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(UND Hockey Website) – University of North Dakota Director of Athletics Bill Chaves announced that Dane Jackson has been named the 17th head coach of the North Dakota hockey program.
“Tonight, I could not be happier to announce Dane Jackson as our next head coach,” said Chaves. “Dane articulated a very clear plan in the modern landscape of Division I athletics and we look forward to supporting him in achieving the goals that he has set out for the program. Finally, I want to thank everyone who assisted and provided invaluable feedback along the way. Our candidate pool was tremendous as indicated by the four finalists but I believe this is Dane’s time to lead UND hockey.”
Jackson has spent the last 19 years on the bench for North Dakota, serving as an assistant coach before being elevated to associate head coach prior to the 2015-16 season. He has primarily coached the team’s forwards and penalty kill, while also working directly with UND’s forwards and defense on individual skill development throughout the year.
Jackson was chosen from a finalist field that included Matt Smaby, Jason Herter and Nick Fohr.
