The 2026-27 campaign marks Liam Cavanagh's eighth year with the Colonials. On July 28, 2026, Cavanagh was promoted by RMU Athletics to Associate Head Coach after spending three years as an Assistant Coach.
Cavanagh, who spent the 2021-2022 season as an assistant coach with the Dalhousie University Tigers, is in his second stint at Robert Morris, having spent three years previously as the Director of Hockey Operations.
During the 2021-22 season at Dalhousie, Cavanagh was the primary goalie's coach as he worked alongside Team Canada's Olympic Head Coach, Troy Ryan. He helped the Tigers earn a spot in the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) Quarterfinal round.
Prior to his stint at Dalhousie, Cavanagh, a native of Nova Scotia, served as the Director of Hockey Operations at Division III UMass Boston for the men's hockey program for two seasons. He was part of the staff that helped the Beacons to its first conference regular season and tournament titles since 1982 and the program's first NCAA Frozen Four appearance. Cavanagh also produced promotional material to elevate the profile of the UMass Boston men's hockey team.
In his first stretch with Robert Morris, Cavanagh helped the Colonials post a 57-34-14 record in his three seasons with RMU. He was part of the staff that helped the Colonials make three-straight appearances in the College Hockey America (CHA) Championship game, while winning back-to-back CHA regular season titles in 2018 and 2019.
Earning a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Acadia in 2017, with a focus in marketing and finance, Cavanagh then received a Master's of Science degree with a focus in Data Analytics and Nonprofit Leadership at Robert Morris in 2019. Prior to his career on the business and coaching side of hockey, Cavanagh was a goaltender for Charles P. Allen High School and with junior programs in the MHL and NSJHL.
Cavanagh is the founder and CEO of several startup companies including a sports apparel company that focused on charitable efforts rather than profit-making. He also founded a non-profit organization that was built to help professional and collegiate athletes understand the importance of a balanced lifestyle, while maintaining and understanding the significance that mental health plays in everyday life.
His coaching career began in 2009 with Finngoalie, a group that provides training for professional/elite goaltenders, where he excelled his coaching skills, drill development, and evaluation which has enabled him to work with elite goaltenders and players around the world through the summer months.
