Raboin Named First Augustana Coach : College Hockey News

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Garrett Raboin, an assistant coach a Minnesota the previous four seasons, has been named the very first head coach at Augustana.
Raboin played four seasons as a defenseman at St. Cloud Condition (2006-10), and immediately after a temporary professional job, became an assistant mentor below Bob Motzko at his alma mater. Motzko introduced Raboin with him to Minnesota in 2018.
“We started out this system seeking for anyone who can build a nationally competitive men’s hockey system that competes at Division I and we confident identified him,” Josh Morton, Augustana athletic director, said. “Garrett is a tested winner, excellent recruiter and will assist us develop community exhilaration for Augustana hockey. He is a terrific addition and will increase to the excellence of Augustana athletics.”
Raboin will be formally introduced at a information meeting Tuesday at 2 p.m. (CT).
“Garrett Raboin is just one of the accurate climbing stars in the hockey earth, and Augustana designed a great preference in selecting him as the very first head coach of the Vikings hockey system,” Motzko claimed. “I have recognised Garrett for near to 20 several years, and I have an immense amount of money of pride and regard for the mentor and man or woman he has turn out to be. He has built a remarkable route as a leader, instructor and recruiter at St. Cloud Point out and now at Minnesota, and it truly is definitely exclusive to see his perseverance and tough do the job culminate now with his first head coaching place at Augustana. As a player and a coach, Garrett has earned the respect of all people he has worked with in the hockey planet, and he has specified that similar regard ideal back. He is a gentleman of the strongest values, and I are unable to imagine of any individual greater suited to direct Augustana’s hockey application on and off the ice.”
Augustana, found in Sioux Falls, S.D., is at this time a Division II faculty, but is in the approach of transitioning to Division I. The hockey application is set to start play with the 2023-24 time. Strategies are also under way to develop a new arena there.
Amongst the other folks underneath thing to consider have been considered to be Minnesota State assistant Todd Knott, and American Global head coach Eric Lang.
Augustana is organizing to start play as an impartial, and has not but secured a conference to join.
“Coach Raboin is just one of the hardest working and passionate coaches I have at any time performed for,” reported Ben Meyers, who lately left Minnesota to sign with the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche. “His commitment to success is inspirational to all players that he coaches.”