Zach Vit

Biography

Zach Vit played four seasons (2010-14) of collegiate hockey at SUNY Geneseo and was an assistant captain on the program's first team to reach an NCAA Frozen Four (2013-14). He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from SUNY Geneseo in 2014 and a Master of Science in Business and Technology Management from Stevenson in 2017. Vit played one season (2014-15) of professional hockey with Neuilly-sur-Marne in France before transitioning to coaching. His coaching experience includes serving as a Graduate Assistant Men's Hockey Coach at Stevenson, where he recruited over 40 players for the inaugural NCAA hockey season. He was Head Coach of the Potomac Patriots in the USPHL, where he increased the team's win total by 14 games in his first season. Vit served as Assistant Coach at Wisconsin-Stout (NCAA Division III) and as U18 Associate Head Coach and Director of 16U/18U Player Personnel at Bishop Kearney Selects from 2021-24, where he helped guide teams to a state championship and assisted with the 16U team's USA Hockey National Championship in 2021-22. He currently serves as Director of Hockey Operations for Omaha in NCAA Division I.