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Nick Petraglia begins his fifth season as a member of Miami's coaching staff and his second as the director of hockey operations. In addition to providing a variety of administrative supports to the program, the Faribault, Minn., native develops all of Miami's scouting reports and serves as the team's video coordinator. Prior to his current role, Petraglia spent three seasons as a volunteer assistant coach where he worked closely with the team's defensive corps and mock special teams units and helped develop the RedHawks' dominant goaltending tandem of Jeff Zatkoff and Charlie Effinger.
During the off-season, Petraglia spends several weeks coaching Miami's hockey school and has coached both the Select 14 and Select 16 festivals for USA Hockey over the past several years. This past summer, Petraglia was selected to coach at the Warren Strelow National Team Camp with USA Hockey, which included the nation's top goaltenders eligible for international play. He has also worked closely with Nashville Predators (NHL) goalie coach Mitch Korn since 2001.
As a student-athlete at Miami, he posted a .902 career save percentage and a 2.21 goals-against average of in his four years as a goaltender for the Red and White. In his senior season, he set career-bests with a 1.94 GAA and .920 save percentage as the RedHawks qualified for the NCAA Tournament in Colorado Springs, Colo. Following the 2001-02 season, he was presented with the team's Most Improved Player Award and was a recipient of Miami's Scholar-Athlete Award in 2004.
Prior to Miami, Petraglia played at the prestigious Shattuck-St. Mary's under current St. Louis Blues head coach Andy Murray, and finished his prep career with a 65-9-3 record, including a 35-7-1 mark as a senior. In 1999, he was in goal as the Sabres captured the school's first Under-18 Tier I National Championship. He received his bachelor's degree in sport organization from Miami in 2004, and his master's degree in sport behavior and management in 2007.
He and his fiancée, Becky, reside in Oxford.
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