögle BK players Ice hockey people from Sarnia Stockton Thunder players Canadian twins Rögle BK coaches Swedish Hockey League coaches 21st-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-icehockey-winger-1980s-stub