March 4, 2010

Dwyer Joins College Hockey, Inc.

NEWTON, MA -- Jeffrey Dwyer (New Canaan, Conn.), a former Yale standout, has been chosen to become the Director of Education & Recruitment for College Hockey Inc., it was announced Thursday. Dwyer's primary mission will be to develop a comprehensive education and marketing campaign to be aimed at prospective student-athletes and their families.

A 2004 graduate of Yale, and four-year standout for the Bulldogs, Dwyer was drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 2000 National Hockey League (NHL) Entry Draft. He spent two years in the Thrashers’ organization, playing with the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League (AHL) and Gwinnett Gladiators of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). Dwyer also played professionally for one year in Cortina, Italy, in addition to one year for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, the AHL affiliate of the New York Islanders.

Dwyer turned to coaching hockey in 2008, and was an Assistant Coach for the Utah Grizzlies for one season. Most recently, he served as the Assistant Coach and Head of Scouting for the Cedar Rapids Roughriders of the United States Hockey League  (USHL).

College Hockey, Inc. is a newly formed non-profit entity founded by the Hockey Commissioners’ Association. Its mission is to raise the profile of NCAA college hockey and to represent the interests of colleges and universities with Division I Men’s Ice Hockey programs.