Miami Ohio University Athletics
Hockey
Lionel Mauron
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- mauronl@miamioh.edu
- Phone:
- 513-529-9811
Lionel Mauron enters his second season as a Miami assistant coach in 2026-27. He initially joined the RedHawks' staff in September 2024, serving as assistant to the Head Coach and handling program operations, and was promoted to assistant coach in July 2025.
Mauron was part of a historic turnaround last winter, 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 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 9-1 mark in non-conference games, and enjoyed their longest NCHC winning streak ever (five games). Head coach Anthony 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.
During Mauron's first season in Oxford, 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 Red and White’s 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.
Mauron joined Miami's staff after serving the previous three years as the head coach at Ohio University. In 2023, he was named the American Collegiate Hockey Association Coach of the Year and the Central States College Hockey League Coach of the Year. During his time in Athens, Mauron led OU to a 72-29-11 record, including 12 wins over ACHA top-five teams. Mauron’s program made the ACHA National Tournament final four in 2023 and again in 2024 after advancing to the quarterfinals in 2022.
A native of Lausanne, Switzerland, Mauron played college hockey for Division III Curry College from 2015-19. He also played for the Lausanne Hockey Club (Swiss League), the Jacksonville Icemen (ECHL) and the Knoxville Ice Bears (SPHL).
Mauron earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Curry in 2019 and completed his Master’s in Coaching Education from Ohio in 2021.
Mauron was part of a historic turnaround last winter, 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 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 9-1 mark in non-conference games, and enjoyed their longest NCHC winning streak ever (five games). Head coach Anthony 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.
During Mauron's first season in Oxford, 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 Red and White’s 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.
Mauron joined Miami's staff after serving the previous three years as the head coach at Ohio University. In 2023, he was named the American Collegiate Hockey Association Coach of the Year and the Central States College Hockey League Coach of the Year. During his time in Athens, Mauron led OU to a 72-29-11 record, including 12 wins over ACHA top-five teams. Mauron’s program made the ACHA National Tournament final four in 2023 and again in 2024 after advancing to the quarterfinals in 2022.
A native of Lausanne, Switzerland, Mauron played college hockey for Division III Curry College from 2015-19. He also played for the Lausanne Hockey Club (Swiss League), the Jacksonville Icemen (ECHL) and the Knoxville Ice Bears (SPHL).
Mauron earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Curry in 2019 and completed his Master’s in Coaching Education from Ohio in 2021.
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