Northern Michigan adds Russell, Contois as assistant coaches to round out Shyiak’s staff for 2024-25 college hockey season

Northern Michigan has hired Ben Russell and Andy Contois as assistant coaches beginning with the 2024-25 season. Russell has spent the past few seasons with Cornell, which included one season as an assistant coach and two seasons as the director of hockey operations. “We are really excited about Ben joining our staff and community,” said … Read more

After pair of seasons as director of operations for Harvard women’s hockey team, Riley moves to same job with Sacred Heart men’s hockey team

Sacred Heart has announced the addition of Mickey Riley as the director of hockey operations for the men’s hockey team. Riley, part of the distinguished Riley hockey family, joins the Pioneers after two years in the same position with the women’s hockey program at Harvard. While at Harvard, Riley coordinated all aspects of team travel … Read more

Former AIC director of hockey operations Finnegan returns to Yellow Jackets for same role after three seasons at UConn

American International has announced the return of Michael Finnegan to the team as director of hockey operations. Finnegan will be responsible for several duties, most notably overseeing the video operations of the team. “We are ecstatic that Mike is back here at AIC,” said AIC coach Eric Lang in a statement. “He’s an incredibly hard, … Read more

UConn names former Colgate director of hockey operations Paluch to same job with Huskies men’s hockey team

UConn has announced the addition of Jacob Paluch to the men’s hockey staff as the director of hockey operations. “We are so excited to welcome Jacob into the UConn hockey family,” said Huskies head coach Mike Cavanaugh in a statement. “Jacob has a great knowledge of how programs operate on and off the ice and … Read more

St. Lawrence promotes Hill from assistant coach to associate head coach role for Saints men’s hockey team ahead of ’24-25 season

Tommy Hill, who has served as an assistant coach for St. Lawrence since the 2019-20 season, has been promoted to associate head coach. “We are excited to announce that Tommy has been promoted into the role of associate head coach for our program,” said SLU head coach Brent Brekke in a statement. “He has been … Read more

Hilbert women’s hockey team announces assistant coach Knoll promoted to interim head coach, wants to see Hawks program ‘thrive’

Hilbert has announced the promotion of Emma Knoll to interim head coach for the women’s hockey team. Knoll initially joined the team as a full-time assistant coach and will now be the team’s head coach for the program’s third year. She takes over for Earl Utter. “I am excited for Emma and our women’s hockey … Read more

St. John Fisher men’s hockey team, which starts play in 2025-26, adds former Worcester State player Pommerville as top assistant coach

The St. John Fisher men’s hockey program has hired Alex Pommerville as its top assistant coach. The St. John Fisher program will begin competing next season. Pommerville, from nearby Macedon, N.Y., played collegiately at Worcester State and went on to play in the SPHL and the ECHL. “I would like to thank head coach Reid … Read more

Castleton hires former Hobart player, well-traveled Golden as new assistant coach for Spartans men’s hockey team

Kirk Golden has been named an assistant coach for the Castleton men’s hockey team. Golden comes to Castleton after coaching in the NA3HL for four years and scouting in the NAHL for three. He was an associate coach for the Great Falls Americans in 2020-21, reaching the Frontier Division playoffs finals. Golden was then chosen … Read more

After success at ACHA level with Ohio, Curry graduate Mauron named to assistant to head coach role with Miami

Miami has announced the addition of Lionel Mauron as assistant to the head coach. Mauron will also handle program operations. “I am honored and thrilled to join Miami University,” said Mauron in a statement. “This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of such a storied program and to contribute to writing a new chapter … Read more

Colgate women’s hockey adds Coykendall as assistant coach, director of hockey operations, Gettens as assistant coach

New Colgate women’s hockey coach Stefan Decosse has rounded out his staff for the 2024-25 season, hiring Trevor Coykendall earlier this month as an assistant coach and director of hockey operations and Alex Gettens as an assistant coach in August. A national champion as a student-athlete at Adrian, Coykendall spent the past two years as … Read more

Nazareth hockey coach Roll to retire at end of 2024-25 season; former Golden Flyers player, current assistant McDonald to take reins in ’25-26

George Roll, Nazareth’s only men’s hockey coach in program history, has announced the 2024-25 season will be his last behind the bench. Roll’s career has spanned 37 seasons, including 28 as a head coach. James McDonald, a 2020 graduate of Nazareth who has been a fixture of the program after stellar career playing and having … Read more

Former New Hampshire women’s hockey captain Wenczkowski joins Princeton staff as new assistant coach for Tigers

Taylor Wenczkowski has joined the Princeton women’s hockey staff as an assistant coach ahead of the 2024-25 season. “I am honored to join the Princeton staff and coach at such a prestigious university,” Wenczkowski said in a statement. “The combination of academics and elite athletics set the university apart. I am excited to work alongside … Read more

Providence men’s hockey team promotes Beal to associate head coach, Feaster to GM, director of hockey operations

Providence has announced that Joel Beal has been promoted to associate head coach and Theresa Feaster has been elevated to general manager and director of hockey operations. Beal enters his sixth season at Providence after being hired on Sept. 3, 2019. Beal works primarily with the Friars’ penalty kill unit, the defense corps and assists on the recruiting trail. The … Read more

After one season coaching Saint Mary’s women’s hockey team, Davis returns to Adrian for second stint with Bulldogs

Adrian has announced the hiring of Chad Davis as the head coach of the women’s hockey team. Davis will return to Adrian for his second stint as head coach. Overall, Davis has compiled a career coaching record of 193-80-21. “We are excited to have Coach Davis return to Adrian College as he brings in a … Read more

Former Plattsburgh women’s hockey defender Killeen returns to Cardinals as new assistant coach for alma mater

Emma Killeen, a 2022 Plattsburgh graduate, has been hired as the new assistant women’s hockey coach. “It’s great to have Emma back in the Cardinal women’s hockey family,” Plattsburgh head coach Kevin Houle said in a statement. “She will be a great addition as her knowledge of the game and passion for Plattsburgh State women’s … Read more

Merrimack director of hockey operations, longtime Plattsburgh men’s hockey coach Emery joins NHL’s Stars as amateur scout

The NHL’s Dallas Stars have announced that Bob Emery has been hired as an amateur scout. Emery had been serving as the director of hockey operations for Merrimack after 30 seasons as head coach at Plattsburgh from 1989 to 2019. He is fifth all-time in NCAA men’s hockey wins as a coach across both Division … Read more

Maine women’s hockey team adds former Hamline assistant, Ohio State, St. Cloud State player Wesloh as new assistant coach

Maine has announced the hiring of McKenna Wesloh as an assistant coach for the women’s hockey team. Wesloh’s most recent experience includes a part-time assistant coaching role at Hamline and head coach responsibilities for the Monarchs U16 AAA team in Minnesota. She was also a volunteer coach for the Maple Grove High School girls team … Read more

Former Adrian women’s hockey coach Skelly moves up, named new assistant coach for Union women’s hockey team

Shawn Skelly has been named an assistant coach with the Union women’s hockey team. Skelly comes to Union after serving six seasons as the head women’s hockey coach at Adrian. “Shawn and I have been friends with one another for over a decade and I’m extremely excited to have Shawn join our program,” said Union … Read more

After one season in USHL, Gershon returns to Chatham as men’s hockey head coach; Connelly tabbed associate head coach for Cougars

Chatham has announced the return of Michael Gershon as the men’s hockey head coach. “We are excited to welcome Coach Gershon back to our program and look forward to the future of men’s hockey at Chatham,” said Chatham VP of athletics and recreation Leonard Trevino in a statement. Gershon, who departed Chatham before this past … Read more