Norm Bazin

Norm Bazin
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	UMass Lowell
Conference	Hockey East
Record	262–169–43 (.598)
Annual salary	$465,000
Biographical details
Born	January 18, 1971 (age 53); Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Manitoba
Playing career
1990–1994	UMass Lowell
1994–1995	Birmingham Bulls
Position(s)	Left wing
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1997–2000	UMass Lowell (assistant)
2000–2008	Colorado College (assistant)
2008–2011	Hamilton
2011–present	UMass Lowell
Head coaching record
Overall	300–200–50 (.591)
Tournaments	6–6 (.500)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	2013 Hockey East Champion; 2013 Hockey East Tournament champion ; 2014 Hockey East tournament champion; 2017 Hockey East Champion; 2017 Hockey East tournament champion
Awards
	2012 Bob Kullen Coach of The Year Award; 2012 Clark Hodder Coach of the Year Award; 2013 Bob Kullen Coach of The Year Award; 2013 Spencer Penrose Award ; 2017 Bob Kullen Coach of The Year Award

Last updated December 10, 2024

Normand M. Bazin (born January 18, 1971) is the current head coach of the University of Massachusetts Lowell River Hawks men's ice hockey team. In 2013 he led the team to their first Hockey East Championship and their first appearance in the Frozen Four.

Career

Bazin played left wing for the University of Massachusetts Lowell from 1990 (as the University of Lowell) until he graduated in 1994, where he played alongside future NHL goaltender Dwayne Roloson.^[2] He played one season with the ECHL Birmingham Bulls, before returning to Lowell to serve as an assistant coach under Tim Whitehead. After three years in Lowell he moved to an assistant position at Colorado College. During his tenure the Tigers won their regular season three times, made six appearances in the NCAA tournament and progressed to the Frozen Four in 2005. The team had a combined record of 205–103–22 between 2000 and 2008 with Bazin as assistant coach.

In 2008 he left the school to accept a head coaching position at Hamilton College in New York, where he coached the team to a regular season conference championship in 2011. That year Bazin was hired as head coach at UMass Lowell when Blaise MacDonald was fired at the end of a 5–24–4 season (a program low for Lowell since it entered Division I in 1984).^[3] Under Bazin's guidance, the River Hawks made two consecutive appearances in the NCAA Division I Ice Hockey Tournament, and won both the Hockey East regular season and the league tournament in 2013 (both program firsts).

Car accident

In 2003 Bazin, then an assistant coach at Colorado College, was driving on U.S. Route 395 during a recruiting trip when his car was struck by a drunk driver. Rescuers needed over an hour to free Bazin from the wreckage, and he was rushed to Deaconess Medical Center in Spokane, with severe injuries that included a severed aorta. Bazin was given a 10% chance of survival, and was so close to death when he first arrived that a priest performed last rites.^[4] After 12 hours of surgery and 8 days in a medically induced coma, Bazin awoke but lingering injuries included a broken jaw, arms, shoulders, ribs, pelvis and legs, as well as bruising to his lungs and spleen.^[5]

After months of physical therapy confined to a wheelchair, Bazin fully recovered with no lasting health effects "worth mentioning". The story of his injury, recovery and subsequent success as head coach at his alma mater has been covered by several media outlets, including The Globe and Mail , which quoted the coach as saying that since the accident “I never have a bad day”.^[5] Bazin's second son Coleston is named for Dr. Daniel Coulston, the critical care physician who Bazin credits with saving his life.^[6]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Hamilton Continentals (NESCAC)(2008–2011)
2008–09	Hamilton	9–15–1	8–11–0	T–7th	NESCAC Quarterfinals
2009–10	Hamilton	15–9–2	11–7–1	6th	NESCAC Semifinals
2010–11	Hamilton	14–7–4	11–4–4	1st	NESCAC Quarterfinals
Hamilton:		38–31–7 (.546)	30–22–5 (.570)
Massachusetts–Lowell River Hawks (Hockey East)(2011–present)
2011–12	Massachusetts–Lowell	24–13–1	17–9–1	T–2nd	NCAA Regional Finals
2012–13	Massachusetts–Lowell	28–11–2	16–9–2	1st	NCAA Frozen Four
2013–14	Massachusetts–Lowell	26–11–4	11–6–3	2nd	NCAA Regional Finals
2014–15	Massachusetts–Lowell	21–12–6	11–7–4	4th	Hockey East Runner-Up
2015–16	Massachusetts–Lowell	25–10–5	12–6–4	T-4th	NCAA Regional Finals
2016–17	Massachusetts–Lowell	27–11–3	14–7–1	T-1st	NCAA Regional Finals
2017–18	Massachusetts–Lowell	17–19–0	11–13–0	7th	Hockey East First Round
2018–19	Massachusetts–Lowell	19–13–5	12–7–5	4th	Hockey East Quarterfinals
2019–20	Massachusetts–Lowell	18–10–6	12–7–5	3rd	Tournament cancelled
2020–21	Massachusetts–Lowell	10–9–1	7–8–1	7th	Hockey East Runner-up
2021–22	Massachusetts Lowell	21–11–3	15–8–1	T–2nd	NCAA Regional Semifinals
2022–23	Massachusetts Lowell	18–15–3	11–10–3	5th	Hockey East Semifinals
2023–24	Massachusetts Lowell	8–24–4	4–17–3	11th	Hockey East First Round
2024–25	Massachusetts Lowell
UMass Lowell:		262–169–43 (.598)	153–114–35 (.565)
Total:		300–200–50 (.591)
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

