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Providence College Athletics
Ron Rolston To Be The Recipient Of The AHCA's Terry Flanagan Award
1/24/2025 1:59:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
Rolston has been a member of the Providence staff since 2017.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The American Hockey Coaches Association has announced its major award winners that will be recognized at the 2025 AHCA Convention held in Naples, Fla. From May 4-6, 2025. Providence College Associate Head Coach Ron Rolston will be the recipient of the Terry Flanagan Award, honoring an assistant coach's career body of work.
Rolston is in his eighth season at Providence College, his seventh as an Associate Head Coach, after being promoted to the position on May 14, 2018. He oversees the Friars' power play unit, runs skill development with the Friar forwards and assists on the recruiting trail.
Rolston served as an assistant coach for the Team USA at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Before coming to Providence, he spent the 2015-16 season as head coach of the Springfield Falcons, the former AHL affiliate of the Arizona Coyotes.
Prior to Springfield, Rolston served as head coach of the Buffalo Sabres of the NHL during the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons, after coaching the Sabres' AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans, for two seasons (2011-13). Rolston joined the Sabres' organization in 2011 after spending the previous seven seasons as a head coach with USA Hockey's National Team Development Program (NTDP), where he led the U.S. Under-18 team to three gold medals and a silver medal in four stints as head coach at the IIHF World Under-18 Championships. He coached several future NHL players including, Patrick Kane, Kevin Shattenkirk, Cam Fowler, Phil Kessel and Seth Jones during his tenure and also captured a bronze medal in the 2007 Under-20 World Junior Championships alongside Nate Leaman.
Rolston also has prior experience in college hockey, serving as an assistant coach for Boston College (2002-04), Harvard (1999-02), Clarkson (1996-99), and Lake Superior State (1990-95), where he captured two national championships with the Lakers in 1992 and 1994. Rolston and Leaman both served as assistant coaches at Harvard under head coach Mark Mazzoleni.
A native of Fenton, Mich., Rolston attended Michigan Tech University and was a three-year hockey letterman with the Huskies from 1986-89. He resides with his wife, Shannon, his son Ronan, and daughter Maeve.
For more updates on the Providence College men's hockey program, follow the team on X & Instagram @FriarsHockey.
Rolston is in his eighth season at Providence College, his seventh as an Associate Head Coach, after being promoted to the position on May 14, 2018. He oversees the Friars' power play unit, runs skill development with the Friar forwards and assists on the recruiting trail.
Rolston served as an assistant coach for the Team USA at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Before coming to Providence, he spent the 2015-16 season as head coach of the Springfield Falcons, the former AHL affiliate of the Arizona Coyotes.
Prior to Springfield, Rolston served as head coach of the Buffalo Sabres of the NHL during the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons, after coaching the Sabres' AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans, for two seasons (2011-13). Rolston joined the Sabres' organization in 2011 after spending the previous seven seasons as a head coach with USA Hockey's National Team Development Program (NTDP), where he led the U.S. Under-18 team to three gold medals and a silver medal in four stints as head coach at the IIHF World Under-18 Championships. He coached several future NHL players including, Patrick Kane, Kevin Shattenkirk, Cam Fowler, Phil Kessel and Seth Jones during his tenure and also captured a bronze medal in the 2007 Under-20 World Junior Championships alongside Nate Leaman.
Rolston also has prior experience in college hockey, serving as an assistant coach for Boston College (2002-04), Harvard (1999-02), Clarkson (1996-99), and Lake Superior State (1990-95), where he captured two national championships with the Lakers in 1992 and 1994. Rolston and Leaman both served as assistant coaches at Harvard under head coach Mark Mazzoleni.
A native of Fenton, Mich., Rolston attended Michigan Tech University and was a three-year hockey letterman with the Huskies from 1986-89. He resides with his wife, Shannon, his son Ronan, and daughter Maeve.
For more updates on the Providence College men's hockey program, follow the team on X & Instagram @FriarsHockey.
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