St. Norbert College hockey coach Tim Coghlin will be inducted into the 2017 class of the Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame.
Coghlin is one of two inductees in the Hall of Fame’s 2017 class, joining John Kennedy of Franklin at the enshrinement banquet to be held Saturday, Sept. 9 in Eagle River at Eagle Waters Resort.
Coghlin has built the St. Norbert hockey program in a national powerhouse in his 24 seasons, compiling a record of 529-138-52. St. Norbert has appeared in 17 NCAA Division III Tournaments since 1997, highlighted by its national championships in 2008, 2011, 2012 and 2014. The Green Knights have made 11 Frozen Four appearances, and placed as national runner-up in 2004, 2006, 2010 and 2016. Coghlin’s eight national title game appearances as a head coach is the second-most in NCAA Division III history.
As a player, Coghlin captained UW-Stevens Point’s first NCAA Division III championship team in 1989 and was an assistant coach with the Pointers when they won the national title in 1993 and finished runner-up in 1992. [Read more…]