Brandon Naurato

Brandon Naurato
Current position
Title	Head Coach
Team	Michigan
Conference	Big Ten
Record	49–27–6 (.634)
Biographical details
Born	January 22, 1985 (age 39); Livonia, Michigan, USA
Alma mater	University of Michigan
Playing career
2005–2009	Michigan
2008–2009	Stockton Thunder
2009–2010	Toledo Walleye
2009–2010	Port Huron Icehawks
2010–2011	Fort Wayne Komets
2010–2012	Dayton Gems
Position(s)	Forward
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2021–2022	Michigan (asst.)
2022–present	Michigan
Head coaching record
Overall	49–27–6 (.634)
Tournaments	4–2 (.667)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Big Ten tournament champion (2023); 2x NCAA Frozen Four Appearances (2023, 2024);

Last updated January 17, 2025

Brandon Naurato is an American former ice hockey player and current head coach for Michigan.

Playing career

Naurato's college career began in the fall of 2005 when he joined the ice hockey team at Michigan. He played for legendary head coach Red Berenson during a very successful time for the program. Naurato provided depth scoring for a Wolverine team that won 109 games during his 4-year tenure, making the NCAA tournament each season.^[1] After graduating with a degree in general studies,^[2] Naurato played professional hockey for parts of 4 seasons.

Coaching career

Following his playing career, Naurato worked for USA Hockey as the Director of player Development for almost eight years. Near the end of his stint with the organization, he took on additional responsibilities as a player development consultant with the Detroit Red Wings. In August of 2021, after former assistant Kris Mayotte was hired to be the head coach at Colorado College, Naurato joined the staff at his alma mater. During the 2022 offseason, Michigan's head coach, Mel Pearson, was accused of mistreating both players and staff during his tenure with the Wolverines.^[3] In early August, Pearson was dismissed from his position and the program scrambled to find his replacement.^[4] Because the vacancy happened so close to the start of the next season, the Wolverines were not able to perform a typical hiring search. On August 7, 2022, Michigan promoted Naurato to interim head coach for the 2022–23 season.^[5]^[6] On March 31, 2023, Naurato was promoted to permanent head coach, agreeing to a five-year contract.^[7]

Career statistics

			Regular Season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003–04	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders	USHL	44	9	7	16	18	4	0	1	1	0
2004–05	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders	USHL	49	15	10	25	42	5	0	0	0	4
2005–06	Michigan	CCHA	31	7	3	10	8	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Michigan	CCHA	40	12	11	23	34	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Michigan	CCHA	34	7	11	18	22	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Michigan	CCHA	25	6	7	13	32	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Stockton Thunder	ECHL	2	1	1	2	4	10	2	1	3	2
2009–10	Toledo Walleye	ECHL	5	0	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Port Huron Icehawks	IHL	61	25	21	46	38	7	2	4	6	6
2010–11	Fort Wayne Komets	CHL	19	2	4	6	22	—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Dayton Gems	CHL	34	16	18	34	42	3	2	0	2	4
2011–12	Dayton Gems	CHL	59	22	18	40	40	—	—	—	—	—
NCAA totals			130	32	32	64	96	—	—	—	—	—

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Michigan Wolverines (Big Ten)(2022–present)
2022–23	Michigan	26–12–3	12–10–2	2nd	NCAA Frozen Four
2023–24	Michigan	23–15–3	11–11–2	4th	NCAA Frozen Four
Michigan:		49–27–6	23–21–4
Total:		49–27–6	23–21–4
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

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References

↑ "Through The Years" (PDF). Michigan Wolverines. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 31, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
↑ "Brandon Naurato". Linked In. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
↑ "Michigan mum on investigation, Mel Pearson remains hockey coach despite no contract". MLive.com . June 17, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
↑ "Michigan ice hockey coach Mel Pearson ousted following investigation into alleged misconduct". CBS Sports. August 5, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
↑ "Brandon Naurato promoted to interim coach of Michigan Wolverines men's hockey program". ESPN.com . August 7, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
↑ Svoboda, Kurt (August 7, 2022). "Brandon Naurato Named Interim Head Coach of Ice Hockey". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive . Retrieved August 11, 2022.
↑ McNeil, Kristy (March 31, 2023). "Naurato Named Permanent Head Coach of Michigan Hockey". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive . Retrieved March 31, 2023.

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[1] "Through The Years" (PDF). Michigan Wolverines. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 31, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2019.

[2] "Brandon Naurato". Linked In. Retrieved August 11, 2022.

[3] "Michigan mum on investigation, Mel Pearson remains hockey coach despite no contract". MLive.com . June 17, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2022.

[4] "Michigan ice hockey coach Mel Pearson ousted following investigation into alleged misconduct". CBS Sports. August 5, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2022.

[5] "Brandon Naurato promoted to interim coach of Michigan Wolverines men's hockey program". ESPN.com . August 7, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2022.

[6] Svoboda, Kurt (August 7, 2022). "Brandon Naurato Named Interim Head Coach of Ice Hockey". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive . Retrieved August 11, 2022.

[7] McNeil, Kristy (March 31, 2023). "Naurato Named Permanent Head Coach of Michigan Hockey". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive . Retrieved March 31, 2023.

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v t e Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey
Venues	Weinberg Coliseum (1914–1973) Yost Ice Arena (1973–present)
Coaches	Joseph Barss (1922–27) Eddie Lowrey (1927–44) Vic Heyliger (1944–57) Al Renfrew (1957–73) Dan Farrell (1973–80) Wilf Martin (1980) John Giordano (1980–84) Red Berenson (1984–2017) Mel Pearson (2017–2022) Brandon Naurato (2022–present)
Seasons	1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	MCHA/WIHL/WCHA (1951–1958, 1959–1981) CCHA (1981–2013) Big Ten (1958–1981, 2013–present)
Rivalries	Michigan State Minnesota Notre Dame
Culture & lore	Great Lakes Invitational The Big Chill at the Big House Cold War Faceoff on the Lake
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Brendan Morrison (284 Points) Denny Felsner (139 Goals) Marty Turco (127 Wins)
National championships	1948 1951 1952 1953 1955 1956 1964 1996 1998
Frozen Four appearances	1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1962 1964 1977 1992 1993 1995 1996 1997 1998 2001 2002 2003 2008 2011 2018 2022 2023 2024
NCAA Tournament appearances	1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1962 1964 1977 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2016 2018 2021 2022 2023 2024
Conference Tournament titles	CCHA: 1994 1996 1997 1999 2002 2003 2005 2008 2010 Big Ten: 2016 2022 2023
Hobey Baker winners	Brendan Morrison (1997) Kevin Porter (2008) Adam Fantilli (2023)
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