There have been some recent happenings in the NCAA Division I men's hockey head coaching ranks, including one renewal, one hiring, and one retirement.
Alaska's Erik Largen was signed to a five-year extension after leading the Nanooks to 22 wins and within a hair of a 2023 NCAA tournament at-large berth. A former goaltender for his alma mater, Largen, 36, is 64-64-12 in four seasons at the Alaska (Fairbanks) helm.
Ohio State assistant coach Luke Strand has been named the new head coach at Minnesota State. He replaces Mike Hastings, who left MSU last month for Wisconsin. A former player for Wisconsin Eau Claire who was born in the Phillipines, Strand, 50, previously served as a head coach with his alma mater, and in junior hockey with Green Bay (USHL).
Lastly, longtime Colgate head coach Don Vaughan has called it a career after guiding the Raiders for the past 30 seasons. The St. Lawrence graduate also led Colgate to this year's Whitelaw Cup as ECAC hockey tournament champions. Vaughan, 62, from Almonte, Ont., went 472-504-123 in his tenure in Hamilton, N.Y., which began in 1992-93 and included four NCAA tournament appearances.
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