Joe Shawhan

Joe Shawhan
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Michigan Tech
Conference	CCHA
Biographical details
Born	January 28, 1963 (age 61); Sault Ste. Marie, MI, US
Alma mater	Lake Superior State University
Playing career
1982–1987	Lake Superior State
Position(s)	Goaltender
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1988–1995	Lake Superior State (Volunteer Assistant)
1995–2005	Soo Indians (HC/GM)
2005–2008	Lake Superior State (Assistant)
2008–2014	Northern Michigan (Assistant)
2014–2017	Michigan Tech (Assistant)
2017–present	Michigan Tech
Head coaching record
Overall	138–103–26 (.566) [College]; 474–162–43 (.730) [NAHL]
Tournaments	0–4 (.000)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
	2023 CCHA Coach of the Year

Joseph R. Shawhan (born January 28, 1963) is an American ice hockey head coach who is currently leading the program at Michigan Tech.^[1]

Career[edit]

Shawhan began his time at Lake Superior State in 1982. After sitting out the 1984–85 season he returned in force, finishing second in the nation with a 3.03 goals against average. During his time with the Lakers the program went from 11th in the conference to a perennial power and won the national title the year after he finished school. Shawhan stuck around his hometown of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan for several more years, working as a volunteer assistant for the Lakers until he accepted the head coaching job for the expansion Soo Indians (also located in Sault Ste. Marie). The Indians lasted only ten seasons with Shawhan serving as the general manager and head coach for the entire time, but during their brief existence they left a lasting impression. Shawhan compiled a record of 474–162–43, becoming the winningest coach in the history of the NAHL. He won the coach of the year three times (1996, 2000 and 2001)^[2] while his team won three league titles.^[3]

After the Soo Indians suspended operations in 2005 Shawhan returned to college, rejoining Lake Superior State as a full-time assistant staying with the Lakers for another three years before accepting his first position outside of Sault Ste. Marie. He still didn't have to the leave the Upper Peninsula, moving down the road a short way to Marquette and becoming first a volunteer assistant for Northern Michigan and transitioned into director of hockey operations before assuming a full-time assistant coaching position. In 2014 he accepted a post at Michigan Tech as an assistant under Mel Pearson.^[4] Shawhan worked specifically with the goaltenders and defenseman and the team saw immediate results, recording three consecutive 20+ win seasons (their first since 1988) and made the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1981.

With Shawhan's arrival timing perfectly for the program's renaissance he was perhaps the obvious choice to be named as Pearson's replacement in 2017.

Head coaching record[edit]

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Michigan Tech Huskies (WCHA) (2018–2021)
2017–18	Michigan Tech	22–17–5	12–11–5–2	5th	NCAA East Regional semifinals
2018–19	Michigan Tech	14–20–4	13–12–3–1	6th	WCHA quarterfinals
2019–20	Michigan Tech	21–15–3	14–12–2–0	6th	Tournament cancelled
2020–21	Michigan Tech	17–12–1	7–7–0	T–5th	WCHA quarterfinals
Michigan Tech:		74–64–13	46–42–9
Michigan Tech Huskies (CCHA) (2021–present)
2021–22	Michigan Tech	21–13–3	16–8–2	2nd	NCAA West Regional semifinals
2022–23	Michigan Tech	24–11–4	15–7–4	2nd	NCAA Midwest Regional semifinals
2023–24	Michigan Tech	19–15–6	12–10–2	T–2nd	NCAA East Regional semifinals
Michigan Tech:		64–39–13	43–25–8
Total:		138–103–26
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References[edit]

^ "Michigan Tech promotes Shawhan to take over as new head coach". USCHO.com. 2017-05-30. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
^ "NAHL 2000-01 Award Winners". NAHL. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
^ "Joe Shawhan Named Head Hockey Coach at Michigan Tech". Michigan Tech Huskies. 2017-05-30. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
^ "Shawhan Named Assistant Hockey Coach". Michigan Tech Huskies. 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2017-05-31.

External links[edit]

Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Mike Hastings	CCHA Coach of the Year 2022–23	Succeeded by Tom Serratore

[1] "Michigan Tech promotes Shawhan to take over as new head coach". USCHO.com. 2017-05-30. Retrieved 2017-05-31.

[2] "NAHL 2000-01 Award Winners". NAHL. Retrieved 2017-05-31.

[3] "Joe Shawhan Named Head Hockey Coach at Michigan Tech". Michigan Tech Huskies. 2017-05-30. Retrieved 2017-05-31.

[4] "Shawhan Named Assistant Hockey Coach". Michigan Tech Huskies. 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2017-05-31.

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v t e Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey
Formerly the Michigan College of Mines Huskies
Playing venues	Amphidrome (1919–1926) Dee Stadium (1928–1972) MacInnes Student Ice Arena (1972–present)
Head Coaches	E. R. Lovel (1919–20) Elmer Sicotte (1920–21, 1923–24) Mike Fay (1921–22) Bill Murdoch (1922–23) Leon Harvey (1924–26) Carlos Haug (1926–29) Bert Noblet (1929–36) Joe Savini (1936–38) Ed Maki (1938–41, 1945–48) Elwin Romnes (1941–43) Amo Bessone (1948–51) Al Renfrew (1951–56) John MacInnes (1956–82) Jim Nahrgang (1982–85) Herb Boxer (1985–90) Newell Brown (1990–92) Bob Mancini (1992–96) Tim Watters (1996–2000) Mike Sertich (2000–03) Jamie Russell (2003–11) Mel Pearson (2011–17) Joe Shawhan (2017–present)
Seasons	1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Conference affiliations	WCHA (1951–58, 1959–81, 1984–2021) CCHA (1981–84, 2021–Present)
Rivalries	Northern Michigan
Culture & lore	Great Lakes Invitational Huskies Pep Band
All-time leaders	Mike Zuke (310 Points) Mike Zuke (133 Goals) Blake Pietila (76 Wins)
National Championships	1962 1965 1975
Frozen Four appearances	1956 1960 1962 1965 1969 1970 1974 1975 1976 1981
NCAA Tournament appearances	1956 1960 1962 1965 1969 1970 1974 1975 1976 1981 2015 2017 2018 2022 2023 2024
Conference Tournament titles	WCHA: 1960 1962 1965 1969 1970 1974 1975 1976 1981 2017 2018 CCHA: 2024
Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI