Frank Serratore

Frank Serratore
Sport(s)	Ice hockey
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Air Force
Biographical details
Born	(1957-08-24) August 24, 1957 Coleraine, Minnesota, USA
Playing career
1975–1977 1977–1979 1980–1982 1982	St. Paul Vulcans Western Michigan Bemidji State Nashville South Stars
Position(s)	Goaltender
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1982–1985 1985–1987 1987–1989 1989–1990 1990–1994 1994–1996 1997–Present 2003	Austin Mavericks Rochester Mustangs North Dakota (assistant) Omaha Lancers Denver Minnesota Moose Air Force US Under-17 Team
Head coaching record
Overall	335-363-69
Accomplishments and honors
Championships 2007 Atlantic Hockey Tournament Champion 2008 Atlantic Hockey Tournament Champion 2009 Atlantic Hockey Regular Season Champion 2009 Atlantic Hockey Tournament Champion 2011 Atlantic Hockey Tournament Champion 2012 Atlantic Hockey Regular Season Champion 2012 Atlantic Hockey Tournament Champion
Awards 1984 USHL Coach of the Year 1985 USHL General Manager of the Year 1990 Omaha Sportscaster Sportsmen of the Year 1990 USHL General Manager of the Year

Frank Serratore (born August 24, 1957) is an American ice hockey coach, currently with the Air Force Falcons men's ice hockey team. He previously coached professional hockey with the Minnesota Moose of the International Hockey League.

Career

Serratore played two seasons with the St. Paul Vulcans of the Midwest Junior Hockey League and later joined the Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey program while earning his degree in physical education and athletic administration. He also had a short stint with the Nashville South Stars of the Central Hockey League in 1981-82.

Serratone began is coaching career in 1982 with the Austin Mavericks (later the Rochester Mustangs) of the United States Hockey League. After five successful seasons, he moved on become an assistant coach for University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux for two seasons. He then returned to the USHL for one season as head coach and general manager of the Omaha Lancers. During his time in the USHL, Serratore won 3 league championships.

In 1990, Serratore was hired as the head coach of the University of Denver Pioneers and spent four seasons behind their bench.

Serratore made the jump to professional hockey in 1994 when he was hired as head coach and director of hockey operations of the Minnesota Moose, an expansion team in the International Hockey League. The Moose lasted only two seasons in Minnesota before relocating to Winnipeg, Manitoba. Serratore remained with the Manitoba Moose as director of hockey operations, but was replaced as head coach by Jean Perron.

Since 1997, Serratore has been the head coach of the Air Force Falcons men's hockey team. During his tenure, the Falcons have won five Atlantic Hockey conference championships.

Serratore is also part of USA Hockey's development program. He coached the United States Under-17 team to a gold medal at the Five Nations Tournament in Sweden.

Personal life

Serratore is a native of Coleraine, Minnesota and a graduate of Greenway High School. He and his wife Carol reside in St. Paul, Minnesota and have four children. His brother Tom coaches at Bemidji State.

Awards

1983-84 USHL Coach of the Year
1984-85 USHL General Manager of the Year
1990 Omaha Sportscaster Sportsmen of the Year
1989-90 USHL General Manager of the Year

Amateur Coaching record^[1]

Team	Year	Regular season							Post season
Team	Year	G	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	Finish	Result
AST	1982-1983	48	23	23	2	0	48	4th in league
AST	1983-1984	48	35	11	0	2	72	2nd in league
AST	1984-1985	48	38	8	1	2	79	1st in league	Won championship
RCH	1985-1986	48	32	11	2	3	69	2nd in league
RCH	1986-1988	48	37	9	0	2	76	1st in league	Won championship
OMA	1989-1990	48	36	11	0	1	73	1st in league	Won championship
Totals		288	202	73	5	8	417

Professional Coaching record

Team	Year	Regular season							Post season
Team	Year	G	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	Finish	Result
MIN	1994-1995	81	34	35	0	12	80	4th in Central	Lost round 1
MIN	1995-1996	82	30	45	0	7	67	5th in Midwest	DNQ
Totals		163	64	80	0	19	147

College Head Coaching record^[2]^[3]

