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Its mission is to promote the growth of ice hockey in the U.S. [3] USA Hockey programs support and develop players, coaches, officials, and facilities. USA Hockey also has junior ice hockey and senior ice hockey programs, and supports a disabled ice hockey program. USA Hockey provides certification programs for coaches and officials. [5]
Prior to coaching on the ice in the United States, coaches must complete a certification course and age specific modules sanctioned by USA Hockey and then register with USA Hockey. Coaching clinics for certification are offered at various locations across the country, broken down by districts.
There are 64 men's college ice hockey programs competing in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Each program employs a head coach. As of the 2021–22 season, the longest-tenured head coach is Rick Gotkin of Mercyhurst, who has been head coach since 1988. There are six new head coaches for the 2022–23 season. [1]
Team USA captain Nick Bonino at the 2023 IIHF World Championship. The United States of America's men's, women's, and men's under-20 teams compete annually in the Ice Hockey World Championships, IIHF World Women's Championships, and the IIHF World Junior Championship.
The United States men's national ice hockey team [2] is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with its U18 and U17 development program in Plymouth, Michigan. The team is controlled by USA Hockey, the governing body for organized ice hockey in the United States. The U.S. team is currently ranked 6th in the IIHF World Rankings. [3]
Mike Sullivan was selected U.S. coach for the 2026 Milan Olympics on Saturday, an expected move that puts the two-time Stanley Cup champion in charge of the country's bid for its first gold medal ...
Mancini served as an assistant coach and the director of player personnel for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program from 1997-2000. [ 4 ] He became the head coach and general manager of the Saginaw Spirit ice hockey team of the Ontario Hockey League in 2005 when Mancini took over the duties from Doug Lidster . [ 5 ]
Scott Langer (born May 19, 1974) is the current coach of the Aberdeen Wings in the North American Hockey League (NAHL). He previously held positions as the head coach of the Fargo Force, a Tier I junior hockey team in the United States Hockey League (USHL) and also served as the head coach and general manager of the Topeka RoadRunners.