Tavis MacMillan

Assistant Coach

University of DenverNCAA D1Men's Ice Hockey

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Tavis MacMillan is in his 11th season as an assistant coach with the Denver hockey team in 2025-26 and has helped the program win three NCAA Championships since being named to the position on May 27, 2015. MacMillan (MAC-millan), 55, has served on the coaching staff during Denver's 2017, 2022 and 2024 National Championship wins and helped the program reach six Frozen Four appearances, eight NCAA Tournament berths, win two NCHC Frozen Faceoff championships and three NCHC regular-season titles in over a decade with the team. Among his coaching duties on David Carle's staff include leading the program's recruiting effort and working with the forwards and penalty kill. Prior to joining DU, MacMillan served eight seasons as a scout for the NHL's Winnipeg Jets and 10 seasons as a coach for his alma mater, University of Alaska Fairbanks.

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