# @d3hky on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2025-09-04T14:01:48.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** D3 Hockey (@d3hky) — https://gondola.cc/d3hky

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On Tuesday, September 2nd, Saint Michael’s College Associate Director of Athletics Annie Martin announced the hiring of Jack Fitzgerald as the new head coach for the Purple Knights’ men’s ice hockey program. Fitzgerald becomes the fourth head coach for the program since they became a varsity sport for the 1982-1983 season.

Fitzgerald, a native of Guilford, CT, is a graduate of Amherst College where he played four seasons from 2015-2019, being the team captain his senior season. He accumulated 24 goals & 19 assists in 102 games for the Mammoths. He was named to the Winter 2019 #NESCAC All-Sportsmanship Team, was a member of the Amherst LEADS Futures Program for three years and has been involved with Special Olympics Massachusetts since 2015.

Fitzgerald immediately got into coaching, joining the Mammoths staff as an assistant where he held that title from 2019-2023. He led the recruiting efforts while heading up the power-play. Amherst College would hold the league’s top power-play unit during Fitzgerald’s final season on the bench.

For the last two seasons, Fitzgerald would hold the same title with the Middlebury men’s team, helping revitalize the program on a two-coach staff. The Panthers reached the NESCAC Semi-Finals in both seasons, previously qualifying in 2015-2016. They also had 13 wins last season, going over .500 for the first time since 2012-2013. Fitzgerald was instrumental in helping Middlebury recruit the third-best class in #NCAA Division III for the upcoming season, according to NeutralZone.com.

Fitzgerald officially begins his duties on Monday, September 8th. The Purple Knights open the regular season on October 31st on the road at MCLA.

H/T: smcpurpleknights 

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