Matthew Garofalow is currently in his eighth year at Maritime College and recently completed his fifth year as head coach of the Privateer ice hockey team in 2013-14.
In 2012-13, Garofalow led the program to its best season in program history – a 27-4 record, a Metropolitan Collegiate Hockey Conference (MCHC) Championship and a berth in the ACHA Division 3 National Championship tournament.
The Privateers have made the MCHC playoffs in each of the last three years, winning the 2013 Championship. The 2012-13 team finished 12th in the country in the final ACHA D3 national pool. Two players received All-Atlantic Region honors: Vincent Monfredo was named to the Second Team and Harris Burger to the Third Team. Six players were named Academic All-Americans. Coach Garofalow also serves as the Associate Director of Admissions at Maritime.
One year after the team finished 0-15, Garofalow guided the team to a 6-11 record. Since the early days of the program, he increased practice time from one and a half hours on ice to three hours, added an off-ice program and started weekly meetings that include film and review of future opponents.
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Garofalow played his high school hockey at Bergen Catholic and was a two-year captain for the team. He then played two years in the Eastern Junior Hockey League for the Boston Harbor Wolves. He has coached youth hockey with the Ice Vault Bandits at all levels from Squirt to Midget Major. He holds a USA Hockey Level 4 Coaching card.
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Garofalow is originally from Park Ridge, N.J. and graduated from Boston College with a Bachelor of Arts in English. He currently resides in Norwalk, Conn., with his wife, Mary, and daughter.
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Year-by-Year Record
2013-14: 13-6-2
2012-13: 27-4-0
2011-12: 15-11-0
2010-11: 16-9-0
2009-10: 6-11-0
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Career Record: 77-41-2
