Michigan hockey head coach Mel Pearson was fired over the weekend, and while that process took a while it didn’t take long for the university to name who will be head coach in 2022.
Brandon Naurato, an assistant coach on Michigan’s staff last season and previously worked for the Detroit Red Wings, was named interim head coach.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Warde Manuel, the University of Michigan’s Donald R. Shepherd Director of Athletics, announced Sunday (Aug. 7) that Brandon Naurato will serve as Michigan’s interim ice hockey head coach for the 2022-23 season.