Kevin Patrick is an American ice hockey coach from Schenectady, New York. In 2020 Patrick was named boys' hockey program manager at Culver Academies. Prior to becoming the program manager at Culver, Patrick served the past eight seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Vermont.

Kevin Patrick
Current position
TitleProgram manager
TeamCulver Academies
Biographical details
BornSchenectady, New York, U.S.
Alma materNotre Dame (BA)
Massachusetts (MS)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1998–2002Union (assistant)
2002–2005Bowling Green (assistant)
2005–2010Wisconsin (assistant)
2010–2012Muskegon Lumberjacks
2012–2015Vermont (assistant)
2015–2020Vermont (AHC)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2020–presentCulver Academies (hockey program manager)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As an assistant coach
National Champion (2006)
Awards
Terry Flanagan Award (2019)

Playing career

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Patrick played for four years at Notre Dame, and also played lacrosse for two seasons. After college, Patrick played professional hockey with New Haven Senators of the AHL, the St. Thomas Wildcats of the CoHL and the Green Bay Ice of the AHA.

Coaching career

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Patrick entered college coaching as an assistant at Union working under head coach Kevin Sneddon where he stayed until 2002.

Bowling Green

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Patrick joined Scott Paluch's coaching staff as an assistant at Bowling Green for three seasons.

Wisconsin

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In 2005 Patrick was hired by Wisconsin head coach Mike Eaves to be an assistant coach where he stayed until 2010. Patrick was part of Wisconsin's 2006 National Championship, and in 2010 coached Wisconsin's first Hobey Baker Award winner Blake Geoffrion.[1]

Muskegon Lumberjacks

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In 2010 the Muskegon Lumberjacks an expansion franchise in the USHL, hired Patrick to be teams head coach.[2] Pattrick was let go from Muskegon on January 13, 2012 after starting the season with a 9–14–2 record.[3]

Vermont

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In August 2012 Patrick was hired at Vermont by former Union head coach Kevin Sneddon.[4] In the summer of 2015 Patrick and assistant coach Kyle Wallack were both promoted to the position of associate head coach. After the 2020 season Patrick was hired at Culver Academies in Culver, Indiana, as Boys hockey program manager.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Kevin Patrick To Join Wisconsin Staff". Bowling Green Athletics. Archived from the original on June 6, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "Wisconsin Assistant Patrick to Leave for USHL". College Hockey News. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "Kevin Patrick fired as head coach of Muskegon Lumberjacks; Jim McKenzie assumes coaching duties". mlive. 13 January 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  4. ^ "Men's Hockey Hires Patrick and Wallack as Assistant Coaches". UVM Athletics. Archived from the original on June 4, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  5. ^ "Culver Academies names Kevin Patrick Boys Hockey Program Manager". culverathletics.com. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
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