Zach Badalamenti

Biography

Badalamenti comes to Colgate after serving as an assistant with the Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) during the 2022-23 season. While on the Fighting Saints staff, he worked primarily with the forwards and power play unit and coached two All-USHL Second Team selections in Ryan St. Louis and Max Burkholder. A native of Harrison Township, Mich., Badalamenti is entering his eighth season overall in coaching after spending three seasons (2019-2022) as an assistant coach for Trinity College and three seasons (2016-2019) with his alma mater, the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, in the same capacity. In his first season at Trinity, Badalamenti helped lead the Bantams to a NESCAC Championship appearance. During the 2021-22 season, he helped guide the team to a NESCAC Championship and NCAA Tournament berth. Badalamenti was a member of the Pointers coaching staff that made an NCAA Frozen Four appearance in 2016-17 and later won a National Championship in 2018-19. In that season, he helped the Pointers to a program-best record of 29-0-2, marking their first-ever undefeated season. Badalamenti played two seasons of college hockey for UW - Stevens Point in 2014-15 and 2015-16 before suffering a career-ending neck injury that led to his transition into coaching. He was a product of the Little Caesars AAA program before spending four seasons playing junior hockey in the NAHL with four franchises. He finished his NAHL career with the Port Huron Fighting Falcons, where he served as an a