The New Jersey Devils have named Ryan Parent the head coach of their American Hockey League affiliate, the Utica Comets. Parent had been appointed interim head coach on Nov. 6, 2024, and led the Comets to a record of 31-25-6-1 over his 63 games at the helm. He enters his eighth season with the organization … Read more
JOHN O’CONNOR (photo: 200×85). Maine’s men’s hockey team has added John O’Connor to the staff as an assistant coach ahead of the 2025-26 season. O’Connor comes to Orono after spending the last seven years as the director of player personnel at Mount Saint Charles Hockey Academy in Rhode Island. During O’Connor’s time at Mount Saint … Read more
Eddie Effinger and Tyler Lindstrom run a practice for St. Olaf during their time together on the Oles staff (photo: Hannah Robb). After five seasons as the head coach of the St. Olaf College men’s hockey program, Eddie Effinger has stepped down to accept the head coaching position at Amherst, his alma mater. Former Oles … Read more
Brian Idalski helped push St. Cloud State back to national prominence (photo: St. Cloud State Athletics). St. Cloud State women’s hockey head coach Brian Idalski has been named the first-ever head coach of PWHL Vancouver. “We are excited for Brian and his future in the PWHL,” said St. Cloud State director of athletics Holly Schreiner … Read more
Carter Clarke lifts the 2022 NCAA D-III national championship trophy for Adrian (photo: Meghan Abbee). Adrian has announced the hiring of Carter Clarke as the Bulldogs’ new assistant coach for the men’s hockey team. Clarke returns to Adrian after spending last season as an assistant coach at Wisconsin-Stout. “I’m thrilled to welcome Carter back to … Read more
Photo: Mike Zitek/AHL The Calgary Flames have named Brett Sutter head coach of their AHL affiliate, the Calgary Wranglers. Sutter began his coaching career in 2024-25 as an assistant coach with the Wranglers under Trent Cull and later interim head coach Joe Cirella. He helped the club to a record of 37-28-4-3 and a fifth-place … Read more
Most recently, Shavonne Leacy served as the founder and owner of Boston Selects Girls Hockey, providing year-round training for players of all ages (photo: Boston Selects). Norwich has announced the hiring of Shavonne Leacy as an assistant coach for the women’s hockey team. “Being able to welcome Shavonne to our program is an absolute slam … Read more
Adam Nightingale has helped turn around Michigan State’s fortunes in recent years (photo: Michigan State Athletics). Michigan State has announced that head hockey coach Adam Nightingale has signed a multi-year contract extension. Entering his fourth season at the helm in 2025-26, Nightingale has guided Michigan State hockey to back-to-back Big Ten regular-season and conference tournament … Read more
Chris Brown most recently served as associate head coach at Alaska (photo: Alaska Athletics). Chris Brown, who has spent 20 years as a Division III head coach and most recently served as the associate head coach at Alaska, has joined the Cornell men’s hockey coaching staff as an assistant coach. “Finding the right people that … Read more
It’s officially official. The Boston Bruins have had their introductory press conference for newly-hired head coach Marco Sturm. Now the true work begins as they prepare for the 2025-26 season. There was a lot to digest from the press conference today and what fans could looking forward to with him behind the bench. Laying the … Read more