EDUCATION:
Bachelor's of Science in Interpersonal/Organizational Communication, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2007

PLAYING EXPERIENCE:
2003-07: University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

COACHING EXPERIENCE:
2007-10: University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Assistant Coach
2010-11: Youngstown Phantoms (USHL), Assistant Coach
2011-15: Youngstown Phantoms (USHL), Head Coach and General Manager
2013: Team USA (World Jr. A Challenge) Assistant Coach
2015-16: Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL), Head Coach
2017-24: Tri-City Storm (USHL), Head Coach and President of Hockey Operations
2017: Team USA (World Jr. A Challenge) Assistant Coach
2018: Team USA (World Jr. A Challenge) Head Coach
2019: Team USA (World Jr. A Challenge) Head Coach
2022: Team USA (U-18 Hlinka/Gretzky Cup) Head Coach
2024-PR: Miami University, Head Coach

HEAD COACHING AWARDS:
2014-15: USHL Coach of the Year (Youngstown)
2014-15: USHL Anderson Cup (Youngstown)
2018: Team USA (World Jr. A Challenge) Gold Medal
2018-19: USHL Coach of the Year (Tri-City)
2018-19: USHL Anderson Cup (Tri-City)
2019: Team USA (World Jr. A Challenge) Bronze Medal
2021-22: USHL Coach of the Year (Tri-City)
2021-22: USHL Anderson Cup (Tri-City)

POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE:
2011-12: Youngstown, USHL Conference Semifinals
2012-13: Youngstown, USHL Conference Finals
2014-15: Youngstown, USHL Conference Semifinals
2017-18: Tri-City, USHL Conference Quarterfinals
2018-19: Tri-City, USHL Conference Finals
2020-21: Tri-City, USHL Conference Semifinals
2021-22: Tri-City, USHL Conference Finals
2022-23: Tri-City, USHL Conference Semifinals
2023-24: Tri-City, USHL Conference Semifinals
2025-26: Miami, NCHC Frozen Faceoff Quarterfinals

HEAD COACHING RECORD:

Year	Team	Record	Conf.	Finish
2011-12	Youngstown	32-21-3-4		4th (East)
2012-13	Youngstown	37-27-0-0		3rd (East)
2013-14	Youngstown	17-37-5-1		9th (East)
2014-15	Youngstown	40-14-2-4		1st (East)
2015-16	Orlando	33-30-4-5		3rd (South)
2016-17	Orlando	5-5-0-1		N/A
2017-18	Tri-City	29-27-2-2		6th (West)
2018-19	Tri-City	45-12-3-2		1st (West)
2019-20	Tri-City	24-17-5-2		4th (West)
2020-21	Tri-City	30-18-3-1		1st (West)
2021-22	Tri-City	47-11-3-1		1st (West)
2022-23	Tri-City	34-20-4-4		4th (West)
2023-24	Tri-City	28-23-4-7		4th (West)
2024-25	Miami Univ.	3-28-3	0-23-1
2025-26	Miami Univ.	18-16-2	9-13-2	7th

Anthony Noreen enters his third year as the head coach of Miami Hockey in 2026-27.

Noreen oversaw a historic turnaround in his second season leading the RedHawks, as Miami jumped from three wins the previous season to an 18-16-2 mark in 2025-26. Miami matched the largest single-season improvement in regular-season wins in program history (+15 in 1996-97) and the third-largest nationally over the past half-century (excluding forfeits and COVID), finishing with a winning record for the first time since last qualifying for the NCAA Tournament in 2015.

The Red and White won the program’s first trophy in a decade, claiming the Belpot at the Friendship Four in Belfast, and returned to the national rankings for the first time since 2019. The RedHawks won their first six games of the season, posted a 9-1 mark in non-conference games, and enjoyed their longest NCHC winning streak ever (five games). Noreen was a top-three finalist for NCHC Coach of the Year as Miami matched its highest finish in the conference standings since 2015-16, finishing seventh with a 9-13-2 league record. The RedHawks posted four wins over nationally-ranked teams, including a sweep at No. 20 St. Cloud State in January and a home win over defending national champion No. 4 Western Michigan.

The Red and White also welcomed the first capacity sellout crowd to Steve “Coach” Cady Arena in more than 10 years and sold out four games in all, finishing with a winning record on home ice for the first time since 2015-16.

Matteo Drobac was named Third-Team All-NCHC and was a finalist for NCHC Goaltender of the Year, finishing the season ranked among Miami’s top-10 single-season leaders in wins, saves, shutouts and minutes played in net. David Deputy, an All-Rookie Team selection, was a finalist for NCHC Rookie of the Year and the National’s Three Stars Award after becoming the first RedHawk with 15 goals in a season since 2017-18. Blake Mesenburg was a national finalist for Team IMPACT’s Teammate of the Year award and became the first player in Miami history to win the NCHC Sportsmanship Award. Miami players won 16 weekly or monthly NCHC awards during the 2025-26 campaign, led by Deputy’s five (one Rookie of the Month and four Rookie of the Week nods). Six different RedHawks produced at least 20 points (the most since 2017-18), including top NHL prospect Ilia Morozov (who began the season as the youngest Division I player in the nation).

