Former Maine, Harvard and Northeastern assistant coach Gene Reilly has been named to that same position at Colorado College.<\/p>\n
Reilly spent the last two seasons as a professional scout with the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes.<\/p>\n
He spent three years at Maine, helping the Black Bears win the 1999 national championship and serving as the interim head coach while Shawn Walsh was undergoing cancer treatments.<\/p>\n
After spending the 2001-02 and 2002-03 seasons with Ottawa’s AHL affiliates in Grand Rapids, Mich., and Binghamton, N.Y., he spent a year at Harvard.<\/p>\n
Reilly then spent four seasons at Northeastern starting in 2004.<\/p>\n
An Elmira alum like new Colorado College coach Mike Haviland, Reilly also has coached in Austria.<\/p>\n
“Gene will be a great addition to our staff,” Haviland said in a statement. “I have known Gene for over 25 years. He’s a great teacher and pays attention to the details of every aspect of the game.<\/p>\n
“Gene will bring a winning tradition with him, along with his passion and enthusiasm for coaching. Gene has proven throughout his career in coaching that he has an impeccable work ethic and I am proud to have him working alongside me.”<\/p>\n