Miami University (Ohio) Men's Ice Hockey

EDUCATION: Bachelor's of Science in Interpersonal/Organizational Communication, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2007 PLAYING EXPERIENCE: 2003-07: University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point COACHING EXPERIENCE: 2007-10: University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Assistant Coach 2010-11: Youngstown Phantoms (USHL), Assistant Coach 2011-15: Youngstown Phantoms (USHL), Head Coach and General Manager 2013: Team USA (World Jr. A Challenge) Assistant Coach 2015-16: Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL), Head Coach 2017-24: Tri-City Storm (USHL), Head Coach and President of Hockey Operations 2017: Team USA (World Jr. A Challenge) Assistant Coach 2018: Team USA (World Jr. A Challenge) Head Coach 2019: Team USA (World Jr. A Challenge) Head Coach 2022: Team USA (U-18 Hlinka/Gretzky Cup) Head Coach 2024-PR: Miami University, Head Coach HEAD COACHING AWARDS: 2014-15: USHL Coach of the Year (Youngstown) 2014-15: USHL Anderson Cup (Youngstown) 2018: Team USA (World Jr. A Challenge) Gold Medal 2018-19: USHL Coach of the Year (Tri-City) 2018-19: USHL Anderson Cup (Tri-City) 2019: Team USA (World Jr. A Challenge) Bronze Medal 2021-22: USHL Coach of the Year (Tri-City) 2021-22: USHL Anderson Cup (Tri-City) POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: 2011-12: Youngstown, USHL Conference Semifinals 2012-13: Youngstown, USHL Conference Finals 2014-15: Youngstown, USHL Conference Semifinals 2017-18: Tri-City, USHL Conference Quarterfinals 2018-19: Tri-City, USHL Conference Finals 2020-21: Tri-City, USHL Conference Semifinals 2021-2

David Nies joined the Miami Hockey coaching staff in May 2024 and became the program's general manager in June 2025. Nies, who served as recruiting coordinat...

Gord Farnell joined the Miami Athletics staff as Assistant Director of Human Performance – Goggin Ice Center in August 2025. In his first season with the Red...

Jimmy Spratt has served as Miami's Assistant to the Head Coach since August 2025, returning to Oxford after previously serving as the RedHawks' director of hockey operations from 2019-2022. Spratt was part of a historic turnaround last winter with the RedHawks, as Miami jumped from three wins the previous season to an 18-16-2 mark in 2025-26. Miami matched the largest single-season improvement in regular-season wins in program history (+15 in 1996-97) and the third-largest nationally over the past half-century (excluding forfeits and COVID), finishing with a winning record for the first time since last qualifying for the NCAA Tournament in 2015. The Red and White won the program’s first trophy in a decade, claiming the Belpot at the Friendship Four in Belfast, and returned to the national rankings for the first time since 2019. The RedHawks won their first six games of the season, posted a 9-1 mark in non-conference games, and enjoyed their longest NCHC winning streak ever (five games). Head coach Anthony Noreen was a top-three finalist for NCHC Coach of the Year as Miami matched its highest finish in the conference standings since 2015-16, finishing seventh with a 9-13-2 league record. The RedHawks posted four wins over nationally-ranked teams, including a sweep at No. 20 St. Cloud State in January and a home win over defending national champion No. 4 Western Michigan. The Red and White also welcomed the first capacity sellout crowd to Steve “Coach” Cady Arena in more than 1

Lionel Mauron enters his second season as a Miami assistant coach in 2026-27. He initially joined the RedHawks' staff in September 2024, serving as assistant...

Troy Thibodeau joined the Miami Hockey coaching staff in May 2024 as associate head coach, coming to Miami after spending the previous three seasons as an as...