Notre Dame has introduced Andrew Oglevie as a brand new assistant coach.
The previous Irish ahead, additionally a volunteer assistant coach in 2022-23, returns to Notre Dame after two years at Colorado Faculty.
“I couldn’t be extra excited to carry Andrew, and his household again to Notre Dame,” mentioned Notre Dame head coach Brock Sheahan in a press release. “As we went by the hiring course of, it grew to become clear to me that he was an ideal match for what we’d like on this assistant coach place. His expertise recruiting, and growing student-athletes at Colorado Faculty, and his information, ardour, and understanding of what it means to be a hockey participant and scholar at Notre Dame had been separating elements. Andrew can be concerned in all areas of this system, with a concentrate on participant growth, and recruiting. I’m excited to have Andrew on board, and I do know he’s going to have an immensely constructive influence on every participant, and this system transferring ahead.”
“I’m extremely honored and excited to return to Notre Dame as an assistant coach,” Oglevie added. “I need to thank Brock Sheahan, Andy Slaggert, Pete Bevacqua and our unbelievable employees for the chance to return to my alma mater. I might additionally prefer to thank my household for his or her unwavering help. With out them, this journey wouldn’t be doable.”
Throughout his time with the Tigers, Oglevie helped them to a 39-31-4 file, together with a 21-13-3 mark in 2023-24 which marked their finest program file in over a decade and most single-season wins since 2010-11.
Oglevie additionally labored carefully overseeing the Tigers’ power-play efforts and individualized participant developmental plans and talent classes, implementing new methods and boasting the top-ranked faceoff unit on the NCAA Division I stage in 2023-24.
As a volunteer assistant coach for the Irish in 2022-23, Oglevie helped oversee the offense and led the workforce to a house playoff berth within the Huge Ten match. His position with this system additionally included an emphasis on particular person participant growth by concentrate on participant habits and technical expertise whereas aiding within the recruiting evaluations of potential student-athletes.
Previous to teaching, Oglevie spent 4 seasons {of professional} hockey with the AHL’s Rochester Individuals, amassing 46 factors (23 objectives, 23 assists) in 95 video games, following a three-year collegiate profession with the Irish. Whereas in Rochester, he served as an alternate captain throughout the 2020-21 season, then as an assistant to the teaching employees throughout his closing yr below contract in 2021-22.
The previous Irish ahead appeared in 107 profession video games at Notre Dame, serving to lead the workforce to the 2018 Frozen 4. In three seasons with the Irish, Oglevie amassed 89 factors off 41 objectives and 48 assists whereas selecting up quite a few honors and awards, together with Brian Walsh Offensive Participant of the 12 months (2017-18), tutorial all-Huge Ten and 2018 NCAA Frozen 4 all-tournament workforce. Throughout his Irish profession, he additionally helped lead his workforce to back-to-back Frozen 4 appearances in 2017 and 2018.
A local of Fullerton, Calif., Oglevie returns to South Bend along with his spouse, Kalleigh, and their daughter Blair. In over 5 a long time of Irish hockey, Oglevie Stays the one Californian to play for the workforce.
“Notre Dame has had a profound influence on my life, and I’m deeply grateful for the prospect to offer again and assist form the following technology of Preventing Irish hockey,” Oglevie concluded.
