Meijer Announces 18U Head Coach Brian Sherry to Return for the 2016-17 Season

Brian is concluding his first season with the Meijer program where his team finished 3rd in the regular season of of the NAPHL where the team was runner up in the playoffs. Brian was selected as the Coach of the year in the NAPHL 18U division.
He is entering his sixth season at USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program (USNTDP) where his responsibilities include identification, education and recruitment of potential players for the NTDP. Brian’s experience in coaching and hockey development will add depth to the resources available to our players.
 He has extensive knowledge of the college recruiting process and, with the growing number  players who graduate to juniors and NCAA hockey each year his expertise will be greatly important to our players.

Prior to working for USNTDP Brian was a recruiting agent with Puck Agency (2009-2011.) Before that he served as an assistant director of athletics and as a business manager, as well as associate head coach for Manhattanville College, New York (2008-2009.)

Brian began his coaching career as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for Bentley (Mass.) College. (2004 – 05) after which he founded the first Becker (Mass.) College hockey team in 2005, serving as both the college assistant athletic director and associate head coach of the team. After his time with Becker College, Sherry joined the staff of the United States Military Academy’s Army hockey team as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator.

Brian is a Lansing, Michigan native and four-year letter winner with the University of Findlay (2001-04) and a three-time member of the CHA’s All-Academic team (2002-04). His junior hockey career was played in the North American Hockey League (NAHL) with the Springfield Jr. Blues (1998-2000.)

Sherry holds a BA in business management and marketing from Findlay University and an MA in Sports Business Management.