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Hobart has announced that Niko Kovachis has been named an assistant coach for the men’s hockey team.<\/p>\n

Kovachis replaces Tom Fiorentino, who accepted an assistant coach position at Bentley<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

“I’m excited to have Niko join the Hobart hockey program,” Hobart coach Mark Taylor said in a statement. “He comes from a hockey tree that I respect, be it his junior hockey coaches to his college hockey coaches who have strong ties to myself and Hobart hockey. As a player, he was a great teammate, leader and a very smart skilled defenseman and I know our core will benefit from his input.<\/p>\n

“Furthermore, he has already proven himself as a recruiter and coach at the college level, having recruited some league all-stars and helped coach a program to its most successful seasons.”<\/p>\n

Kovachis comes to Hobart after spending the last two seasons as an assistant coach at Chatham. He helped run the Cougars’ defense and power plays. Kovachis helped Chatham to a 23-21-7 overall record, including a program-record 14 wins last season. The Cougars made two trips to the UCHC tournament.<\/p>\n

Also at Chatham, Kovachis led pre-scout meetings, including XOS video, and created and evaluated game video to assess the team’s strengths and weaknesses. He also assisted with planning and guiding practices.<\/p>\n

Kovachis graduated from Niagara in 2019. He was a four-year defenseman on the Purple Eagles’ hockey team, playing for former Hobart assistant coach Jason Lammers and serving as an alternate captain as a senior. That season, Kovachis led Niagara to its first-ever appearance in the Atlantic Hockey championship game.<\/p>\n

He played in 125 career games, recording 37 points on 11 goals and 26 assists while blocking 119 shots. Kovachis was named to the Atlantic Hockey all-academic team four times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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