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Wisconsin coach Mike Hastings has brought in Andy Brandt as an assistant coach, rounding out the team's coaching staff.Brandt, a Wisconsin native, played for the Badgers from 2003-07, and played 22 games for the team that won the 2006 national championship. He was briefly on the staff before, when Tony Granato was head coach.Brandt has spent the last three years as head coach of Madison of the…
Western Michigan athletic director Dan Bartholomae has accepted an offer from Michigan State to become its new athletic director. Bartholomae replaces J Batt, who left for Kentucky after just one year.According to terms of his last contract extension, Bartholomae owes Western Michigan a $5.1 million buyout. Typically the hiring school will pay that amount. Michigan State just received a $3.95…
Tom Upton has taken over at Brown following a stint as assistant coach at Massachusetts. He replaces Jason Smith, who was an interim coach for the last month of last season, after long-time coach Brendan Whittet stepped down due to family reasons. Upton was actually named just before the UMass and Brown seasons actually ended.CHN: What's it like now with your own program these first few…
Ben Smith, who starred at Boston College from 2006-10 and went on to play over 200 NHL games, is returning to his alma mater as an assistant coach.He replaces another former Eagle, Brendan Buckley, who stepped down recently for personal reasons.Smith spent the past year as player development coordinator for the NHL's Boston Bruins. Smith spent the seven seasons prior to that playing in the German…
Harvard has added Tommy Davis and John Ronan to their staff as assistant coaches. They join Brian Robinson as the only holdover from the old staff.Ted Donato stepped down as head coach of Harvard in May after 22 seasons. He was replaced by Rob Rassey, formerly the top assistant at Michigan and a former Harvard assistant himself.Davis played four years at Princeton and then was an assistant coach…
Providence has added Gibson Homer to its roster, a week after a Major Junior recruit decided to go back there instead of coming to the Friars.Homer played for North Dakota last year, after three seasons at Arizona State. Homer played in 14 games and had a .889 save percentage, eventually losing the No. 1 spot to freshman Jan Spunar. Homer didn't play his first season at Arizona State, which gives…
Vermont has added former Division III national champion coach Adam Krug as an assistant coach. Most recently, Krug spent two seasons as an assistant coach with Bakersfield of the AHL.Krug, brother of former Michigan State star and NHL defenseman Torey Krug, was one of the most successful Division III head coaches over 10 years at his alma mater Adrian. He went 229-52-14 and led the Bulldogs to…
Andrew Brewer, who spent last season as an assistant coach with the NHL's Anaheim Ducks, has joined the Michigan staff as general manager.“As college hockey continues to evolve, adding a General Manager is an important step in positioning our program for long-term success," Michigan coach Brandon Naurato said. "Andrew brings a unique combination of NHL experience, talent evaluation and a deep…
Eric Rud takes over as the new head coach at Alaska-Anchorage, after spending recent seasons as an assistant coach at St. Cloud State. The former Colorado College defenseman has head coaching experience, for the St. Cloud State women's program and in the USHL.CHN: It's been a long and winding road to get where you are, and you have been a head coach, obviously, in college hockey on the women's…
New Hampshire coach Mike Souza will be the head coach for this year's U.S. Collegiate Selects team at the Spengler Cup. Souza was an assistant on last year's team, which lost the championship game to host Davos.Joining Souza will be Minnesota Duluth's Scott Sandelin and Cornell's Casey Jones.The annual tournament takes place annually in Davos, Switzerland, over the Christmas holiday. Last season,…
