Former North Dakota participant, USHL, MJHL coach Keane added as assistant coach for Bemidji State males’s hockey staff

Bemidji State has introduced the hiring of Jackson Keane as an assistant coach for the lads’s hockey staff for the upcoming 2025-26 season.

Keane joins the Beavers after 9 years of expertise as a participant within the junior/collegiate {and professional} hockey landscapes in addition to three years of teaching expertise in junior hockey. He’ll work primarily with instructing the Beavers’ ahead group in addition to function the co-recruiting coordinator and help in all sides of participant growth.

“I’m extraordinarily excited to be becoming a member of the Bemidji State teaching workers,” mentioned Keane in an announcement. “I’ve all the time had a ton of respect for the workers and the gamers that come by means of this program. It’s constructed on a powerful tradition and laborious work, and I can’t wait to get going and assist add to that.”

“I’m thrilled to have Jackson on workers,” added Beavers head coach Tom Serratore. “He has an excellent hockey thoughts and an amazing work ethic. He’ll hit the bottom working from a recruiting standpoint and he’ll affect our staff together with his power, enthusiasm and data.”

Keane most lately served as an assistant coach for the USHL’s Fargo Power from 2023 to 2025 the place he labored carefully with GM Cary Eades and head coach Brett Skinner on recreation day preparation, video, apply planning and recreation movie. He served because the director of scouting for the pressure in a 2023-24 season that noticed the staff declare Anderson Cup and Clark Cup championships.

Previous to working with the Power, Keane served as an assistant coach for the MJHL’s Winnipeg Blues from 2022 to 2023 helping with recreation day preparation, apply planning and post-game movie classes. He has additionally helped at quite a few hockey academy’s serving as an on-ice teacher.

As a participant, Keane performed at North Dakota from 2019 to 2021, serving to the Combating Hawks to 2 Penrose Cup championships, an NCHC title in 2021, and was an NCHC all-academic staff choice. Throughout his time with the Combating Hawks, Keane appeared in 73 profession video games posting 14 factors (5 objectives, 9 assists) and scored three game-winning objectives.

Following his collegiate profession, Keane performed skilled with the ECHL’s Wheeling Nailers and Orlando Photo voltaic Bears.

Keane earned his bachelor’s diploma in communications from North Dakota in 2021.