Lance West

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Lance West
Biographical details
Born (1970-09-20) September 20, 1970 (age 51)
Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
Playing career
1991–1995 Alabama–Huntsville
Position(s) Centre
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1995–1998Alabama–Huntsville (GA)
2000–2007Alabama–Huntsville (asst.)
2007–2017 Alaska (asst.)
2017–2018Alaska
2018–2020Alabama–Huntsville (asst.)
2020–2021Alabama–Huntsville
Head coaching record
Overall14–40–4 (.276)

Lance West (born September 20, 1970) is a Canadian ice hockey coach.

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Early life and playing career

West was born in Penticton, British Columbia, and began his hockey career in the British Columbia Junior Hockey League. He played for the Vernon Lakers in 1988–89, winning the BCHL playoff and the Abbott Cup, and the Kelowna Spartans from 1989–91. [1] From 1991 through 1995, West played college ice hockey for the University of Alabama–Huntsville Chargers. While at UAH, West played in the 1994 Division II national championship, and was the team captain in his senior year. [2]

Coaching career

After graduating, West took a position as a graduate assistant at UAH under head coach Doug Ross until 1998. During that time, the Chargers won two Division II national championships in 1996 and 1998. West returned to UAH as a full assistant in 2000, serving until 2007 when Ross retired. [3]

West moved to Alaska–Fairbanks in 2007 as a volunteer assistant, video coordinator, and manager of the student recreation center. He was promoted to full assistant coach in 2008, and was named interim head coach for the 2017–18 season after the resignation of Dallas Ferguson. [2] After an 11–22–3 season as Alaska's head coach, the Nanooks named Erik Largen as permanent head coach, and West returned to Alabama–Huntsville for the 2018–19 season as an assistant under Mike Corbett. [4] [5] After Corbett's departure following the 2019–20 season, West was promoted to head coach on July 22, 2020. [6] In May 2021, UAH's hockey program was indefinitely suspended due to funding issues and lack of conference membership. [7]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Alaska Nanooks (WCHA)(2017–2018)
2017–18 Alaska 11–22–39–17–28th WCHA Quarterfinals
Alaska:11–22–39–17–2
Alabama-Huntsville Chargers (WCHA)(2020–2021)
2020–21 Alabama–Huntsville 3–18–13–11–07th WCHA Quarterfinals
Alabama–Huntsville:3–18–13–11–0
Total:14–40–4

      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

  1. ↑ "Lance West". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on July 20, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Alaska chooses longtime assistant West to replace Ferguson as Nanooks' head coach". USCHO. July 19, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  3. ↑ O'Donnell, Tim (February 25, 2015). "Nanooks assistant hockey coach Lance West returns to Alabama". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner . Archived from the original on July 20, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  4. ↑ Joyal, Brad (May 1, 2018). "UAF names Erik Largen head hockey coach". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner . Archived from the original on May 5, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  5. ↑ "West back with Alabama Huntsville as team's new assistant coach, 'eager to help this program continue to rise'". USCHO. September 5, 2018. Archived from the original on May 5, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  6. ↑ Grass, Jonathan. "Lance West promoted to UAH hockey head coach". WAFF 48 . Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  7. ↑ "UAH suspends hockey program, 2021-2022 season will not happen". WHNT.com. 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
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