September 14, 2010

Eaves 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 RPI standout Tyler Eaves.

Eaves (Queensbury, 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.

Eaves will handle intern coaching responsibilities for the NTDP's U.S. National Under-17 Team. He previously served as the volunteer assistant coach for the University of Alabama Huntsville men’s ice hockey team. Eaves was a four-year letterwinner at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute from 2004-08.