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Gadowsky's charges were in the hunt for a Big Ten title up until the final weekend of the season. Under Gadowsky's tutelage, junior Casey Bailey led the Big Ten in scoring and parlayed his outstanding season into a two-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs, eventually scoring his first NHL goal in the season finale. Bailey was an All-Big Ten First Team honoree, while six other Nittany Lions earned honorable mention by the league coaches. Last season also saw Gadowsky reach the 200-win plateau in historic fashion when his Lions knocked off No. 4 UMass Lowell, 4-1 on Nov. 15, 2014. The program's rise from its first year in the Big Ten to its sophomore campaign had gains of 10 wins overall and seven wins in conference play. Additionally, his Lions earned wins over every Big Ten team during the season including a season sweep of perennial power Wisconsin and a first win over Big Ten champion Minnesota on THON Night. During the 2013-14 campaign, the bench boss guided the Nittany Lions during the Big Ten Conference's first season. Penn State, which faced seven NCAA tournament teams and three Frozen Four participants, capped its season with a 2-1 double-overtime victory against Michigan in the Big Ten quarterfinals. In 2012-13, Gadowsky led the Nittany Lions to a 13-14-0 record during their inaugural NCAA Division I season. He guided the squad to several marquee victories, including wins against three future Big Ten teams (Michigan State, Ohio State, Wisconsin). Penn State also topped Vermont in front of the largest crowd to watch a college hockey game in an NHL arena (19,529). In 2011-12, Gadowsky steered Penn State's final season in the ACHA, while recruiting for the future. That team went 29-5-0. Before coming to Happy Valley, Gadowsky served as Princeton's bench boss for seven seasons. In his first five years as head coach, the Tigers improved their win total in each season. In 2008-09, Princeton captured a program-record 22 victories and earned its second straight NCAA tournament appearance. During the 2007-08 campaign, Gadowsky, who inherited a program that had a won a combined eight games in the two seasons prior to his arrival, guided Princeton to both the ECAC Hockey tournament and Ivy League crowns. The team earned its first NCAA tournament berth since 1998, and Gadowsky garnered ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year honors and was a finalist for the Spencer Penrose Award, presented to Division I hockey's top coach. He was also named Inside College Hockey National Coach of the Year. While at Princeton, Gadowsky had more than 20 players go on to sign professional contracts, with Kevin Westgarth playing for the Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings in 2011-12. Gadowsky also coached two ECAC and Ivy League Players of the Year as Lee Jubinville (2008) and Zane Kalemba (2009) each won the award in their junior seasons. Prior to Princeton, Gadowsky spent five seasons as head coach of Alaska (1999-2004), where he inherited a team that had not won more than 14 games in the previous five seasons since joining the then-Central Collegiate Hockey Association. After two rebuilding seasons, the 2002 CCHA Coach of the Year led the Nanooks, who were ranked 11th nationally at the end of the season, to their only 20-win campaign since joining the conference. He followed that up with 15 wins in 2002-03 and 16 victories his last season. In addition, Alaska twice hosted the first round of the CCHA playoffs in a three-year span, a feat never accomplished prior to Gadowsky's arrival. During his tenure with the Nanooks, his teams set school records for team grade-point average, wins and game attendance. Before joining the collegiate ranks, Gadowsky spent three seasons (1996-99) as head coach and director of hockey operations for the Fresno Falcons of the West Coast Hockey League. He led the squad to the playoffs in each season and left the team as the winningest coach in franchise history. In his first season, Gadowsky posted a 38-win campaign as he garnered WCHL Coach of the Year accolades. The Edmonton, Alberta, native played collegiately at Colorado College from 1985-89, serving as team captain as a senior, while also earning the team's Rodman Award, given for outstanding leadership and sportsmanship. The three-time WCHA All-Academic Team member collected 46 points in 134 career games. Upon graduation, Gadowsky embarked on a seven-year professional career that included stops with the ECHL's Richmond Renegades, the IHL's San Diego Gulls and the AHL's St. John's Maple Leafs and Prince Edward Island Senators. Gadowsky saved his best season for last as he totaled 52 goals and 29 assists for the Fresno Falcons in 1995-96. He earned league MVP and first-team all-star recognition. In addition, Gadowsky spent a portion of the 1993-94 season competing with the Canadian National Team and also played professionally in Austria, The Netherlands and Sweden. Gadowsky and his wife, Melissa, have two sons, Mac and Magnus, and a daughter, Mia.

