Brian Idalski (born January 23, 1971) is an American ice hockey coach, currently serving as head coach of the St. Cloud State Huskies women's ice hockey program in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) conference of the NCAA Division I.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | St. Cloud State |
| Conference | WCHA |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 23, 1971 Warren, Michigan, United States |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1999–2000 | Columbus Cottonmouths (CHL) (asst) |
| 2000–2001 | Wisconsin–Stevens Point (men's asst) |
| 2001–2006 | Wisconsin–Stevens Point |
| 2006–2007 | St. Cloud State (asst) |
| 2007–2017 | North Dakota |
| 2019–2022 | Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays |
| 2021–2022 | China women's national team |
| 2022– | St. Cloud State |
Career
editIn April 2007, he was named head coach of University of North Dakota women's ice hockey.[1]
He served as head coach of the Chinese women's team the Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays in the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL) during 2019 to 2022, twice winning the ZhHL Championship with the team, and was the head coach of the now-defunct North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's ice hockey team for ten seasons.[2]
Idalski was head coach of the Chinese women's national team that participated in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.[3] The team qualified as the national host country.[4]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin–Stevens Point (NCHA) (2001–2006) | |||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | 26–1–0 | 15–1–0 | 1st | NCHA Regular Season & Playoff Champions | ||||
| 2002–2003 | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | 20–5–2 | 12–3–1 | 2nd | NCHA Playoff Runner-Up | ||||
| 2003–2004 | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | 19–7–4 | 11–4–0 | t-2nd | NCHA Playoff Champions, NCAA Runner-Up | ||||
| 2004–2005 | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | 22–3–1 | 9–0–1 | 1st | NCHA Regular Season & Playoff Champions, NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2005–2006 | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | 21–5–4 | 11–1–3 | 1st | NCHA Regular Season & Playoff Champions, NCAA Third Place | ||||
| Wisconsin–Stevens Point: | 108–21–11 | 58–9–6 | |||||||
| North Dakota (WCHA) (2007–present) | |||||||||
| 2007–2008 | North Dakota | 4–26–6 | 4–20–4 | 7th | |||||
| 2008–2009 | North Dakota | 13–19–4 | 9–16–3 | T-5th | |||||
| 2009–2010 | North Dakota | 8–22–4 | 7–19–2 | 8th | |||||
| 2010–2011 | North Dakota | 20–13–3 | 16–10–2 | 4th | |||||
| 2011–2012 | North Dakota | 22–12–3 | 16–9–3 | 3rd | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2012–2013 | North Dakota | 26–12–1 | 18–9–1 | 2nd | WCHA Tournament Runner-up, NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2013–2014 | North Dakota | 20–12–4 | 14–10–4 | 3rd | WCHA Tournament Runner-up | ||||
| 2014–2015 | North Dakota | 22–12–3 | 16–9–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 2015–2016 | North Dakota | 18–12–5 | 13–10–5 | 4th | |||||
| 2016–2017 | North Dakota | 16–16–6 | 11–12–5 | 4th | |||||
| North Dakota: | 169–156–39 | 124–124–32 | |||||||
| Total: | 277–177–50 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "Brian Idalski named UND head women's hockey coach". April 11, 2007. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.
- ^ "Kunlun Red Stars Vanke Rays officially joining the Russian Women's Hockey League". The Ice Garden. July 25, 2019.
- ^ "Former UND coaches Brian Idalski and Max Markowitz leading Chinese Olympic Team". Grand Forks Herald. February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- ^ Keating, Steve (February 3, 2022). "Ice hockey-Czechs spoil China's party, U.S. cruise in opener". Reuters. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
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