St. Michael’s has announced the appointment of Kevin Salinas as a full-time assistant coach for the women’s hockey team.
Salinas joins the Purple Knights after spending the 2022-23 season as an assistant coach with the Dells Ducks of the USSR.
“Kevin has diverse experiences at the college and other levels of hockey,” said SMC head coach Chris Donovan. “I think he can help us move the program forward. I look forward to working with him.”
Salinas served as an assistant coach for the Lawrence women’s hockey program through its first two seasons in 2020-21 and 2021-22. Prior to Lawrence, Salinas spent three seasons as an assistant coach with the College of New England women’s hockey team.
As a player, Salinas spent time at Aurora when the school was an ACHA school and on first team NCAA Division III in 2014-15.
Salinas earned a bachelor’s degree in fitness and health promotion from Aurora in 2017 before completing a master’s degree in business administration at New England College in 2019.