McGowan back at Adrian as Bulldogs’ new assistant coach

Former Adrian women’s standout Hannah McGowan will return to her alma mater as assistant coach for the Bulldogs. “The program is excited to have Hannah back,” said Adrian head coach Chad Davis in a statement. “She is a person that can help get us to the next level with her passion, dedication and experience with … Read more

Smaby returns to North Dakota as Fighting Hawks’ student manager

North Dakota announced Thursday the addition of former UND captain Matt Smaby to his program’s support staff. Smaby, who will serve as student manager, recently retired after an 11-year professional playing career and returned to UND to complete his bachelor’s degree. Smaby played at UND from 2003-04 through 2005-06 and captained the 2005-06 squad to … Read more

Trine names Western New England assistant Keiser to same role with Thunder

Trine has named Austin Keiser the program’s first assistant coach. Keiser most recently worked as an assistant coach at Western New England, his alma mater. He served as the team’s strength and conditioning coordinator while working on player/goalie skill development and systems development and implementation. “I am excited to be a part of history with … Read more

Crowell agrees to three-year extension with Minnesota Duluth women’s program

Minnesota Duluth women’s coach Maura Crowell has signed a three-year contract extension that will keep her on staff through the 2021-22 season. In just two seasons at UMD, Crowell has compiled an overall record of 40-28-6, including a WCHA postseason mark of 5-2. “I am thrilled to extend my contract through 2021-2022 at the University of Minnesota … Read more

Former North Dakota goalie Hrynkiw back with alma mater as volunteer assistant coach

North Dakota announced Friday that former UND goaltender Matt Hrynkiw has been added to the staff as a volunteer assistant coach and will work directly with the program’s goaltenders. Hrynkiw replaces Karl Goehring, who accepted a position with the Tampa Bay Lightning earlier this summer after seven seasons as UND’s volunteer assistant. Hrynkiw was a … Read more

Wisconsin coach Granato headlines U.S. staff for 2018 Olympic team

USA Hockey has named the management and coaching staff for the 2018 U.S. Olympic men’s team. On the management side, Jim Johannson, assistant executive director of hockey operations for USA Hockey, has been named general manager, while Ben Smith will serve as director of player personnel. USA Hockey also named Wisconsin coach Tony Granato as … Read more

Former Williams coach McCormick passes away at 88

Bill McCormick, who was head coach at Williams for 35 seasons, passed away on July 30 in Spring Hill, Fla. McCormick was 88. McCormick came to Williams in 1953 to work as the freshman hockey coach and became head coach the next season. During his distinguished career, he was elected president of the American Hockey … Read more

Air Force brings aboard Millen as new director of hockey

Former NHL forward and Olympian Corey Millen has been the named Air Force’s director of hockey. Millen comes to the Academy after spending the 2016-17 season as an undergraduate assistant coach at Minnesota while completing his undergraduate degree in recreation, park and leisure studies. “We are thrilled to add Corey to our staff,” Air Force … Read more

Segall joins Rensselsaer staff as operations coordinator

Rensselaer has announced the hiring of Noah Segall as the operations coordinator. “Noah is exceptional at what he does,” said first-year RPI coach Dave Smith in a news release. ”We have experience together and his excellence in video and knowledge of what makes a hockey program better are important for the future success of our team. … Read more