Tim Coghlin is a college men's ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

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

St. Norbert College

St. Norbert College is a private Catholic liberal arts college in De Pere, Wisconsin. Founded in October 1898 by Abbot Bernard Pennings, a Norbertine priest and educator, the school was named after Saint Norbert of Xanten. In 1952, the college became coeducational and today enrolls about 2,175...

 since 1994. Among the 100 all-time winningest college men's ice hockey coaches, Coghlin ranks second in winning percentage at .757.

Hockey player

Coghlin grew up in western Canada and enrolled at the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point. He was the captain of the 1989 Stevens Point team that won the NCAA Division III national championship for the first time in school history. He was twice selected as an All-American defenseman.

Coghlin signed with the Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver Canucks

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 in October 1989, and played with the Milwaukee Admirals

Milwaukee Admirals

The Milwaukee Admirals are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA at the Bradley Center.-History:...

 in 1989. In 1990, he played for the Fife Flyers

Fife Flyers

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 as a player and assistant coach.

Hockey coach

Coghlin returned to Stevens Point in 1992 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. Since 1994, he has been the head hockey coach at the St. Norbert College

St. Norbert College

St. Norbert College is a private Catholic liberal arts college in De Pere, Wisconsin. Founded in October 1898 by Abbot Bernard Pennings, a Norbertine priest and educator, the school was named after Saint Norbert of Xanten. In 1952, the college became coeducational and today enrolls about 2,175...

 in De Pere, Wisconsin

De Pere, Wisconsin

De Pere is a city located in Brown County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 20,559 at the 2000 census. De Pere is a suburb of Green Bay and is part of the Green Bay Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Registered historic places:...

. 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 Euorope.

Coghlin led the St. Norbert Green Knights to their first national championship in 2008, winning both Frozen Four games by shutouts. St. Norbert finished the 2008 season with a record of 27–1–4, the fewest losses ever for a NCAA Division III men's ice hockey champion. Coghlin was named NCAA Division III Coach of the Year in 2008. Coghlin also led his team to the Frozen Four in 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2010. In 17 years as a head coach, Coghlin compiled a record of 365 wins, 104 losses, and 39 ties. At the end of the 2009-2010 hockey season, Coghlin ranked 41st all-time among college men's ice hockey coaches. Among the 100 all-time winningest college men's ice hockey coaches, Coghlin ranks second in winning percentage at .757.

Head coaching record

2009-10: 24-4-3 (finished 2nd in the Frozen Four)

2008-09: 19-8-1

2007-08: 27-1-4 (national championship)

2006-07: 25-4-2 (finished 3rd in the Frozen Four)

2005-06: 25-5-2 (finished 2nd in the Frozen Four)

2004-05: 24-3-3

2003-04: 27-3-2 (finished 2nd in the Frozen Four)

2002-03: 27-2-2 (finished 3rd in the Frozen Four)

2001-02: 23-5-3

2000-01: 18-8-3

1999-00: 22-5-2

1998-99: 25-5-3

1997-98: 27-6-0

1996-97: 21-9-1

1995-96: 12-13-3

1994-95: 9-14-4

1993-94: 10-9-1