Badger coach Mike Eaves finally has his top assistant as Wisconsin native Strand is tabbed to succeed Gary Shuchuk
It's been more than two months since Wisconsin men's hockey coach Mike Eaves fired his assistant coaching staff. The move came on the heals of the Badgers' worst-ever season, as the team ended 4-26-5.
On Tuesday, multiple reports, including the Wisconsin State Journal's Andy Baggot and our own hockey writer emeritus Andy Johnson, confirmed that the top assistant coaching job will be filled by Luke Strand. Strand is an Eau Claire native who played his college puck for the Blugolds.