Army West Point Athletics
Hockey
- Title:
- Assistant Hockey Coach
- Email:
- chris.azzano@westpoint.edu
Chris Azzano enters his second season at West Point after joining the Army Hockey staff in July 2023 as an assistant coach.
Azzano spent the prior three seasons on the staff at Colgate University, serving as an assistant coach for the 2022-23 after a two-year stint as a volunteer assistant with the Raiders. Colgate saw great success with Azzano on the full-time staff, winning the ECAC Hockey Championship after defeating both Quinnipiac and Harvard in Lake Placid to earn to a berth to the NCAA Tournament this past season.Â
"We are very excited to add Chris to our staff. As an assistant coach, he played a key role last year in helping Colgate win the ECAC Championship and get to the NCAA Tournament. Chris has gained valuable coaching experience over the years and there's no doubt that his goalie background will have an immediate and positive impact on our program. Most importantly, I know that Chris will be a great mentor and role model for our cadet-athletes. We are very excited to welcome Chris and his wife Amy to the Army Hockey Family." - head coach Brian RileyÂ
Prior to Colgate, Azzano also worked as an assistant coach at SUNY Morrisville from 2019 to 2022. He also spent two seasons as an assistant coach with the Lincoln Stars of the USHL, where he assisted with on-ice instruction and practice planning. Aside from his duties on the ice, he was responsible for maintaining the team budget and coordinating team travel. He also served as the coordinator for the Lincoln Stars Youth Hockey Clinics. Azzano contributed to developing eight players that were drafted into the National Hockey League.
Prior to his work with the Lincoln Stars, Azzano spent two seasons on the bench with SUNY Cortland, serving as an assistant coach and the recruiting coordinator. He also coordinated academic efforts for the Red Dragons. Azzano got his collegiate coaching start at SUNY Canton, where he was the assistant coach for the men's program during the 2014-15 season. He coordinated recruiting efforts and was responsible for in-game management of the defensive unit.
Before coaching, Azzano spent three seasons with the Mustangs as a goaltender, where he was a three-time SUNYAC All-Academic Team and two-time SUNYAC Commissioner's List recipient for excellence in academics and athletics. Azzano also spent six years as an instructor with the Salt City Prospects in Syracuse.
The Oshawa, Ontario native earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from SUNY Morrisville in 2014, before earning his Master of Science in Sports Management from SUNY Cortland in 2017.
