As Boston College’s search for a new men’s hockey coach moves into another day, we are profiling UMass Lowell’s head coach Norm Bazin.

Why Boston College Would Want Norm Bazin:

Norm Bazin is UMass Lowell’s most successful men’s hockey coach of all time, and it’s not even close. Bazin took what was a fairly middling college hockey program and turned it into a reliable league stalwart that has been in the upper half of the conference throughout his whole tenure.

To paint a picture, Norm Bazin’s first season was in 2011-12. The River Hawks had not made the NCAA tournament since 1996, which means he likely started recruiting in his first-year players who weren’t alive to see a River Hawk NCAA tournament run.