Brian Idalski

Brian Idalski

Biographical details
Born	(1971-01-23) January 23, 1971 Warren, Michigan
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999–2000	Columbus Cottonmouths (CHL) (asst)
2000–2001	Wisconsin–Stevens Point (men's asst)
2001–2006	Wisconsin–Stevens Point
2006–2007	St. Cloud State (asst)
2007–2017	North Dakota
2019–present	Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays

Brian Idalski (born January 23, 1971) is an American ice hockey coach. In 2019, he was hired by the Chinese women's team, Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays, as its head coach. He previously was the head coach of the now-defunct North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's ice hockey team for ten seasons.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Wisconsin–Stevens Point (NCHA) (2001–2006)
2001–2002	Wisconsin–Stevens Point	26–1–0	15–1–0	1st	NCHA Regular Season & Playoff Champions
2002–2003	Wisconsin–Stevens Point	20–5–2	12–3–1	2nd	NCHA Playoff Runner-Up
2003–2004	Wisconsin–Stevens Point	19–7–4	11–4–0	t-2nd	NCHA Playoff Champions, NCAA Runner-Up
2004–2005	Wisconsin–Stevens Point	22–3–1	9–0–1	1st	NCHA Regular Season & Playoff Champions, NCAA Quarterfinals
2005–2006	Wisconsin–Stevens Point	21–5–4	11–1–3	1st	NCHA Regular Season & Playoff Champions, NCAA Third Place
Wisconsin–Stevens Point:		108–21–11	58–9–6
North Dakota (WCHA) (2007–present)
2007–2008	North Dakota	4–26–6	4–20–4	7th
2008–2009	North Dakota	13–19–4	9–16–3	T-5th
2009–2010	North Dakota	8–22–4	7–19–2	8th
2010–2011	North Dakota	20–13–3	16–10–2	4th
2011–2012	North Dakota	22–12–3	16–9–3	3rd	NCAA First Round
2012–2013	North Dakota	26–12–1	18–9–1	2nd	WCHA Tournament Runner-up, NCAA First Round
2013–2014	North Dakota	20–12–4	14–10–4	3rd	WCHA Tournament Runner-up
2014–2015	North Dakota	22–12–3	16–9–3	3rd
2015–2016	North Dakota	18–12–5	13–10–5	4th
2016–2017	North Dakota	16–16–6	11–12–5	4th
North Dakota:		169–156–39	124–124–32
Total:		277–177–50
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

External links

• Brian Idalski bio at fightingsioux.com