Ryan Durocher is entering his third season as an assistant coach at Robert Morris University in 2024-25 after being hired in July of 2020.
"Ryan brings a lot of different experiences to our program while specializing in on ice skill development and video," head coach Derek Schooley said. "He has a tremendous amount of passion for teaching, and with his experience in college, junior and the New Jersey Devils organization, Ryan will help our players grow both on and off the ice. We are excited to welcome Ryan to RMU."
Durocher joins Robert Morris after two seasons as an assistant with the Sioux City Musketeers of the United States Hockey League, including the 2018-19 campaign that saw them finish with a 30-25-5-2 overall record and ended in the selection of four Musketeers in the 2019 NHL Draft.
Before arriving in the USHL, Durocher served as a video coach with the AHL's Binghamton Devils during the 2017-18 season and spent two years in a similar capacity with the men's hockey program at St. Lawrence University from 2015-17.
"I'm extremely excited for this opportunity to get back into college hockey and join the Robert Morris University hockey program as an assistant coach," Durocher said. "The program has perennially been in the upper echelon of Atlantic Hockey and competed for numerous league titles. Both the campus and hockey facility impressed me during the hiring process."
Prior to his coaching career, Durocher played Division III hockey at SUNY Cortland, where he graduated in 2012 with a bachelor's degree in Sports Management. He went on to earn his Master's in Sports Management from Southern New Hampshire University in 2014 where he began his coaching career at the DII level before moving on to join the EHL's New England Wolves staff in 2014.
Durocher's background and experience in pre-scouting, video analysis and skill development will serve the Colonials well in their bid to return to the top of Atlantic Hockey during the 2020-21 campaign.
"I can't wait to get started and make a positive impact on both the team and community. I'm very appreciative of Head Coach Derek Schooley and Athletic Director Chris King for giving me the chance to take another step in my coaching career," Durocher said.
