Niagara volunteer assistant coach Jay McKee has been named an assistant coach with the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League. After 14 years in the NHL with Buffalo, St. Louis and Pittsburgh, McKee spent the 2010-11 season behind the Niagara bench. “Words can’t express how thankful I am to (NU head coach) Dave Burkholder, … Read more
New Hampshire has announced the hiring of Jim Tortorella as associate head coach. Tortorella, who comes to New Hampshire after a 16-year stint as head coach at Colby College, replaces former associate coach David Lassonde, who was recently named the assistant coach at Denver. “I’m extremely excited to bring Jim Tortorella on staff,” UNH head … Read more
Nick Fohr has been named assistant coach at USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor, Mich., and will help guide the U.S. National Under-17 Team in the 2011-2012 season. “Nick is highly regarded and will be a terrific addition to our coaching staff,” said NTDP senior director of operations Scott Monaghan in a … Read more
Brown has named Amy Bourbeau its new women’s coach and just the Brown Bears’ third head coach in the school’s 47-year program history. Bourbeau comes to Brown with 16 years of coaching experience, including 14 years as an assistant coach at Princeton, and also played at Providence from 1991-1994. She coached at both Williams and … Read more
Trinity College has announced the resignation of men’s hockey head coach David Cataruzolo and the hiring of John Dunham, the school’s only other coach in its history, on an interim basis. Cataruzolo, who coached at Trinity the last 14 years, has also been named the director of operations for Harvard’s men’s and women’s programs. “We … Read more
Former Lake Superior State forward and volunteer coach Doug Laprade will return to the program in 2011-2012 as the Lakers’ new assistant coach. Laprade played for the Lakers from 1987-1991, winning a national championship in 1988 and then becoming a volunteer assistant from 1991-93. “I’m thrilled to be back and coach the team I played … Read more
Delaney Collins has been hired as an assistant coach for the Mercyhurst women’s team and will take over the spot vacated by Louis Goulet, who was promoted to associate head coach last month. “I am very excited about the prospect of coaching the Lakers and I look forward to sharing my experiences with Team Canada … Read more
Bemidji State has named all-time leading scorer Amber Fryklund as an assistant coach of the women’s hockey program. Fryklund tallied 122 points from 2000-2003 and returns to her alma mater after a stint coaching high school hockey in Minnesota. “I’m very excited to be able to return to Bemidji State as an assistant coach,” Fryklund … Read more
Former Brown assistant coach Jerry Keefe and former Harvard assistant coach Patrick Foley have been named to new head coach Jim Madigan’s staff at Northeastern. “I am very excited that Jerry and Pat have joined the Northeastern hockey staff,” Madigan said in a statement. “They possess all of the characteristics I felt were necessary to … Read more
David Lassonde has been named the new assistant coach at Denver, replacing Derek Lalonde who was named head coach and GM of the United States Hockey League’s Green Bay Gamblers earlier this month. Lassonde coached at New Hampshire for 17 years during two different stints and three years apiece at Wisconsin and Miami. “David Lassonde … Read more
Quinnipiac has signed head coach Rand Pecknold to a contract extension through the 2015-2016 season. “I’m very excited with my new contract extension,” said Pecknold in a statement. “I look forward to another five years at Quinnipiac, and hopefully beyond.” This past season, his 17th at Quinnipiac, Pecknold led the Bobcats to their 15th straight … Read more
Andy Jones has been named the new assistant coach at Clarkson. Jones just completed his fifth season as the assistant coach for the Sioux Falls Stampede of the United States Hockey League. “I am very excited to add Andy to our staff,” said Clarkson head coach Casey Jones in a statement. “He has all the … Read more
Don Granato, with 15 seasons of coaching experience at multiple levels and four years as a player at Wisconsin, has been named a head coach with USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor, Mich. Granato, as one of two head coaches at the NTDP, will guide the U.S. National Under-17 Team during the … Read more
Former New Hampshire goaltender Mike Ayers has been named goaltending coach at USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor, Mich., and will also serve as coordinator of the organization’s Warren Strelow National Goaltending Mentor Program. “Mike brings the passion and knowledge to not only help mold our nation’s best goaltenders, but to also … Read more
Merrimack has added Youngstown Phantoms head coach Curtis Carr to the coaching staff as an assistant coach. “I am very thankful and I am extremely excited to have the opportunity to join the Merrimack program,” said Carr in a press release. “Coach (Mark) Dennehy has done a great job over the past seven seasons and … Read more
Northeastern assistant coach Sebastien Laplante has left the Huskies to take a similar job with the American Hockey League’s Houston Aeros. Laplante spent the last three seasons with Northeastern, where he also played from 1989-1993 and posted 61 goals and 140 points in 134 games. On a related note, former Michigan defenseman Mike Van Ryn … Read more
Denver assistant coach Derek Lalonde has been named the new head coach and general manager of the USHL’s Green Bay Gamblers. Lalonde spent the past five seasons at DU and prior to that was an assistant at Ferris State for four years. “I couldn’t be more excited to be coming to the Green Bay Gamblers,” … Read more
Bowling Green forward Jordan Samuels-Thomas will be transferring to Quinnipiac for the 2012-2013 season, according to Chris Heisbenberg’s NCAA recruiting database. It was announced in April that Samuels-Thomas would not be returning to the Falcons this fall. Samuels-Thomas, a seventh round draft pick of the Atlanta Thrashers in 2009, was Bowling Green’s leading scorer in … Read more
Castleton State has announced the hiring of Bill Bowes as the new head coach for the women’s hockey team. Bowes, who was an assistant coach at Holy Cross for the past seven seasons, will also take over the Castleton State men’s golf team. Prior to his time at Holy Cross, Bowes was head coach at … Read more
Former New Hampshire All-American and Patty Kazmaier finalist Kelly Paton has been hired as a volunteer assistant coach for the Mercyhurst women. “We are excited to add Kelly to our staff,” Mercyhurst head coach Michael Sisti said in a press release. “Kelly has great enthusiasm to join our program and will be able to work … Read more