Matt Nicholson has been added to the staff at RPI as assistant coach.
Nicholson was previously an assistant at Bowling Green. His coaching career includes multiple stops at the Division I level, as well as head coaching experience in the North American Hockey League (NAHL).
“Anywhere Matt has been, he has left the program better than he found it,” said RPI coach Eric Lang in a statement. “He’s a winner with a proven ability to recruit and elevate programs, especially during times of transition.”
A native of London, Ontario, Nicholson began his college coaching career at Robert Morris in 2009, serving as an assistant coach for six seasons. He moved into the head coaching ranks in 2015 when he was named head coach of the Amarillo Bulls of the NAHL. After two seasons in Amarillo, he returned to NCAA Division I hockey as an assistant coach at Niagara for two years starting in 2017. He played at Colgate, appearing in 123 games as a defenseman from 2000-04.