Tim Coghlin (born March 24, 1964) is a college men's

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coach. He has been the men's ice hockey head coach at

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since 1994.

Hockey player

Coghlin grew up in western Canada and enrolled at the

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. He was the captain of the 1989 Stevens Point team that won the

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national championship for the first time in school history. He was twice selected as an All-American defenseman. Coghlin signed with the

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in October 1989, and was assigned to the

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for the remainder of the year, though he didn't appear in any games. He injured his shoulder in training camp the following fall and ended up missing the entire season. In 1990, he played for the

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as a player and assistant coach.

Hockey coach

Coghlin returned to Stevens Point in 1991 as an assistant hockey coach. He was part of the coaching staff on the Stevens Point teams that won the national title in 1993 and finished as the runner-up in 1992. After the '93 championship, he was named head coach for the 5-year-old program at

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, and has been there ever since (as of 2021). Coghlin recalled the lack of talent when he arrived at St. Norbert, "When I came to St. Norbert, they weren't actively recruiting the same type of hockey players that other schools in the state were. We went immediately into western Canada and brought some kids in." Despite coaching at a private Catholic institution serving 2,100 students, Coghlin had success attracting quality players from Canada and Europe. Coghlin led the St. Norbert Green Knights to their first national championship in 2008, winning both

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games by shutouts. St. Norbert finished the 2008 season with a record of 27–1–4, the fewest losses ever for an

men's ice hockey champion at the time. Coghlin was named NCAA Division III Coach of the Year in 2008. Coghlin also led his team to the

in 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2010. When St Norbert suspended operations for the 2020–21 season due to the

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, he was just 4 victories shy of 600 for his career and possessed the best winning percentage of any coach with at least 400 wins.

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Head coaching record

References