Jamestown (CSi) The University of Jamestown has announced that Dean Stork will join the University as the school’s first head men’s hockey coach.
Stork will be joining the Jimmies after serving as head coach for the Greenville Road Warriors, the New York Rangers affiliate in the East Coast Hockey League.
Stork says, “After my visit to the University of Jamestown, I knew this is where I wanted to coach. To be able to coach in such a hockey hot bed and to raise a family in such a great community was something I just could not pass up. My heart and soul will be completely committed to the University of Jamestown.”
He has been coaching in the ECHL for the last 9 years, the past 5 seasons as head coach in Greenville.
As a head coach he led the Warriors to 4 consecutive Kelly Cup playoff appearances including a division title in 2010-11 and the conference finals in 2013-14. He posted a winning season in each of his five years as head coach, compiled a record of 201-131-28 and advanced 6 players to the NHL and 42 to the American Hockey League.
University of Jamestown Athletics Director Sean Johnson says, “I think we have hit a home run with Dean Stork as our first men’s hockey coach. He brings the combination of skills and experiences that makes him the perfect choice to start our men’s hockey program. Dean will set forth a vision for our program that will set the groundwork for long term success.”
Coach Stork will be putting together the first Jimmie hockey team, and will be spending the next year recruiting, scheduling and planning for the team’s first season.
The University of Jamestown will apply for admission to the American Collegiate Hockey Association and compete at the Division 1 level.
