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 St. Paul Vulcans
1977–1979 Western Michigan
1980–1982 Bemidji State
1982 Nashville South Stars
Position(s) Goaltender
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1982–1985 Austin Mavericks
1985–1987 Rochester Mustangs
1987–1989 North Dakota (assistant)
1989–1990 Omaha Lancers
1990–1994 Denver
1994–1996 Minnesota Moose
1997–Present Air Force
2003 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 formerly coached professional hockey in the International Hockey League with the Minnesota Moose from 1994 to 1996.

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 his 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 with the 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 three 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 the 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 for one season, but Jean Perron was brought by the new ownership group to replace him as head coach.

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. He is also part of USA Hockey's development program and 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

Coaching record

Amateur[1]

Team Year Regular season Post season
G W L T OTL Pts Finish Result
AST1982–1983 48232320484th in league
AST1983–1984 48351102722nd in league
AST1984–1985 4838812791st in leagueWon championship
RCH1985–1986 48321123692nd in league
RCH1986–1988 4837902761st in leagueWon championship
OMA1989–1990 48361101731st in leagueWon championship
Totals 2882027358417

Professional

Team Year Regular season Post season
G W L T OTL Pts Finish Result
MIN1994–1995 813435012804th in CentralLost round 1
MIN1995–1996 82304507675th in MidwestDNQ
Totals 1636480019147

Collegiate[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

  1. "Frank Serratore". Hockey DB. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
  2. "2013–14 Denver Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). Denver Pioneers. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
  3. "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)
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