Fisher's recruiting and coaching acumen has been vital to Penn State rise in the 2014-15 season. With a team cast of Fisher's and fellow assistant Matt Lindsday's recruits, the Nittany Lions turned a preseason sixth-place prediction in the Big Ten into a title contented season with an 18-15-4 overall record and 10-9-1-0 mark in the conference. The Nittany Lions set new highs for offensive output led by Casey Bailey's 22 goals. Bailey led the Big Ten in scoring and parlayed his successful junior season into a two-year NHL contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs. During the 2013-14 campaign, Fisher helped guide the Nittany Lions during the Big Ten Conference's first season. Penn State, which faced seven NCAA tournament teams and three Frozen Four participants, highlighted its season with a 2-1 double-overtime victory against Michigan in the Big Ten Quarterfinals. In 2012-13, the assistant coach helped lead the Nittany Lions to a 13-14-0 record during their inaugural NCAA Division I season. Fisher helped guide Penn State to several marquee victories, including wins against three future Big Ten opponents (Michigan State, Ohio State, Wisconsin). AT PRINCETON Fisher joined the Penn State staff after a six-year stint at Princeton (2005-11). With the Tigers, he helped lead the team to a pair of NCAA tournament berths (2008, 2009) and the 2008 ECAC Hockey title. The Minnesota native headed up the Princeton recruiting. BEFORE COLLEGE COACHING Prior to his time at Princeton, Fisher spent five years with the USHL's Omaha Lancers' coaching staff, helping the team to the Clark Cup championship in 2001 and Anderson Cup regular-season championships in both 2002 and 2005. In Omaha, he served as the team's recruiting coordinator and academic advisor, in addition to other responsibilities of on-ice coaching, video breakdown and game analysis. Fisher helped coach and recruit NHL first-round draft picks Keith Ballard and Nick Petrecki, seven current NHL players, including Matt Carle and Paul Stastny, and USHL Goaltender of the Year and USA Hockey Junior Player of the Year Jeff Lerg. Fisher helped develop 54 NCAA Division I scholarship players and 12 NHL draft picks. Fisher has coached at Minnesota Hockey Camps for more than a decade. His coaching career began in the Minnesota public school system as a coach of both football and baseball at Cherry High School. Prior to his arrival in Omaha, Fisher served two seasons with St. Cloud State University's hockey program as an undergraduate assistant. Fisher served as associate coach for Team USHL at the USHL Prospects/All-Star game during his final season in Omaha. He has served on staff as a lead instructor at the Minnesota Hockey Camps of Brainerd, Minnesota. Fisher has also been a part of USA Hockey Select Festivals. PERSONAL LIFE A graduate of St. Cloud State University, Fisher has a Bachelor's Degree in Communications. Prior to coaching, Fisher played two seasons at Hibbing Community College, participating in the NJCAA national tournament during his tenure there. Fisher and his wife, Kristi, reside in Port Matilda with their daughter, Anna.

Lindsay has 14 years of college hockey coaching experience. Linsday plays a vital role in Nittany Lion recruiting and gameplanning. Lindsays connections in multiple leagues spanning North America allow Penn State to recruit the best student-athletes to Hockey Valley. During the 2014-15 season, Lindsay helped guide the Nittany Lions to a record season in terms of overall wins (18), conference wins (10) and developing Penn States first NHL player, Casey Bailey. For the 2013-14 campaign, Lindsay aided the Nittany Lions during the Big Ten Conferences first season. Penn State, which faced seven NCAA tournament teams and three Frozen Four participants, capped its season with a 2-1 double-overtime victory against Michigan in the Big Ten quarterfinals. In 2012-13, the assistant coach helped lead the Nittany Lions to a 13-14-0 record during their inaugural NCAA Division I season. Lindsay helped guide Penn State to several marquee victories, including wins against three future Big Ten opponents (Michigan State, Ohio State, Wisconsin). From 2007-11, Lindsay served as an assistant coach at Princeton, where he helped guide the Tigers to two NCAA tournament appearances (2008, 2009) and the 2008 ECAC Hockey title. Before his time at Princeton, Lindsay spent the 2006-07 season as an assistant coach at Robert Morris. With the Colonials, Lindsay served as the teams video coordinator and helped with recruiting. He joined Robert Morris staff following one season as a volunteer assistant coach at Colorado College, where he handled video, pre-scouting and one-ice responsibilities. Before Colorado College, Lindsay served three seasons (2002-05) as an assistant coach at Hobart College and one season (2001-02) in the same capacity at Utica College. Lindsay, who graduated from Williams College in 2001, earned the William E. McCormick Coaches Award as a senior. The award is presented to a member of the hockey team who best exemplifies leadership, loyalty, a selfless devotion to the team, a youthful delight in the game of hockey and, above all, a strong commitment to community service. Ice Hockey Home   Email this article   Printer-friendly format Position: Assistant Coach Alma Mater: Williams '01

Downey, who served as the director of hockey operations at Harvard in 2010-11, was named to the same position for both Penn State's men's and women's hockey programs on June 17, 2011. A former professional hockey player and coach, Downey joined the Harvard staff after two years as an assistant coach with Penn State's club hockey team. With the Icers, Downey was active in recruiting and served as an assistant director of the Penn State Ice Hockey Camps. He also was part of the advisory board that helped with the preparation for Penn State's launch of NCAA hockey. While coaching Penn State's club team, Downey served as a head coach, scout and instructor for Selects Hockey, which develops high-level youth players from the United States, Canada and Europe. He coached the East Coast and West Coast Selects teams at domestic and international tournaments and organized a six-week clinic in Pittsburgh featuring guest coach Mario Lemieux. During the 2007-08 season, Downey was an assistant coach for the Reading Royals of the ECHL, assisting in running practice, video analysis, opponent scouting and player development. At the same time, he served as hockey director for Team Comcast and Flyers Skate Zone in Pennsauken, N.J., where he oversaw all hockey programs, clinics and camps and promoted the game in Philadelphia and southern New Jersey. Downey also served as an Atlantic scout for the USHL's Chicago Steel in 2007 and, since 2007, has been involved in the USA Hockey Coaching Education Program. He has organized and instructed at clinics for individuals seeing USA Hockey coaching certification. As a player, Downey spent parts of four seasons playing for the Johnstown Chiefs, Wheeling Nailers and Reading Royals of the ECHL. He was invited to the 2004-05 Pittsburgh Penguins training camp and also attended the training camp of the Penguins' AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. At Penn State, Downey earned ACHA All-America status and helped the team win three straight national championships. He was also a member of the Team USA for the 2003 World University Games in Tarvisio, Italy. A 2004 graduate, Downey earned a bachelor's degree in economics. He is a member of the American Hockey Coaches Association and a is a USA Hockey Level 4 certified coach.