Jason Guerriero is an American ice hockey coach and former

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who was an All-American for

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Career

Guerriero was a star player in juniors, leading the

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in scoring in 2001 and leading the

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to a league championship. He began attending Northeastern University the following autumn and immediately became a major piece of the team's offense. Unfortunately, during his four-year tenure, the Huskies were never a top team. For his senior season Guerriero was named

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and was named an All-American. Once the team's season was over, Guerriero signed with the

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and finished the year in the AHL. For his first full season as a professional, Guerriero played in

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but returned to the AHL the following year. He spent most of the next two years playing for the

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, producing modest numbers. He returned to

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in 2008 and split time between two teams. With the second,

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, he helped the team win the Hungarian championship. The next season he tied for the scoring lead for the

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and led the team to a regular season championship. Guerriero played one further season in

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before hanging up his skates. In 2011, Guerriero began his coaching career as an assistant for Holy Cross. After two years, he took a similar position with

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and then joined

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two years afterwards. He stuck with the Bears and was promoted to Associate head coach in 2019.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Awards and honors

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Guerriero, Jason 1981 births Living people AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans American men's ice hockey defensemen Ice hockey people from New York (state) People from Long Island Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey players Bridgeport Sound Tigers players Ilves players Milwaukee Admirals players Rockford IceHogs (UHL) players EHC Visp players Fehérvár AV19 players Schwenninger Wild Wings players SønderjyskE Ishockey players