Career
He was the head coach of the Hartford Whalers of the National Hockey League for 49 games during the 1982-1983 National Hockey League season. Kish played minor hockey for Peterborough TPT Petes of the Ontario Hockey Association from 1958 to 1960. He later went on to play the 1963-1964 season for Providence College.
He began his coaching career with the Lowell Chiefs in 1970.
He coached the 1972-1973 season with the Rhode Island Eagles. He coached two seasons with the Cape Codders of the North American Hockey League.
During the 1975-1976 season the Binghamton Dusters hired after the Cape Codders temporarily folded. He was let go after the 1977-1978 season when the Dusters changed their affiliation to the Quebec Nordiques.
From 1980–1982 he was the head coach of the Binghamton Whalers.
He was promoted to coach the parent club in Hartford for the 1982-1983 season. After a lackluster 12–32–5 performance over the first 49 games, Kish was fired and replaced by his replacement in Binghamton, Larry Pleau. Pleau, ironically, had been the man Kish replaced as Hartford"s head coach.
Kish spent from 1984-1987 as head coach of the Nova Scotia Oilers, making the playoffs twice besides having three losing seasons.
He later coached the Wheeling Thunderbirds of the ECHL during the 1995-1996 season.
