The following  press release was distributed at this afternoon's media
briefing arranged to introduce Roger Grillo, Brown's new head coach of ice
hockey:
 
                ROGER GRILLO NAMED MEN'S ICE HOCKEY COACH AT BROWN
 
Providence, Rhode Island - Roger Grillo, the associate head coach at the
University of Vermont, has been named the 14th head coach in Brown
University men's ice hockey history, in an announcement made by Brown
athletic director David Roach.
 
        "I'm excited to move from an assistant's position to a head
coaching job with the opportunity to run my own show," said Grillo.  "I was
extremely impressed by the people at Brown, and I'm excited to be given the
opportunity to be head coach at one of the nation's top universities."
 
        In seven years at Vermont, Grillo recruited and coached three Hobey
Baker finalists, four first-team All-Americans, two ECAC Rookies of the
Year, and two ECAC Players of the Year.  He helped coach Vermont to the
1996 ECAC regular season title  and NCAA Tournament appearances in 1996 and
1997, including to the Final Four in 1996.
 
        "Roger is recognized as one of the outstanding young assistant
coaches in the country," said Roach.  "He had a tremendous impact on the
Vermont program where he was known as a tireless worker and an exceptional
recruiter."
 
        His primary duties at Vermont included the organization and
coordination of all aspects of recruiting, on-ice coaching, the planning of
practice, the breaking down of game tape, and the coordination of the
hockey program's involvement with local charities and community service
programs.
 
        A 1983 NHL draft choice of the Vancouver Canucks, Grillo was a
member of the University of Maine hockey team for two years (1982-84) and
was the Black Bears' top scoring defenseman as a freshman with two goals
and 11 assists.  He graduated from Maine in 1986 with a B.S. degree in
secondary education.
 
        Grillo began his head coaching career at Yarmouth High School,
leading the team to three consecutive Maine state championships and being
named Maine's High School Coach of the Year all three years.  He went on to
be the top assistant coach at Norwich University for one season (1989-90).
 
        A native of Apple Valley, Minnesota, Grillo and his wife, Wanda,
have a son, Dominic.  Grillo replaces Bob Gaudet, who was named the head
hockey coach at Dartmouth College in April.
 
 
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Bill Corrigan
 
                       1997-98
BROWN HOCKEY CENTENNIAL
 
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