September 14, 2010

Curley Joins USA Hockey Staff

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - USA Hockey announced the hiring of seven new staff members and one promotion for its National Team Development Program, adult ice hockey department and hockey operations department. Among the new hires is former Clarkson standout Matt Curley.

Curley (Madrid, N.Y.) joins USA Hockey's NTDP staff. A full-time elite development program in Ann Arbor, Mich., USA Hockey's NTDP includes both the U.S. National Under-17 and Under-18 Teams.

Curley will serve as intern coach for the U.S. National Under-18 Team in 2010-11. He joins the NTDP after having coached the boys’ ice hockey program at the National Sports Academy in Lake Placid, N.Y., for one year. Curley is a graduate of Clarkson University, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in history with minors in law and business. He was a four-year letterwinner for the Clarkson’s men’s ice hockey team from 2003-07.