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St. Norbert’s Coghlin is headed for Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame

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St. Norbert head hockey coach Tim Coghlin

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…]

St. Norbert College & Stevens Point preparing for NCAA D-3 Frozen Four

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St. Norbert Green Knights

St. Norbert Green Knights

Historic Herb Brooks Arena will be the site this weekend for the NCAA Division 3 men’s Frozen Four Ice Hockey Championships.

The semifinals are Friday.  Third-ranked UW-Stevens Point (22-5-2) will face ninth-ranked SUNY Geneseo (20-4-6) at 3 p.m. Friday afternoon.  Second-ranked St. Norbert College (24-3-2) will face eighth-ranked UMass-Boston (23-4-3) at 6:30 p.m.

St. Norbert College is aiming for its fifth title in the last nine years, capturing titles in Lake Placid in 2008 and 2012.  The Green Knights captured the 2011 title in Minneapolis and in 2014 in Lewiston, Maine.  That latest title victory came against Stevens Point.

Stevens Point has also captured four titles, the last of which came in 1993.  UMass-Boston and SUNY Geneseo are both looking for its first national championships.

St. Norbert meets UMass-Boston in men’s ice hockey for the first time.  Head coach Tim Coghlin, in his 23rd season said unfamiliarity is not a bad thing.

AUDIO: Tim Coghlin on not having faced UMass-Boston before :19

Neither Coghlin or Stevens Point coach Chris Brooks wanted to discuss a possible championship matchup.

AUDIO: Chris Brooks says they’re not looking ahead :18 [Read more…]

St. Norbert’s Coghlin and Cooper receive NCHA Awards

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St. Norbert College senior forward Erik Cooper was named the 2016 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association Player of the Year to pace the Green Knights’ league honors announced by the conference office on Tuesday night.

Cooper became the ninth different St. Norbert player to earn the Green Knights’ tenth NCHA Player of the Year award.  In addition to Cooper, senior forward Michael Hill and junior defenseman Blake Thompson also earned All-NCHA  honors.

St. Norbert coach Tim Coghlin was named NCHA Coach of the Year, his seventh overall and first since 2010.

Cooper led the Green Knights in scoring in the regular season with 11 goals and 17 assists for 28 points.  He [Read more…]

Coghlin logs his 500th coaching victory

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St. Norbert College men’s hockey coach Tim Coghlin won his 500th career game on Saturday.  The Green Knights blanked Northland College in a NCHA contest as Coghlin became the third-fastest coach in NCAA hockey history for all divisions to reach 500 career wins.

Coghlin’s 500th win came in his 680th game.  He is the 25th coach in NCAA history to win 500 games, but only John Rolli of UMass-Dartmouth (658 games) and Bob Peters of Bemidji State (677 games) have accomplished the milestone in fewer games.

Tony Kujava recorded his eighth shutout of the season for the Green Knights (18-2-1, 14-2 NCHA).

Coghlin leads 6th ranked St. Norbert men’s hockey team

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Head coach Tim Coghlin of the St. Norbert College Green Knights

Tim Coghlin, the head coach of the men’s hockey team at St. Norbert College, has experienced his fair share of success in hockey.

He’s won over 400 games at St. Norbert, five NCAA Division III championships in his playing/coaching career, won more than 20 titles in the NCHA, and has been named NCAA Division III Coach of the Year twice.

Coghlin, who played for UW-Stevens Point, was a two-time All-American defenseman and signed with the Vancouver Canucks after college, but a shoulder injury shortened his NHL career.

He says his experience was valuable when helping players prepare for playing professionally.

AUDIO: Coghlin on his NHL experience helping his players :15

The St. Norbert head coach first got his start in the 1993-1994 season and led the team to a 10-9-1 record.  In only his fourth season as the head coach of the St. Norbert Green Knights, he led the team to a first place finish in the NCHA and a NCAA Division III tournament appearance.

The 2007-2008 season saw his first national championship with St. Norbert and, according to Coghlin, his most memorable with the Green Knight team.

AUDIO: Coghlin on his favorite national championship :13

When asked about his recruiting style and how he built up such a dominant program that has won three national titles in five years, he replied that he looks for the best student-athletes from five key areas in North America.

AUDIO: Coghlin on recruiting :24

With a master’s degree in education and a bachelor’s degree in communications, Coghlin recognizes the need for his teams to find their identity and culture on the ice and in the classroom.

AUDIO: Coghlin on team identity and culture :17

Currently ranked 6th in the nation, the Green Knights (6-2-1, 4-1-1 NCHA) finished up two home series against two of the top teams in division three.  They easily took down, then ranked 9th, UW-River Falls by an aggregate score of 11-1.

The second home series saw the Green Knights lose to 4th ranked UW-Eau Claire 5-3 in the first game, and tie the second game 3-3.

Coghlin and his Green Knights look to get back on the winning track this weekend as they host the St. Norbert Tournament with games against Marian University Friday, and Lawrence University on Saturday.

Knights blank Stevens Point in league opener

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The St. Norbert College Green Knights opened their final season in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association with a dominating 7-0

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victory over UW-Stevens Point on Friday night in Ashwaubenon.

The top-ranked Knights scored in every period for their 11th straight win, dating back to last season.  They also improved to 16-0-2 in their last 18 games against the Pointers. 

St. Norbert College (2-0, 1-0 NCHA) are playing their final season in the NCHA.  The Knights, along with St. Scholastica, will switch to the Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association next season.  The UW schools in the NCHA (Superior, Stevens Point, Stout, River Falls and Eau Claire) have decided to form their own hockey conference starting next season.

Game 2 of the home and home series shifts to Stevens Point tonight.

 

St. Norbert Hockey rolls into NCAA D-3 Quarterfinals

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The St. Norbert College Green Knights are a step closer to defending their

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NCAA Division 3 National Championship.

After falling behind 1-0 in the 1st period, the Knights had to kill off a 5-on-3, which brought their game to life.

AUDIO: Coach Tim Coghlin said the Green Knights gained momentum after big penalty kill :22

The Knights scored twice in the second period and once in the third to beat St. Thomas (18-6-2) 3-1. [Read more…]

St. Norbert College looking for a new hockey home

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St. Norbert College is looking for a new hockey conference.  The five Division 3 UW schools in the Northern Collegiate Hockey

Tim Coghlin & Tim Bald

Association (NCHA) have informed St. Norbert College and St. Scholastica that they’re leaving for the WIAC to start the 2014-15 season. 

The five UW schools playing in NCHA are River Falls, Eau Claire, Stevens Point, Stout and Superior.  Their eventual departure leaves St. Norbert and St. Scholastica as the two remaining members in the NCHA.  The seven current NCHA members have been playing together since the 1996-97 season. 

St. Norbert College Athletic Director Tim Bald said they want closure as soon as possible, without being hasty.

AUDIO: Tim Bald wants to find a new home ASAP :22

Five of the current seven teams in the NCHA have captured NCAA Division 3 titles.  It’s a good hockey league with a lot of talent.  That’s why Green Knights coach said he’d be surprised if they didn’t stay together, just in a different league. [Read more…]