↑ "Statewide Payroll" . Retrieved June 7, 2019.
↑ Fluto Shinzawa (2012-11-18) Dwayne Roloson coaching to fill NHL lockout void The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
↑ (2011-05-02) Bazin hired as UML's hockey coach The Lowell Sun. Retrieved 2013-07-30
↑ (2014-01-17) Norm Bazin survives crash, helps hockey team succeed The National (TV, CBC). Retrieved 2014-03-01
1 2 (2012-03-21) After horrific car crash, Norm Bazin reassembles his life and a hockey team The Globe And Mail. Retrieved 2014-03-01
↑ (2012-03-22) Coach Surmounts Injury and Team Beats Odds The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-03-01

External links

Official biography, goriverhawks.com
Norm Bazin: Year-by-Year Coaching Record, uscho.com

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Jerry York Nate Leaman	Bob Kullen Coach of the Year Award 2011–12 2012–13 2016–17	Succeeded by Jerry York Jerry York
Preceded by Bob Daniels	Spencer Penrose Award 2012–13	Succeeded by Rick Bennett

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[1] "Statewide Payroll" . Retrieved June 7, 2019.

[2] Fluto Shinzawa (2012-11-18) Dwayne Roloson coaching to fill NHL lockout void The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2013-07-30.

[3] (2011-05-02) Bazin hired as UML's hockey coach The Lowell Sun. Retrieved 2013-07-30

[cbccrash-4] (2014-01-17) Norm Bazin survives crash, helps hockey team succeed The National (TV, CBC). Retrieved 2014-03-01

[gmcrash-5] 1 2 (2012-03-21) After horrific car crash, Norm Bazin reassembles his life and a hockey team The Globe And Mail. Retrieved 2014-03-01

[nytcrash-6] (2012-03-22) Coach Surmounts Injury and Team Beats Odds The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-03-01

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v t e Hamilton Continentals men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Russell Sage Rink (1921–present)
Head coaches	Albert Prettyman (1918–1943) Roswell Rudd (1946–1948) Gregory Batt (1948–1984) Phil Grady (1984–2008) Norm Bazin (2008–2011) Rob Haberbusch (2011–present)
Seasons	1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 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 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 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	ECAC Hockey (1961–1964) ECAC 2 (1964–1984) ECAC West (1984–1992) ECAC East (1992–1999) NESCAC (1999–present)
All-time leaders	Mike Marta (209 Points) Mike Marta (119 Goals)
NCAA Tournament appearances	2017
Sid Watson winners	Evan Buitenhuis
Hamilton College Clinton, NY

v t e UMass Lowell River Hawks men's ice hockey
Formerly the Lowell Chiefs and Lowell Tech Terriers
Playing venues	Skate 3 (−1980) Tully Forum (1980–1998) Tsongas Center (1998–present)
Head coaches	Richard Morrison 1967–1969 Bill Riley Jr. (1969–1991) Bruce Crowder (1991–1996) Tim Whitehead (1996–2001) Blaise MacDonald (2001–2011) Norm Bazin (2011–present)
Seasons	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	ECAC 2 (1968–1983) Hockey East (1984–present)
All-time leaders	Mike Carr (279 Points) Mike Carr (134 Goals) Brian Doyle (74 Wins)
National championships	D-II: 1979 1981 1982
Frozen Four appearances	D-II: 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 D-I: 2013
NCAA Tournament appearances	D-II: 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 D-I: 1988 1994 1996 2012 2013 2014 2016 2017 2022
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC 2 (East): 1979 1981 1982 1983 Hockey East: 2013 2014 2017
Mike Richter winners	Connor Hellebuyck (2014)
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA