UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Head Coach Guy Gadowsky and the Penn State men's ice hockey team has announced the hiring of Matt Morrow as volunteer assistant coach for the 2021-22 season.
Morrow, who earned his master's degree from Penn State in 2013, returns to State College with over 10 years of coaching experience including two years with the Penn State Ice Lions of the American Collegiate Hockey Association where he served as head coach for the 2012-13 season.
"I'm grateful and humbled for the opportunity to work alongside and learn from Guy Gadowsky, Keith Fisher, Juliano Pagliero, and Alex Dawes," mentioned Morrow. "The culture of this hockey program is second to none and I am thrilled to return to Penn State."
Most recently, Morrow was the program director and head coach at the RISE Centre, Inc. and TRC Academy Hockey in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. Prior to his time in Canada, he spent five seasons as the head coach of the New Hampshire Junior Monarchs of the USPHL Premier League. Within the Monarchs organization he also served as the director of scouting and assistant coach for the National Collegiate Development Conference squad.
Among his coaching stops, Morrow spent the 2014-15 season as an assistant coach with the Philadelphia Jr. Flyers of the Eastern Hockey League following one season as an assistant with the Soo Eagles of the North American Hockey League.
Morrow earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Miami in 2010 prior to enrolling at Penn State where he earned his MBA in 2013.
"Matt is a passionate hockey guy with a lot of experience and a love for Penn State," commented head coach Guy Gadowsky. "He will be a great fit with our hockey program."
