Guy Gadowsky (born August 10, 1967) is a Canadian

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coach and former professional

player. Gadowsky is currently the head coach of the Penn State University men's ice hockey team.

Early life

Gadowsky attended Strathcona High School alongside sports broadcaster Gord Miller.

Career

Gadowsky played collegiate hockey at

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and played professional hockey for the

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Richmond Renegades The Richmond Renegades were an ECHL ice hockey team in Richmond, Virginia that played in the East Coast Hockey League from 1990 until 2003. The Renegades played at the Richmond Coliseum, which they marketed in later years as ''the Freezer''. T ...

St. John's Maple Leafs The St. John's Maple Leafs were a minor ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, at Memorial Stadium from 1991 to 2001, and at Mile One Stadium from 2001 to 2005. The team was ...

and

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, and

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. He also represented Canada on the 1993–94 Canada men's national ice hockey team, recording three goals and three assists in six games. Gadowsky also spent one season with the

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professional roller hockey team in 1994. Following his retirement as a player in 1996, Gadowsky spent three seasons as the head coach of the

of the

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, leading the team to three straight Taylor Cup playoff appearances. In 1999, he became the head coach of Alaska-Fairbanks and coached the team for five seasons. In 2004 Gadowsky was hired as the head coach at

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. During his tenure at Princeton he led the

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to the

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Championship and to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in

and 2009. On April 25, 2011 he became the head coach of the

Penn State Nittany Lions men's ice hockey Penn State Nittany Lions men's ice hockey, formerly known as the Penn State Icers (the name for the former ACHA team), is a college ice hockey program that represents the Pennsylvania State University. Prior to the 2012–13 season the program wa ...

team, becoming the program's first varsity head coach in the NCAA era for Penn State. Gadowsky took over the program starting in the 2011–12 season, during the team's transition from ACHA DI level to

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. The team finished the regular season with a record of 27–4 and received a bid to the 2012 ACHA DI National Tournament as the number one seed and ranked first in the ACHA. The team defeated

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4–1, followed by Oklahoma 6–3 in the first rounds of the tournament before Penn State lost 3–5 to Oakland (MI) in the semifinal round. In first year as head coach of Penn State, the team finished the season with an overall record of 29–5.

Head coaching record

Minor League

College

† 2011–12 record not included due to team playing under club status

References

External links

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