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Enrico Blasi gets fired up during a game with Miami at Providence back in 2013 (photo: Rich Gagnon).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Providence announced Thursday the hiring of Enrico Blasi as associate athletic director for men\u2019s and women\u2019s hockey.<\/p>\n

Blasi will provide leadership, management, and administrative oversight to the men\u2019s and women\u2019s ice hockey programs, as well as day-to-day supervision of Schneider Arena programs and events.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are excited that Rico will be joining our staff in Friartown,\u201d PC athletic director Bob Driscoll said in a statement. \u201cHe has a tremendous amount of experience in college hockey and I believe he will be an excellent resource for our athletic department. His knowledge and desire to help our programs improve was one of the many aspects that impressed me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Blasi spent 20 seasons (1999-2019) as the head coach for Miami, guiding the RedHawks to national prominence with back-to-back NCAA Frozen Four appearances in 2009 (semifinalist) and 2010 (finalist). Blasi\u2019s teams also boasted three CCHA regular-season titles (2006, 2010, 2013), a CCHA tournament title (2011) and an NCHC tournament championship (2015).<\/p>\n

During his tenure, the RedHawks appeared in 10 NCAA tournaments, including eight-consecutive appearances from 2006 to 2013.<\/p>\n

Blasi\u2019s success on the ice earned him five CCHA Coach of the Year awards (2001, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2013) and a Spencer Penrose National Coach of the Year award in 2006. He has also served as the chair of the NCAA Hockey Rules Committee (2005-07), on the AHCA Board of Governors (2005-08) and as AHCA President (2017-20).<\/p>\n

Prior to coaching the RedHawks, Blasi spent four seasons at Denver as an assistant coach (1995-99).<\/p>\n

A native of Weston, Ont., Blasi earned a Bachelor of Science degree in education from Miami in 1994. As a student-athlete, he totaled 128 points in 151 games played (1990-94) for the RedHawks and captained the team in his senior season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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