Note sure if you all saw this... Jack ......... For Immediate Release June 15, 1995 USA HOCKEY NAMES COACHING STAFFS FOR U.S. OLYMPIC FESTIVAL - '95 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - USA Hockey today announced the coaching staffs for the four ice hockey teams that will compete at the U.S. Olympic Festival - +95, set for July 21- 30 in Boulder, Colorado Springs and Denver, Colo. The announcement was made by USA Hockey Executive Director David Ogrean (Colorado Springs), USA Hockey Director of National Teams and International Activities Art Berglund (Colorado Springs) and National Governing Body Co- Commissioners Lou Vairo (Colorado Springs) and Larry Reid (Rumford, R.I.). Ice hockey at the U.S. Olympic Festival - +95 will be played July 24-30 at the historic Denver Coliseum, with 80 of America+s top players from the college, junior, high school and prep school ranks participating. Of those 80 players, 40 are candidates for the 1996 U.S. National Junior Team (players under the age of 20), while the remaining 40 are candidates for the 1995 USA Select Team (players age 20 and older). Complete rosters will be announced June 23, with each team comprised of 10 players from both the under-20 and 20-and-over age categories. The four head coaches - John Harrington (St. Cloud, Minn.) of Saint John+s University, Mark Mazzoleni (Oxford, Ohio) from Miami University, Don Cahoon (Marblehead, Mass.) of Princeton University and Don Lucia (Colorado Springs) from Colorado College - bring 25 years of combined collegiate head-coaching experience to the U.S. Olympic Festival - +95. Team North John Harrington completed his second season as head coach of NCAA Division III Saint John+s University in 1994-95, leading the Johnnies to a 10-12-3 overall record and a 7-7-2 mark in -Press any key to continue display- the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. In his first season as head coach, Harrington was honored as the MIAC Coach of the Year after guiding Saint John+s to a 14-11- 1 overall record that included an 11-4-1 mark in conference play. A member of both the 1980 and 1984 U.S. Olympic Ice Hockey Teams, Harrington served as an assistant coach at the University of Denver from 1984-90 and St. Cloud State University from 1990-93 before taking over as head coach at Saint John+s in 1993-94. In addition to his collegiate coaching experience, Harrington has twice been an assistant coach at the U.S. Olympic Festival (1983 and 1990). Assisting Harrington will be Grant Standbrook (Orono, Maine), who recently completed his seventh season as an assistant coach at the University of Maine. Since joining the Black Bears+ coaching staff in 1988-89, Standbrook has helped guide the University of Maine to a 218-60-18 overall record that includes a 42-1-2 mark and the school+s first NCAA Division I National Championship in 1992-93. Standbrook+s coaching background also includes a five-year stint as head coach at Dartmouth College and 12 seasons as an assistant coach at the -Press any key to continue display- University of Wisconsin. He was an assistant coach with the 1976 U.S. Olympic Ice Hockey Team and the 1974 and 1975 U.S. National Teams. Team South In his first season as head coach at Miami University, Mark Mazzoleni led the Redskins to an 18-15-6 overall record that included a 13-8-6 slate in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. Prior to taking over at Miami, Mazzoleni served as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the University of Minnesota from 1991-94. He was head coach at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point from 1985-91, where he led the Pointers to three consecutive NCAA Division III National Championships and was chosen as the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association Coach of the Year in 1988-89, 1989-90 and 1990-91. Mazzoleni began his coaching career in 1981-82 as an assistant coach at the University of Illinois- Chicago, where he spent four seasons. Mazzoleni will be assisted by Dave Laurion (Fairbanks, Alaska), who recently completed his second season as head -Press any key to continue display- coach at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks. In his first season as head coach, Laurion led the Nanooks to a 24-13-1 overall mark that established a school record for victories in a single season. Laurion served as an assistant coach for the University of Alaska-Fairbanks for eight seasons before being named head coach in 1993-94. As a player, Laurion participated in