Coach's Corner


Welcome to the official site of the CCSU Blue Devils Ice Hockey team. The Blue Devils are a member of the Super East Collegiate Hockey Association and the American Collegiate Hockey Association. Last year the Blue Devils advanced to the ACHA Regional tournament in Albany, NY for the 4th time since 2005 and the Super East League tournament for the 8th straight year (Lost in the Semi-final Game).


Ben Adams will be taking over as the new head coach. Ben was the Goaltending Coach for CCSU during the 2008-09 season. Ben is also currently the Head Coach of the CT Lazers Bantam Major team and is the Assistant coach of Windsor High School.

Ben worked with youth hockey in Massachusetts and high school hockey in Indiana, and began with the Lazers as an assistant coach and goalie coach at the Midget level in 2002-03, and then with the Junior B team in 2003-04. In the 2004-05 season Ben advanced to NCAA Division 1 Collegiate Hockey when he joined the coaching staff of American International College (AIC). This season, 2006-07, Ben continued with AIC as their strength coach and returned to the Lazers as the on-ice goalie coach for our organization. Ben played his youth hockey in Massachusetts and went on to play in high school, prep school, and juniors. He participated on select international teams and competed at the professional level in Australia . Ben played his college hockey with the University of Indiana (ACHA).

Ben Adams
Head Coach
benadams@newingtonarena.com



Brian Kelly returns to the Blue Devils as an Assistant coach for the 2008-2009 season after playing for CCSU from 1995 to 1998. During his time at Central, Brian helped the Blue Devils capture back to back NECHA (North East College Hockey Association) Championships in 1997 and 1998. He also made two ACHA (American College Hockey Association) National Tournament appearances with the Blue Devils in 1996 (Tampa, FL) and 1998 (Rutgers, NJ).

After Central, Brian began coaching with the CT Clippers Hockey Association. In 2001, he led the Clippers Squirt Majors to the league Championship game. In 2002, he joined the CT Lazers Midget Minor team as an assistant coach and helped guide them to a league Championship. The following season, as Head coach, he lead the Lazers to another League Championship. Finally in 2004, Brian was named Head Coach of the CT Lazers Junior C team which advanced to the NEJDL (New England Junior Development League) semi-finals.

Brian Kelly
Assistant Coach
(860) 655-6934
bkccsu@yahoo.com


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