Brian Idalski

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Brian Idalski
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team PWHL Vancouver
Biographical details
Born (1971-01-23) January 23, 1971 (age 54)
Warren, Michigan, United States
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)
2001–2006Wisconsin–Stevens Point
2006–2007 St. Cloud State (asst)
2007–2017 North Dakota
2019–2022 Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays
2021–2022 China women's national team
2022–2025St. Cloud State
2025–present PWHL Vancouver

Brian Idalski (born January 23, 1971) is an American ice hockey coach, currently serving as the head coach for PWHL Vancouver of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). He previously served as the head coach for North Dakota and St. Cloud State. [1]

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Career

In April 2007, he was named head coach of University of North Dakota women's ice hockey, a position he held for ten years. [2]

He was head coach of the Chinese women's team the Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays in the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL) from 2019 to 2022, twice winning the ZhHL Championship with the team. Idalski also served as head coach of the Chinese women's national team that participated in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. [3] The team qualified as the national host country. [4]

On June 23, 2025, Idalski was named the inaugural head coach for PWHL Vancouver. [5]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Wisconsin–Stevens Point (NCHA)(2001–2006)
2001–02Wisconsin–Stevens Point 26–1–015–1–01st
2002–03Wisconsin–Stevens Point 20–5–212–3–12nd
2003–04Wisconsin–Stevens Point 19–7–411–4–0t-2nd
2004–05Wisconsin–Stevens Point 22–3–19–0–11st
2005–06Wisconsin–Stevens Point 21–5–411–1–31st
Wisconsin–Stevens Point:108–21–1158–9–6
North Dakota (WCHA)(2007–2017)
2007–08North Dakota 4–26–64–20–47th
2008–09North Dakota 13–19–49–16–3T-5th
2009–10 North Dakota 8–22–47–19–28th
2010–11 North Dakota 20–13–316–10–24th
2011–12 North Dakota 22–12–316–9–33rd NCAA first round
2012–13 North Dakota 26–12–118–9–12nd NCAA first round
2013–14 North Dakota 20–12–414–10–43rd
2014–15 North Dakota 22–12–316–9–33rd
2015–16 North Dakota 18–12–513–10–54th
2016–17 North Dakota 16–16–611–12–54th
North Dakota:169–156–39124–124–32
KRS Vanke Rays (ZhHL)(2019–2022)
2019–20 KRS Vanke Rays 20–5–21stchampion
2020–21 KRS Vanke Rays 24–2–21strunner-up
2021–22 KRS Vanke Rays 24–6–42ndchampion
KRS Vanke Rays:68–13–8
St. Cloud State (WCHA)(2022–2025)
2022–23 St. Cloud State 18–18–15th
2023–24 St. Cloud State 17–17–25th
2024–25 St. Cloud State 15–15–65th
St. Cloud State:50–50–9
Total:395–240–67

      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

References

  1. ↑ "PWHL Vancouver Announces Brian Idalski as Head Coach". The Ice Garden. June 24, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Brian Idalski named UND head women's hockey coach". April 11, 2007. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Former UND coaches Brian Idalski and Max Markowitz leading Chinese Olympic Team". Grand Forks Herald. February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  4. ↑ Keating, Steve (February 3, 2022). "Ice hockey-Czechs spoil China's party, U.S. cruise in opener". Reuters. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  5. ↑ "PWHL Vancouver names Brian Idalski as first ever head coach". thepwhl.com. June 23, 2025. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
Preceded by Wisconsin–Stevens Point Women's Head Coach
2001–2006		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Dennis Miller (interim)
 North Dakota Women's Head Coach
2007–2017		Program cut
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