Nazareth College Men's Ice Hockey

Roll, returning for his fifth season, was selected as coach following a nationwide search and brought to Nazareth 15 seasons of college head coaching experience, including eight at Division I Clarkson.   Before that, Roll compiled a 119-74-16 record in seven seasons at Division III Oswego. His best season there was in 2002-03 when the Lakers finished 25-7-1, won the SUNYAC championship and were national runners-up in the NCAA Tournament. Roll was named Division III Coach of the Year. A native of Blue Island, Ill. (near Chicago) and a graduate of Bowling Green University, Roll has an overall coaching record of 275-261-62 for a .512 winning percentage over 18 seasons. He also served as an assistant coach at Clarkson for eight seasons (1988-96) the Golden Knights were 176-82-26 during that stretch before taking the position at Oswego. Roll was a graduate assistant coach for one season at Bowling Green (1987-88), where he worked under the direction of legendary coach Jerry York, winner of more than 900 games over 40 seasons at three different schools. As a player at Bowling Green, Roll amassed 152 career points on 62 goals and 90 assists and helped the Falcons to a 34-8-2 record and a national title in 1983-84. He has a bachelor's degree in Communications and a Master's degree in Athletic Administration from Bowling Green. At Clarkson, Roll recruited and coached several players who went on to professional careers, including several National Hockey League veterans. Roll also has coaching experience with USA Hockey, having served as a coach at the Select 17 Festival in St. Cloud, Minn. and as a coach at the Select 16 Festival in Rochester. Roll, 53, resides in Fairport with his son Chris (24) and daughter Sarah (22), who graduated from Nazareth in 2016. Head Coach Phone Email He posted a 130-142-33 record at Clarkson and guided the Golden Knights to the ECAC regular-season title in 2008 and the ECAC tournament title in 2007. The Knights won more than 20 games and reached the NCAA Tournament in each of those seasons.

Rose was the inaugural head coach of the Islanders U18 team and assistant on the Islanders U16 team. His first year coaching was with the Huskies ESHL and Empire Jr. B teams in 2011-12. Rose played collegiately for Chris Schultz at SUNY Geneseo and graduated in 2010 with a degree in Communications. Career highlights included being named Team Assistant Captain his senior season and playing in all 103 games during his four years at Geneseo. A native of Pittsford, Rose played four seasons of hockey at Pittsford Mendon High School. He went on to earn a postgraduate degree in 2005 from Northwood Prep, where he served as team captain. He then played for the Valley Jr. Warriors of the Eastern Junior Hockey League before landing at Geneseo. He played one season professionally for the Mississippi Surge of the Southern Professional Hockey League. At Nazareth, Rose is working toward his M.B.A. in management and works as a graduate assistant with the Community Service Department. Assistant Coach Phone Email