Jared DeMichiel

Biography

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, RIT (2010) Master's degree in Management, Nazareth (2014) Collegiate Playing Experience: RIT, 2006-10 Atlantic Hockey Champion (2008, 2009, 2010) NCAA Qualifier (2008, 2009, 2010) NCAA Frozen Four (2010) Previous Coaching Experience: Assoc. Head Coach, UMass, 2016-22 National Champion, 2021 National Runner-Up, 2019 Hockey East Champion, 2021, 2022 Assistant Coach, St. Lawrence, 2014-16 Assistant Coach, Nazareth, 2011-14 Jared DeMichiel joined the Michigan State hockey staff as the first hire by head coach Adam Nightingale in the summer of 2022. Recognized as one of the top recruiters in college hockey and one of the rising stars in the profession, DeMichiel has not only had a significant impact on the meteoric on-ice rise of the program under Adam Nightingale, but also in bringing highly-rated prospects to East Lansing in each of his first three classes. His first two goaltending pupils at MSU – Dylan St. Cyr (2022-23) and Trey Augustine (2023-24) - both earned Big Ten postseason accolades. St. Cyr was an honorable mention pick and backstopped the Spartans to the first-ever Big Ten postseason victories in school history before moving on to a professional career in France. The youngest starting goaltender in the country over the last two seasons, Augustine is a two-time Richter Award semifinalist finalist, and in 2025 was not only for the Richter, but also one of six finalists the AAU Sullivan Award as the top amateur athlet