Byron Pool

Biography

Byron Pool joined the Big Green on June 5, 2024 as an assistant coach. He comes to Hanover following three years as an associate head coach at Northern Michigan. Pool enters his second season on the bench for the Big Green in 2025-26. In Pool's first two seasons with the Wildcats, he helped the team earn back-to-back 20-win seasons, the first time it has been done in over a decade. The Wildcats also reached the WHCA Semifinals in both of his first two seasons. Under Pool, Northern Michigan has had two All-Americans, four WHCA position of the year honorees, and one player of the year. Prior to his three year stint at Northern Michigan, Pool was on the coaching staff of the Fargo Force (USHL), serving as an assistant coach before earning the associate head coach title before the 2014-15 season. During his seven years in Fargo, the Force competed in the Clark Cup playoffs four times and were named the USHL's organization of the year. Pool also coached the Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL) for two seasons. No stranger to ECAC Hockey competition, Pool played collegiate hockey at Colgate, suiting up on defense for 76 games. Following his graduation with a history degree in 2000, Pool spent four years playing professional hockey for the Corpus Christi IceRays and the Indianapolis Ice.