{"id":31289,"date":"2010-04-12T10:37:11","date_gmt":"2010-04-12T15:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2010\/04\/12\/bowling-green-hands-reins-to-miami-assistant-bergeron\/"},"modified":"2010-08-17T19:57:58","modified_gmt":"2010-08-18T00:57:58","slug":"bowling-green-hands-reins-to-miami-assistant-bergeron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/2010\/04\/12\/bowling-green-hands-reins-to-miami-assistant-bergeron\/","title":{"rendered":"Bowling Green Hands Reins to Miami Assistant Bergeron"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Miami assistant coach Chris Bergeron will take over as Bowling Green&#8217;s head coach, the Falcons athletic department announced Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Bergeron, an assistant at Miami since 2000, helped his alma mater to the Frozen Four the last two seasons.<\/p>\n<p>He takes over for Dennis Williams, who was the interim head coach last season following the departure of Scott Paluch to USA Hockey.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Chris&#8217; passion, energy and commitment to excellence won us over,&#8221; Bowling Green athletic director Greg Christopher said in a news release. &#8220;As a player he set the foundation for Miami&#8217;s program, then as a coach he helped build the program to its current championship caliber. At every stage, Chris has been known as a tremendous leader. This is his time to step into a head coaching role and lead Bowling Green hockey to prominence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Falcons haven&#8217;t had a winning season since 1996-97 and haven&#8217;t been to the NCAA tournament since 1990 under Jerry York.<\/p>\n<p>There have been questions about the program&#8217;s health, but the athletic department has launched a fundraising campaign to endow scholarships and pay for facility upgrades.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m very excited to be a part of putting Bowling Green back where it belongs in the hockey world,&#8221; Bergeron said. &#8220;My family and I are looking forward to becoming part of the Bowling Green community. What excites me the most, though, is seeing how hungry everyone is to make Bowling Green hockey successful again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Falcons program peaked in 1984 with a national championship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miami assistant coach Chris Bergeron will take over as Bowling Green&#8217;s head coach, the Falcons athletic department announced Monday. Bergeron, an assistant at Miami since 2000, helped his alma mater to the Frozen Four the last two seasons. 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