Lincoln Stars Head Coach Rocky Russo named USHL Coach of the Year
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Lincoln Stars Head Coach Rocky Russo was named the United States Hockey League Coach of the Year, the league announced Thursday.
Russo is Lincoln’s first Coach of the Year in the USHL Tier-1 era and third in team history.
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Rocky Russo is the 2024-25 #USHL Coach of the Year!
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The Youngstown, Ohio, native guided the Stars to the league’s best regular-season record in his fourth season in Lincoln.
The Stars earned their second Anderson Cup in team history with a 44-15-3-0 (W-L-OTL-SOL) record.
In addition to setting a team benchmark for wins in the regular season, Russo steered his squad to a 32-point turnaround from the 2023-2024 season, when the Stars finished 27-30-3-2 and sixth in the Western Conference.
The Stars set a record for longest winning streak this season with 12-straight wins from Jan. 10 through Feb. 14.
USHL Goalie of the Year Yan Shostak, forward Jack Pechar and defenseman Etienne Lessard were named to the All-USHL Teams for the 2024-25 season.
Goaltender William Prowse was named to the All-USHL Rookie Team.
