Davidson Named Head Coach of Men’s Hockey
at
Saint Michael’s College
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COLCHESTER, VT: Chris Davidson, who served as interim head coach
of the Saint Michael’s men’s ice hockey program this
season, has been named head coach of the Purple Knights. The
announcement was made today by Geri Knortz, Director of Athletics,
and concludes a national search process that the College committed
to last spring when long-time head coach Lou DiMasi announced his
retirement. Davidson accepted the interim position at that
time.
“I would like to thank Geri Knortz and Saint Michael’s
College for giving me this opportunity,” Davidson said.
“I’m honored to become the only the second head coach
in the program’s history, and to lead a program that has
meant so much to me as a student-athlete and coach. It’s just
a tremendous honor, and I’m looking forward to what the
future holds for this program.”
Davidson led the Purple Knights to their most successful season
since 1999-00, finishing the year with a 12-14-1 overall record.
Their 8-14-1 ECAC East record was their best league mark since
joining the conference in 2001-02. Saint Michael’s captured
the 2007-08 Northeast-10 Conference Championship title, and
Davidson was recognized with the league’s Coach of the Year
Award. It was the fourth NE-10 Championship in the program’s
history, equaling Saint Anselm College (who they beat in the
finals, 5-1) for the most titles in the sport in conference
history.
A 1999 Saint Michael’s graduate, Davidson was a four-year
member of the Purple Knight hockey team, and captained the team
that won the 1999 NCAA Division II National Championship. After
graduating, he served the 1999-00 season as an assistant at
Manhattanville, but returned to his alma mater a year later as an
assistant to DiMasi. He remained as the program’s assistant
coach through the 2006-07 season.
TRANSACTION – Saint Michael’s:
Announced the hiring of Chris Davidson as head coach of men’s
ice hockey.