Brandon Naurato

Biography

A three-time finalist for the Spencer Penrose Award, Brandon Naurato has led the Wolverines to three Frozen Four appearances in his first four seasons as head coach. He has also guided Michigan to two Big Ten Tournament titles and owns 98 career wins, the most by any coach in program history through four seasons. A 2009 graduate of the Michigan, Naurato was named the Graham Family Head Ice Hockey Coach in March 2023 after a season as interim head coach. In his tenure, Naurato has coached a Hobey Baker Award winner, two additional Hobey Baker finalists, six All-Americans, 13 All-Big Ten selections, a Derek Hines Award recipient, an NCAA Elite Scholar-Athlete and 12 players who have gone on to make their NHL debuts. Michigan's power play has ranked in the top 10 nationally in each of the past four seasons under Naurato, including No. 1 finishes in 2024-25 (31.9 percent) and 2023-24 (33.6 percent). The Wolverines have also boasted one of the nation's top offenses, finishing in the top three in three of the last four seasons: first in 2025-26 (4.53 goals per game), second in 2022-23 (4.17) and third in 2023-24 (4.12). The 2025-26 season saw Naurato bring his team to another Frozen Four after winning the Big Ten Tournament Championship. The No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, the Wolverines were ranked No. 1 in the nation for 15 weeks during the regular season including an 11-week streak. That 11-week run was the program's longest atop the polls since the 1996-97 team was r