{"id":126716,"date":"2017-08-09T11:17:57","date_gmt":"2017-08-09T16:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=126716"},"modified":"2017-08-09T11:45:41","modified_gmt":"2017-08-09T16:45:41","slug":"bell-new-uj-men-hockey-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=126716","title":{"rendered":"Bell new UJ men’s hockey coach"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi-UJ)\u00a0<\/strong> Cole Bell is the new head coach of the University of Jamestown men’s ACHA Division 1 hockey team.<\/p>\n

A former ACHA Division 1 all-star and assistant coach with the Jersey Shore Wildcats, the Davenport, Iowa native will lead the Jimmies into their second season this fall.<\/p>\n

Bell helped lead the Wildcats to back-to-back North American 3 Eastern Hockey League regular season and cup playoff championships with a combined record of 89-11.<\/p>\n

“Cole is a perfect fit for the University of Jamestown,” said University of Jamestown Athletics Director Sean Johnson.\u00a0 “He has been successful as a student-athlete and a coach.\u00a0 He has walked in the same footsteps as our student-athletes and he values what is important to our department and our institution.”<\/p>\n

Bell was team captain as a junior and senior at Lebanon Valley College, scoring 16 goals and assisting on 61 others for the Dutchmen.<\/p>\n

His senior season, he scored 40 points (7 goals, 33 assists) and was selected to play in the ACHA Division 1 All-Star game.\u00a0 He was the team’s MVP and a first team All-East Coast Hockey Association selection in leading the Dutchmen to a 21-9 record.<\/p>\n

He was a second team All-ECHA pick as a junior after scoring 9 goals and dishing out 28 assists.<\/p>\n

Bell helped lead Lebanon Valley to back-to-back ECHA Tournament appearances.<\/p>\n

During his four seasons as a collegiate player, Bell scored 19 goals and registered 76 assists.<\/p>\n

“It’s a great honor to be named the head coach at the University of Jamestown and I am looking forward to working with our student-athletes,” said Bell.\u00a0 “I know first-hand the demands of playing in the ACHA and I am looking forward to building on the success of last year’s team.”<\/p>\n

Bell played junior hockey for the Dubuque Thunderbirds and Quad City Junior Flames, where he was a team captain.<\/p>\n

“We want to win hockey games and do the right things on and off the ice,” said Bell.\u00a0 “We will focus on a consistent approach that will translate to success on the ice and lead to success after graduation.”<\/p>\n

Bell succeeds, Dean Stork, who resigned after coaching the Jimmies to a 20-10-3 record in the program’s inaugural year at the ACHA Division I level, finishing seventh in the final ACHA Division I regular season poll.<\/p>\n

Stork currently volunteers as assistant coach at NCAA Division I Miami (Ohio).<\/p>\n

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