NCAA Hockey
Brennan Poderzay
Brennan Poderzay was promoted to the role of assistant coach for Minnesota men’s hockey in September 2023 and serves as the goaltending coach. He joined the staff prior to the 2021-22 season in a volunteer capacity and worked for two seasons before earning the full-time position with the Gophers. Poderzay was vital to the emergence…
Paul Martin
Gopher hockey All-American alumnus and 14-year NHL veteran Paul Martin is in his fourth year on the Minnesota staff and second as a graduate manager. Martin returned to the Maroon and Gold as an undergraduate assistant for the 2020-21 season while completing his degree and is currently enrolled as a full-time graduate student heading into…
Cal Dietz
Cal Dietz joined the Athletic Performance staff at the University of Minnesota in 2000. He is currently an Associate Director of Athletic Performance and works directly with the Men’s & Women’s Ice Hockey programs. Dietz has worked with several programs over the course of his career with the Gophers including Men’s Basketball, Men’s & Women’s…
Jacob Leroy
Jacob LeRoy enters his fourth season as the Director of Hockey Operations for the Golden Gopher men’s hockey program after joining the Maroon and Gold in August 2021. Minnesota won back-to-back Big Ten Conference regular season championships in LeRoy’s first two seasons serving on staff, including a record-breaking 2022-23 campaign. The Gophers won 19 league…
Steve Miller
With three NCAA National Championships already on his resume, Steve Miller looks to add to that total as he joined the University of Minnesota men’s hockey program as its associate head coach in July 2022. Miller was honored with the American Hockey Coaches Association’s (AHCA) Terry Flanagan Award in 2009, which recognizes an assistant coach’s…