According to the Daily Collegian, UMass forward Garrett Wait suffered an offseason training injury and will not play for the Minutemen during the 2022-23 season. The injury may also end Wait’s hockey career. Wait transferred to UMass from Minnesota in 2020. He scored the game-winning goal against Minnesota Duluth in the 2021 national semifinals, sending … Read more
Alaska head coach Erik Largen has agreed to a four-year contract extension that will keep him behind the Nanooks’ bench through the 2025-26 season. “I would like to thank Dr. Brock Anundson and Dr. Dan White (UAF chancellor) for their continued support of our hockey program,” Largen said in a statement. “We still have things … Read more
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts has hired Jeremiah Ketts as head coach of the men’s hockey team, which is returning for the 2023-24 season. Ketts comes to MCLA following six years as the assistant coach at UMass Dartmouth. He’ll officially start with the school on August 1. “I am excited to name Jeremiah Ketts to … Read more
The ECHL’s Adirondack Thunder have announced that Mike Bergin has been named an assistant coach for the 2022-23 season. Bergin, an RPI graduate and former Thunder captain, joins the team after coaching at Skidmore the past four seasons. “Mike is a professional in every sense of the word,” said Thunder coach Peter MacArthur in a … Read more
Syracuse has announced that associate head coach Brendon Knight will continue his role with new Orange head coach Britni Smith. Smith was hired in May to take over for Paul Flanagan, who had previously announced his retirement. “First, I’d like to thank Paul for giving me the opportunity 10 years ago to coach at the … Read more
Colorado College assistant coach Mark Stuart is leaving his position with the Tigers to become an assistant coach with the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers. Stuart, a former CC All-American who played 12 years in the NHL, spent the 2021-22 season as part of Kris Mayotte’s first staff at Colorado College. “I could not be happier for … Read more
American International has announced that Brendan Riley has been promoted to assistant coach for the men’s hockey team. Riley served as the director of hockey operations during the 2021-22 campaign, helping with administrative duties as well as video breakdown both of opposing teams for scouting purposes and in-game adjustments. “Brendan is a rising star in … Read more
Northeastern has announced that Jason Guerriero will return to the Huskies to serve as an assistant coach. Guerriero, a four-year student athlete for the Huskies from 2001 to 2005, returns to Huntington Avenue after coaching at Brown for the past seven years, after joining the Bears in 2015. He spent four seasons as an assistant … Read more
Northern Michigan’s Grant Potulny has been named an assistant coach for the 2022 United States National Junior Team. Potulny replaces Harvard’s Ted Donato, who is not available to participate in the tournament, according to a USA Hockey announcement. The World Junior event takes place Aug. 9-20 in Edmonton, Alberta. The tournament was originally scheduled for … Read more
Jeremy Golden has been named the next strength and conditioning coach for the Minnesota Duluth men’s and women’s hockey teams. Golden brings more than 10 years of coaching experience to the Bulldogs. “I’m very excited for the opportunity to work with elite programs like these,” said Golden in a statement. “UMD has made the blueprint … Read more
Tyler Ebner has been named assistant coach of the Fredonia men’s hockey team beginning with the 2022-23 season. Ebner spent the last four years playing for Gustavus Adolphus College, graduating from Gustavus in the spring of 2022 with a degree in Exercise Physiology and a minor in Coaching. While a student-athlete, Ebner was an assistant … Read more
Assumption has accepted an invitation for its women’s hockey team to compete in the New England Women’s Hockey Alliance (NEWHA). Assumption becomes the eighth member of the NEWHA, and the second school located in Massachusetts. The Greyhounds will join Franklin Pierce, Long Island, Post, Sacred Heart, Saint Anselm, Saint Michael’s, and Stonehill. “Adding women’s ice … Read more
Kelly Nash, a two-time national champion as a player at Wisconsin, has been selected as Long Island’s women’s hockey coach. Nash arrives at LIU from the Premier Hockey Federation’s Metropolitan Riveters, where she served as associate head coach and head scout this past season. She previously played with the Riveters, winning an Isobel Cup championship … Read more
Luke Strand has been named an assistant coach for the Ohio State men’s hockey team. Most recently, Strand was with the USHL’s Sioux City Musketeers, where he led the team to the 2022 Clark Cup title. “We are excited about the addition of Luke Strand to the staff,” Buckeyes head coach Steve Rohlik said in … Read more
Adrian assistant coach Adam Phillips has resigned to take a similar role with the USHL’s Muskegon Lumberjacks. Phillips spent the last two seasons with the Bulldogs serving as assistant coach under head coach Adam Krug. “On behalf of our players and staff, I want to thank Adam for his two years in Adrian,” Krug said … Read more
ECAC Hockey has announced the appointment of Nick Sczerbinski as associate commissioner. Sczerbinski begins his duties July 18. “I am excited to have Nick join the staff,” said ECAC Hockey commissioner Stephen Hagwell in a statement. “He is a talented and experienced administrator who knows the league very well. I look forward to working with … Read more
Arizona State and coach Greg Powers have agreed to a new five-year contract that runs through the 2026-27 season. Powers led ASU to five straight wins versus USCHO.com top-20 opponents in 2021-22 for the first time in program history. This past season, the team boasted three of the top 10 scorers in the nation in … Read more
Steve Miller has joined the Minnesota men’s hockey team as the Gophers’ new associate head coach. Miller most recently served at Ohio State in the same role for the previous five seasons. “Steve is one of the most decorated coaches in our sport,” Minnesota head coach Bob Motzko said in a statement. “From the national … Read more
Denver has announced that the Pioneers have signed forwards Casey Dornbach and Tristan Broz as transfer students for the 2022-23 season. Dornbach joins the Pioneers as a graduate student after playing the previous four years with Harvard, including captaining the Crimson last season, while Broz comes to DU after helping Minnesota to the Frozen Four … Read more
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts has hired Heath Isaacson as the inaugural head coach of the NCAA Division III women’s hockey team that will start competing in the 2023-2024 season. Isaacson comes to MCLA following seven seasons as the head coach at NCAA D-I Post. “I am thrilled to announce Heath Isaacson as our inaugural … Read more