
PWHL Vancouver names Brian Idalski first head coach of expansion team
VANCOUVER — The Professional Women’s Hockey League’s new team in Vancouver has named Brian Idalski its first head coach.
Idalski joins the expansion side following three seasons at St. Cloud State University, where he lead the women’s hockey team to a program-record 36 conference points and tied its record of 18 wins.
The 54-year-old from Warren, Mich., joins the PWHL following 18 seasons as a collegiate coach, including time at the University of North Dakota and the University of Wisconsin — Stevens Point, and appearances in five NCAA tournament appearances.
Idalski previously coached overseas for the KRS Vanke Rays in Shenzhen, China, where he won two Zhenskaya Hockey League titles in three years, and worked with recent PWHL Vancouver acquisitions Michela Cava and Hannah Miller.