Rochester Institute of Technology Men's Ice Hockey

Dave Insalaco enters his 17th year at RIT in 2025-26. Promoted to Associate Head Coach prior to the 2020-21 season, Insalaco brings nearly 25 years of experience to the bench where his role includes managing the Tigers' defensemen and penalty killing. A driving force behind RIT's rise as a Division I program, Insalaco has been part of four NCAA Tournament appearances, four Atlantic Hockey Championships and six regular-season AHA titles. His first season in 2008-09 saw the Tigers finish with a 23-13-2 record while clinching the second seed for the Atlantic Hockey Tournament. The following year, RIT won its first Atlantic Hockey Championship and caught the hockey world's attention with a Cinderella run to the Frozen Four to finish with a program-record 28-12-1 mark. Insalaco was also part of back-to-back Atlantic Hockey Championships and NCAA Tournament appearances in 2015 and 2016. He was on the bench during the Tigers' 2-1 upset of No. 1 Minnesota State in the opening round of the 2015 tournament, marking the first time the 16th seed upset the top-seed in NCAA hockey history. Insalaco guided the Tiger penalty kill to a fourth-place finish nationally (.864) in 2023-24 as RIT won its fourth Atlantic Hockey Championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament to finish with a 27-11-2 record. Insalaco came to RIT after spending two seasons with the Green Bay Gamblers of the United States Hockey League. He also served as assistant coach at SUNY Geneseo (2003-05) and volunteered at SUN

Former RIT captain Josh Mitchell '16 enters his first season as Assistant Coach for the 2025-26 season. One of only five D1-era RIT players to eclipse 120 career points, he remains fifth all-time with 121 points. He also graduated with 90 career assists—one of only two Tigers who have ever hit the milestone. Mitchell was part of back-to-back Atlantic Hockey Championships and NCAA Tournament appearances in 2015 and 2016. He scored the game-winning goal in the Tigers' 2-1 upset of No. 1 Minnesota State in the opening round of the 2015 tournament, marking the first time the 16th seed upset the top-seed in NCAA hockey history. He then captained the Tigers to another title the following year as RIT became only the second AHA program to win consecutive championships. As a junior, Mitchell totaled 52 points—only trailing teammate Matt Garbowsky (54 pts.) for the highest scoring season in program history—while his 36 assists remain the most ever by a Tiger. Mitchell didn't miss a game during his four-year stint in a Tiger uniform, graduating with a program-record 154 appearances that remain the fourth-highest total in program history. A two-time Atlantic Hockey All-Conference honoree, Mitchell also received the 2016 Louis Spiotti Coaches Award, given annually to the player who best embodies RIT Hockey. Mitchell earned a degree in environmental science in 2016, before embarking on a five-year professional career that included four seasons in Germany. He has spent the last five seasons

Shane Madolora '12 enters his first season as Assistant Coach for the 2025-26 season. Madolora graduated as RIT's Division I-era career leader with a .932 save percentage, which is still tied for 11th in NCAA history. He is also tops with a 1.97 goals against average, which remains tied for 20th in the NCAA record book. Madolora established single-season program records as a junior which still stand, leading the nation with a .935 save percentage to go along with a stingy 1.93 GAA on his way to Inside College Hockey Second-Team All-America honors. The following year, he tied his own record with a 1.93 GAA to go along with a .931 save percentage while tying for first nationally with a program-record seven shutouts. Madolora remains first in Tiger history with 13 career shutouts, as well as fourth with 1,727 saves, fifth with 36 wins, and tied for fifth with 65 appearances. He was voted the 2010-11 Atlantic Hockey Goaltender of the Year and the RIT Senior Athlete of the Year before graduating with a business administration management degree. Madolora played professionally for four years following his RIT career, including training camp invites from the San Jose Sharks and the Rochester Americans, along with appearances across the top leagues in France, England and Italy. Most recently, he spent two seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Vermont, mentoring goaltender Gabriel Carrier to an NHL contract with the San Jose Sharks. He also served as a goaltending developm