two U.S. Olympic Festivals (1982 and 1983), helping lead Team North to the gold medal in 1982. Team East Don +Toot+ Cahoon completed his fourth season as head coach at Princeton University in 1994-95, leading the Tigers to the most successful season in the 91-year history of the men+s ice hockey program. Princeton finished with an 18-13-4 overall record, marking the first winning season for the Tigers in 27 years. Princeton also posted a 9-10-3 regular- season record in the Eastern College Athletic Conference and advanced to the championship game of the ECAC Tournament for the first time in school history. Prior to coming to Princeton, Cahoon served as an assistant -Press any key to continue display- coach at Boston University on three occasions + 1974-79, 1987-88 and 1990-91, helping guide the Terriers to the NCAA Division I National Championship in 1977-78. Cahoon also served as head coach at Norwich University (1979-82) and Lehigh (1973-74). Following his stint at Norwich, Cahoon joined the Austrian Ice Hockey Federation as the director of hockey operations and head coach of the Vienna Ice Hockey Club, guiding the team to a 23-13-2 record in 1981-82. He returned to the United States the following year as an assistant coach at the University of Lowell, where he remained until 1987. As a player, Cahoon was a member of the silver medal-winning 1972 U.S. National Team. Assisting Cahoon will be United States Military Academy head coach Rob Riley (West Point, N.Y.), who recently competed his ninth season at the helm of the Army program. Riley led his squad to a 20-13-1 overall record in 1994-95, marking the best performance by an Army ice hockey team since 1983-84. Prior to becoming head coach in 1986-87, Riley served as associate head coach at Army in 1985-86 and was head coach at Babson College from 1983-85. He was also an assistant coach at St. Lawrence University from 1980-83 and was an assistant coach and head coach of the junior varsity at Boston College -Press any key to continue display- from 1978-80. On an international level, Riley was an assistant coach for the United States at the 1989 and 1991 Winter World University Games. Team West In his second season as head coach at Colorado College, Don Lucia led the Tigers to a 30-12-1 overall record and an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament in 1994-95, establishing a school record for most victories in a single season. Under Lucia+s direction, Colorado College has captured two consecutive Western Collegiate Hockey Association regular-season titles and posted a two-year overall record of 53-23-6. Lucia received the prestigious Spencer Penrose Award as National Coach of the Year in 1993- 94 after leading the Tigers to a 23-11-5 overall record that included their first WCHA regular-season championship in 37 years. Prior to taking over as head coach at Colorado College, Lucia spent six seasons (1987-93) as head coach at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks, where he posted four winning seasons and an overall record of 101-99-10. Lucia also served as an assistant coach at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks from 1981-85 and the University of Alaska-Anchorage from 1985-87. He has been involved with USA Hockey+s Summer Development Program for seven years and served as an assistant coach for the U.S. Select 17 Team in both 1993 and 1994. Lucia will be assisted by Joe Baldarotta (Stevens Point, Wis.), who completed his fourth season as head coach at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in 1994-95. The 1992- 93 NCAA Division III National Coach of the Year, Baldarotta has built an 80-34-16 overall record while at the helm of the UW-Stevens Point program, including a 13-13-7 mark and an eighth straight appearance in the NCAA Division III playoffs this season. During his four seasons as head coach at UW- Stevens Point, Baldarotta has led the Pointers to two Northern Collegiate Hockey Association regular-season and post-season championships and one NCAA Division III National Championship. Prior to being named head coach in 1991-92, Baldarotta served as the team+s top assistant for five seasons under Mark Mazzoleni, helping lead the Pointers to three consecutive NCAA Division III National Championships. For more information, please contact: Darryl Seibel or Kris Pleimann, USA Hockey, (719) 599-5500 Jack McDonald Executive Director U.S. Olympic Festival-'95 PHONE:303-573-1995 x2073 FAX:303-573-1806 INTERNET:[log in to unmask] WWW:http://www.csn.net/usof