Mercyhurst has announced that Michele Robillard is joining the Mercyhurst women’s hockey staff as a volunteer assistant coach. Robillard graduated from Mercyhurst in 2020 after suiting up for the Lakers for four seasons. While serving as a captain as a senior, she played in all 36 games while tallying 15 goals. “We are thrilled to … Read more
Minnesota State has announced that Cory Lonke is joining the men’s hockey staff as goaltending coach. Lonke spent the 2021-22 season in the same role with the USHL’s Cedar Rapids RoughRiders. In addition, Lonke was the goaltending coach for the NAHL’s Austin Bruins in 2020-21 and served as an assistant coach with the NAHL’s Minot … Read more
Elmira men’s hockey assistant coach Mike Zannella has left the team to take a similar job with the USHL’s Lincoln Stars. Zannella spent the previous five seasons at Elmira. He began his college coaching career at Skidmore in 2016-17. Zannella played at Buffalo State from 2010 to 2014, wearing a letter in three of four … Read more
Saint Michael’s has announced the hire of Sarah Quigley as the women’s hockey team’s full-time assistant coach. Quigley arrives after spending the last four seasons as an assistant coach with the women’s hockey team at Anna Maria. A former goalie, Quigley has worked with Massachusetts-based Stop It Goaltending since 2019 and been a USA Hockey … Read more
Brown has announced the addition of Matt Plante as a new assistant coach for the men’s hockey team. Plante joins the Brown staff after spending the last four years as the co-director of hockey operations and the 18U head coach at Mount St. Charles Academy, where he guided the program to a 122-23-13 record as … Read more
Brandon Krumpschmid has the joined the Colgate men’s hockey staff as the director of hockey operations. Krumpschmid graduated from Trine this past May with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Sports Management. While at Trine, Krumpschmid was a four-year member of the school’s NCAA Division III hockey program. He finished his career with 26 … Read more
Minnesota Duluth has elevated Adam Krause to associate head coach and hired Cody Chupp as a new assistant coach. Krause joined the Bulldog men’s hockey staff in May of 2018. “Adam has been incredibly valuable in continuing the success of our men’s hockey program,” said UMD head coach Scott Sandelin in a statement. “He has … Read more
The Rensselaer men’s hockey team has added volunteer assistant coach Liam Thrawl to its staff. A 2021 graduate of Ohio State, Thrawl was an assistant coach for the USPHL’s Midwest Blackbirds last season. “Liam is a great addition to our staff,” said RPI head coach Dave Smith in a statement. “He is an intelligent and … Read more
Arizona State University has announced that the new on-campus multi-purpose arena will be named Mullett Arena in recognition of Donald “Donze” and Barbara Mullett’s commitment to ASU and Sun Devil athletics. Mullett Arena will house Sun Devil hockey, gymnastics and wrestling as well as community events and the Mountain America Community Iceplex. The 5,000-seat state-of-the-art venue includes two … Read more
The AHL’s Bakersfield Condors announced Wednesday that Kris Horn is the team’s new video coordinator. Horn joins the Condors from Army West Point where he had been the director of hockey operations since 2018. He was previously an assistant coach at Brockport (2016-18), a volunteer assistant coach at Union (2015-16), and an assistant coach at … Read more
Mercyhurst has announced the addition of Tommaso Bucci as an assistant coach for the women’s hockey team. Bucci joins Trey Flesch as new assistant coaches on the Lakers’ bench. “We are excited to welcome back Tomasso to Mercyhurst University,” said Lakers head coach Michael Sisti in a news release. “His work ethic and enthusiasm for … Read more
Ohio State will welcome Michigan for an outdoor game, the Faceoff on the Lake, at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. The stadium is home to the NFL’s Cleveland Browns. “Haslam Sports Group is dedicated to creating unique, memorable experiences for fans throughout the year, and we are excited to partner with … Read more
Former Northern Michigan athletic director and hockey coach Rick Comley will serve as interim AD starting today, Aug. 22, following the recent announcement of current AD Forrest Karr’s resignation. Schuiling made the announcement to the NMU coaches last Friday, Aug. 19. Comley, who brought NCAA Division I national men’s hockey championships to both NMU (1991) … Read more
Michigan has announced the hiring of assistant coach Rob Rassey and Topher Scott as the program’s director of hockey operations. Rassey has 11 years of coaching experience, most recently serving as the head coach of the USHL’s Sioux Fall Stampede. He took over as head coach and general manager of the USHL’s Omaha Lancers midseason … Read more
Tyler Lindstrom has been hired as an assistant coach for the St. Olaf men’s hockey team. Lindstrom joins the St. Olaf staff after wrapping up his five-year NCAA Division III playing career at Curry this past winter. Over his career, Lindstrom played in 100 games for the Colonels and after graduating from Curry, worked as … Read more
Michael Kuruc has been named head coach of the Finlandia women’s hockey team. He is set to begin his duties Sept. 1. “We are excited to announce Mike as the next head coach of our women’s hockey program,” said Finlandia athletic director Curtis Wittenberg in a statement. “Mike brings tremendous passion, which we will turn … Read more
John Lidgett, an assistant hockey coach at Niagara and a former Division I player at Colgate, has been named an assistant coach at Colorado College. Lidgett, who will replace Mark Stuart, spent the last two seasons on the Niagara bench working for former CC assistant Jason Lammers. Prior to that, he was an assistant under … Read more
Rensselaer coach Dave Smith’s contract has been extended for five years through the 2026-27 season. Smith, who is entering his fifth season at RPI, has led the Engineers to increased win totals every year he has been behind the bench, culminating with 18 victories in 2021-22. The team scored its most goals under Smith (114) … Read more
Longtime Alabama Huntsville hockey coach Doug Ross passed away peacefully on Aug. 16. Ross was 70. The leader of the UAH hockey program for 25 years, Ross began in Huntsville in 1982 and guided the team to a pair of national championships at the club level before ushering the Chargers into the NCAA era in … Read more
Molly Engstrom has been named the seventh head coach of the Maine women’s hockey team. Engstrom was the assistant coach at St. Cloud State from 2018 to 2022. “We are thrilled to have Molly Engstrom join us in Orono,” Maine director of athletics Ken Ralph said in a statement. “She possesses the strong playing and … Read more