The RedHawks continued to excel in the classroom as well, with several student-athletes earning Honor Roll and Distinguished Scholar-Athlete recognition from the National. Additionally, Brayden Morrison was named to the first NCHC Academic All-Conference team.

In Noreen's first season at the helm, Miami started unbeaten in its first four games, highlighted by a sweep of Alaska Anchorage, before going on to finish ninth in the competitive National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC). The RedHawks’ 29-man roster produced a program-record 24 NCHC Academic All-Conference selections (3.0 or better cumulative GPA) and 16 Distinguished Scholar-Athletes (3.5+ GPA), while Miami captain Ryan Sullivan was named a finalist for the conference’s Sportsmanship Award. The ensuing offseason saw the RedHawks’ recruiting class and transfer portal additions both ranked among the top 10 in the country by Neutral Zone.

Miami University Director of Athletics David Sayler announced on April 1, 2024 that Noreen had been named the seventh head coach in Miami Hockey history. Noreen had served as the head coach of the Tri-City Storm in the United States Hockey League (USHL) since 2017 and has also served as the Storm's President of Hockey Operations since 2019. He has been involved with USA Hockey for nearly a decade, most recently as the U-18 head coach for the 2022 Hlinka Gretzky Cup. Noreen led the 2018 U.S. Junior Select Team to a gold medal in the World Junior A Challenge.

During his time with Tri-City, Noreen produced a record of 237-128-24-19, making him the winningest coach in franchise history. His Storm teams qualified for the playoffs in each of his seven seasons at the helm (with the exception of the 2019-20 postseason, which was canceled due to COVID). Noreen led the Storm to two Anderson Cups (2018-19 and 2021-22), setting a franchise record for wins and points in the 2018-19 season and breaking the league record for wins and points in 2021-22. He was named Coach of the Year in both of those seasons (the first Storm coach to earn that honor) and has produced more playoff appearances and more regular-season titles than any other Tri-City head coach.

The Storm topped the USHL in penalty killing for four straight seasons (2018-22) and led the league in goals against in two of those years. In 2021-22, Noreen's team won a franchise-record 11 consecutive games and went on to lead the USHL in goals scored and power-play goals.

Noreen coached 34 NHL draft picks during his tenure with the Storm, and his Tri-City program produced more than 100 NCAA Division I hockey players in that time. The 2024 NCAA Tournament featured a total of 24 former Storm players, with 14 of the 16 participating programs (and each school in the Frozen Four) having at least one Tri-City product on their roster.

Storm players under Noreen won two USHL Player of the Year awards to go along with two Defenseman of the Year honors, three Goalie of the Year recognitions, one Forward of the Year pick and a Rookie of the Year selection.

Noreen's experience with USA Hockey includes his most recent role as U-18 head coach for the 2022 Hlinka Gretzky Cup as well as a collection of three medals earned with the U.S. Junior Select Team in the World Junior A Challenge. Noreen served as head coach for the U.S. Junior Select Team in 2019 (bronze medal) and 2018 (gold medal) after helping the U.S. to silver in 2017 as an assistant.

Before joining Tri-City, Noreen was the head coach for the Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL) from 2015-17 after four seasons as Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) head coach and general manager (2011-15). Noreen posted a mark of 38-35-4-6 in Orlando and led the Phantoms to a 126-99-10-9 record. His 2014-15 Youngstown team set a USHL record with a 17-game win streak en route to claiming the Anderson Cup, as Noreen was named the league's Coach of the Year.

Noreen, who holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Interpersonal/Organizational Communication from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, began his coaching career at his alma mater as an assistant from 2007-10. Noreen played four seasons for the Pointers from 2003-07, serving as a team captain in his junior and senior years. He was named to the NCHA All-Academic Team as a student-athlete in 2005-06 and 2006-07 and graduated from UWSP in 2007.

Name	Title	Phone	Email Address
Anthony Noreen	Head Coach	513-529-9811	noreenam@miamioh.edu
Troy Thibodeau	Associate Head Coach	513-529-9811	thibodtm@miamioh.edu
Zack Cisek	Assistant Coach	513-529-9811	cisekzj@miamioh.edu
David Nies	Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator	513-529-9811	niesdm@miamioh.edu
Lionel Mauron	Assistant to the Head Coach	513-529-9811	mauronl@miamioh.edu
Keith Parker	Assistant Human Performance Coach	513-529-9811	parkerkr@miamioh.edu

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