Enrico Blasi (born February 16, 1972) is an American hockey coach, former player and athletics administrator who currently serves as head coach at the University of St. Thomas.[1] Blasi was previously the head coach for the Miami RedHawks men's ice hockey team, a position he occupied from 1999 until his firing in 2019.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head Coach |
| Team | St. Thomas |
| Conference | CCHA |
| Record | 29–75–5 (.289) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 16, 1972 Weston, Ontario Canada |
| Alma mater | Miami University |
| Playing career | |
| 1990–1994 | Miami |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1995–1999 | Denver (asst.) |
| 1999–2019 | Miami |
| 2021–present | St. Thomas |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2020–2021 | Providence (Assoc. AD) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 427–386–81 (.523) |
| Tournaments | 8–10 (.444) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2006 CCHA regular season champion 2010 CCHA regular season champion 2011 Mason Cup 2013 CCHA regular season champion 2015 NCHC Tournament champion | |
| Awards | |
| 2001 CCHA Coach of the Year 2004 CCHA Coach of the Year 2006 CCHA Coach of the Year 2006 Spencer Penrose Award 2010 CCHA Coach of the Year 2013 CCHA Coach of the Year | |
Life and career
editBlasi is a native of Weston, Ontario. He is an alumnus of Miami University and played for the hockey team from 1990–94, playing on Miami's CCHA championship team in 1992–93 and captaining the 1993–94 team.[2] He came to Miami after working four years—three as an assistant and one as a graduate assistant—under his former Miami coach George Gwozdecky, who moved to the University of Denver in 1994.[2] Blasi became head coach of his alma mater in 1999 and, at the time, was the youngest head coach in Division I college hockey. He received the Spencer Penrose Award in 2006 and won four CCHA Coach of the Year Awards in 2000–01, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2009–10.[3][4] Blasi got his 300th win on January 25, 2013 during a 2–1 victory over CCHA rival Bowling Green.[5]
Blasi is a member of the Advisory Board for You Can Play, a campaign dedicated to fighting homophobia in sports. After serving one year as an associate athletic director for men's and women's hockey, at Providence College of Hockey East, Blasi was named the head men's hockey coach at St. Thomas on April 2, 2021 and will guide the school into the Division I era as a member of CCHA.[1][6]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami RedHawks (CCHA) (1999–2013) | |||||||||
| 1999–00 | Miami | 13–20–3 | 10–15–3 | t-9th | CCHA first round | ||||
| 2000–01 | Miami | 20–16–2 | 17–10–1 | t-2nd | CCHA first round | ||||
| 2001–02 | Miami | 12–22–2 | 9–17–2 | 10th | CCHA first round | ||||
| 2002–03 | Miami | 21–17–3 | 13–12–3 | t-5th | CCHA first round | ||||
| 2003–04 | Miami | 23–14–4 | 17–8–3 | 2nd | NCAA West Regional semifinal | ||||
| 2004–05 | Miami | 15–18–5 | 11–13–4 | 7th | CCHA first round | ||||
| 2005–06 | Miami | 26–9–4 | 20–6–2 | 1st | NCAA Northeast Regional semifinal | ||||
| 2006–07 | Miami | 24–14–4 | 16–8–4 | 3rd | NCAA Northeast Regional Final | ||||
| 2007–08 | Miami | 33–8–1 | 21–6–1 | 2nd | NCAA Northeast Regional Final | ||||
| 2008–09 | Miami | 23–13–5 | 17–7–4–2 | t-2nd | NCAA runner-up | ||||
| 2009–10 | Miami | 29–8–7 | 21–2–5–2 | 1st | NCAA Frozen Four | ||||
| 2010–11 | Miami | 23–10–6 | 16–7–5–2 | 3rd | NCAA Northeast Regional semifinal | ||||
| 2011–12 | Miami | 24–15–2 | 15–11–2–1 | 4th | NCAA East Regional semifinals | ||||
| 2012–13 | Miami | 25–12–5 | 17–7–4–4 | 1st | NCAA Midwest Regional finals | ||||
| Miami: | 311–196–53 | 222–129–43 | |||||||
| Miami RedHawks (NCHC) (2013–2019) | |||||||||
| 2013–14 | Miami | 15–20–3 | 6–17–1–1 | 8th | NCHC runner-up | ||||
| 2014–15 | Miami | 25–14–1 | 14–9–1–1 | 2nd | NCAA East Regional semifinals | ||||
| 2015–16 | Miami | 15–18–3 | 9–13–2–2 | 5th | NCHC first round | ||||
| 2016–17 | Miami | 9–20–7 | 5–14–5–3 | 7th | NCHC first round | ||||
| 2017–18 | Miami | 12–20–5 | 6–14–4–2 | 8th | NCHC quarterfinals | ||||
| 2018–19 | Miami | 11–23–4 | 5–17–2–1 | T–7th | NCHC quarterfinals | ||||
| Miami: | 87–115–23 | 45–84–15 | |||||||
| St. Thomas Tommies (CCHA) (2021–present) | |||||||||
| 2021–22 | St. Thomas | 3–32–1 | 3–22–1 | 8th | CCHA Quarterfinal | ||||
| 2022–23 | St. Thomas | 11–23–2 | 10–14–2 | 7th | CCHA Quarterfinal | ||||
| 2023–24 | St. Thomas | 15–20–2 | 12–11–1 | T–2nd | CCHA Quarterfinal | ||||
| St. Thomas: | 29–75–5 | 25–47–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 427–386–81 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ a b "Rico Blasi hired to lead St. Thomas men's hockey into Division I era". University of St. Thomas Athletics.
- ^ a b "Enrico Blasi Profile". Miami University. 2004. Archived from the original on August 14, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
- ^ "Enrico Blasi of Miami University is AHCA Men's Division I Coach of the Year". American Hockey Coaches Association. April 11, 2006.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "CCHA Coach of the Year". CCHA. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
- ^ "Blasi becomes member of the 300 club". The Miami Student. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
- ^ "Staff and Board". You Can Play Project. Archived from the original on December 22, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2012.