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Denver Pioneers (WCHA) (1990-91–1993-94)
1990-91	Denver	6-30-2	5-25-2	9th
1991-92	Denver	9-25-2	8-22-2	9th
1992-93	Denver	19-17-2	15-15-2	6th	WCHA First Round
1993-94	Denver	15-20-3	11-18-3	9th	WCHA First Round
Denver:		49-92-9	39-80-9
Air Force Falcons (Division I Independent) (1997-98–1998-99)
1997-98	Air Force	15-19-0
1998-99	Air Force	15-19-2
Air Force:		30-38-2
Air Force Falcons (CHA) (1999-00–2005-06)
1999-00	Air Force	19-18-2	6-10-0	4th	CHA Third Place Game (Loss)
2000-01	Air Force	10-15-2	8-10-2	4th	CHA Third Place Game (Tie)
2001-02	Air Force	16-16-2	6-10-2	5th	CHA Semifinals
2002-03	Air Force	10-24-3	2-15-3	6th	CHA Quarterfinals
2003-04	Air Force	14-21-2	6-13-1	4th	CHA Quarterfinals
2004-05	Air Force	14-19-3	5-14-1	5th	CHA Semifinals
2005-06	Air Force	11-20-1	8-12-0	4th	CHA Quarterfinals
Air Force:		94-133-15	41-94-9
Air Force Falcons (Atlantic Hockey) (2006-07–present)
2006-07	Air Force	19-13-5	16-10-5	5th	NCAA West Regional Semifinals
2007-08	Air Force	21-12-6	14-9-5	3rd	NCAA Northeast Regional Semifinals
2008-09	Air Force	28-11-2	20-6-2	t-1st	NCAA East Regional Final
2009-10	Air Force	16-15-6	14-8-6	3rd	Atlantic Hockey Semifinals
2010-11	Air Force	19-11-6	14-7-6	2nd	NCAA East Regional Semifinals
2011-12	Air Force	21-11-7	15-6-6	1st	NCAA Northeast Regional Semifinals
2012-13	Air Force	17-13-7	15-7-5	2nd	Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals
2013-14	Air Force	21-14-4	15-9-3	t-3rd	Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals
Air Force:		162-100-43	123-62-38
Total:		335-363-69
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

↑ "Frank Serratore". Hockey DB. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
↑ "2013-14 Denver Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). Denver Pioneers. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
↑ "2012-13 Air Force Hockey Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved 2014-07-17.

External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by Position created	Head Coach & General Manager of the Minnesota Moose 1994-1996	Succeeded by Jean Perron (Manitoba Moose)

Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey

Playing venues	DU Arena (1948–1997) Magness Arena (1999–Present)

Head coaches	Vern Turner (1949–1951) Neil Celley (1951–1956) Murray Armstrong (1956–1977) Marshall Johnston (1977–1981) Ralph Backstrom (1981–1990) Frank Serratore (1990–1994) George Gwozdecky (1994–2013) Jim Montgomery (2013–)

Conference affiliations	Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) (1951–1958, 1959–2013) National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) (2013–Present)

Rivalries	Colorado College Tigers (Battle for the Gold Pan)

All-time leaders	Ed Cristofoli (167 Points) Rick Berens (94 Goals) Ron Grahame (82 Wins)

National championships	1958 1960 1961 1968 1969 2004 2005

Frozen Four appearances	1958 1960 1961 1963 1964 1966 1968 1969 1971 1972 1973 1986 2004 2005

NCAA Tournament appearances	1958 1960 1961 1963 1964 1966 1968 1969 1971 1972 1973 1986 1995 1997 1999 2002 2004 2005 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Conference Tournament champions	WCHA: 1960 1961 1963 1964 1966 1968 1969 1971 1972 1973 1986 1999 2002 2005 2008 NCHC: 2014

Hobey Baker winners	Matt Carle (2006)

University of Denver Denver, CO

Air Force Falcons men's ice hockey

Playing venues	Cadet Ice Arena (1968–present)

Head coaches	Vic Heyliger (1968–74) John Matchefts (1974–85) Chuck Delich (1985–97) Frank Serratore (1997–present)

Conference affiliations	Independent (1968–99) College Hockey America (1999–2006) Atlantic Hockey (2006–present)

Rivalries	Army Black Knights

All-time leaders	Chuck Delich (279 Points) Chuck Delich (156 Goals)

NCAA Tournament appearances	2007 2008 2009 2011 2012

Conference Tournament champions	Atlantic Hockey: 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012

United States Air Force Academy Colorado Springs, CO

Current head coaches of Atlantic Hockey

Frank Serratore (Air Force) Gary Wright (American International) Brian Riley (Army) Ryan Soderquist (Bentley) Dave Smith (Canisius) David Berard (Holy Cross) Rick Gotkin (Mercyhurst) Dave Burkholder (Niagara) Wayne Wilson (RIT) Derek Schooley (Robert Morris) C. J. Marottolo (Sacred Heart)