Roger Grillo

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Roger Grillo
Current position
TitleRegional manager
Team USA Hockey
Biographical details
Born(1964-02-01)February 1, 1964
Apple Valley, MN, USA
Playing career
1982–1985 Maine
Position(s) Defenseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1989–1990 Norwich (assistant)
1990–1997 Vermont (assistant)
1997–2009 Brown
2009–present USA Hockey (regional manager)
Head coaching record
Overall120-205-52 (.387)

Roger Grillo is a former American ice hockey player and coach who is currently a regional manager for USA Hockey. [1] A 10th round pick of the Vancouver Canucks in 1983, Grillo played for Maine for three seasons before starting a coaching career. After stints with Norwich and Vermont as an assistant Grillo became the head coach at Brown in 1997. [2] Over twelve seasons Grillo had a moderate amount of success, producing three winning seasons, [3] before accepting an offer from USA Hockey to become Regional Manager, American Development Model, a job he currently occupies.

Contents

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Brown Bears (ECAC Hockey)(1997–2009)
1997-98 Brown 13-16-211-9-24th ECAC first round
1998-99 Brown 9-16-65-12-510th ECAC first round
1999-00 Brown 6-19-34-15-211th
2000-01 Brown 4-21-42-16-412th
2001-02 Brown 14-15-210-10-2t-6th ECAC first round
2002-03 Brown 16-14-510-8-45th ECAC third-place game (loss)
2003-04 Brown 15-11-513-7-23rd ECAC Quarterfinals
2004-05 Brown 16-14-39-11-26th ECAC Quarterfinals
2005-06 Brown 5-20-73-14-512th ECAC first round
2006-07 Brown 11-15-66-12-411th ECAC first round
2007-08 Brown 6-21-46-13-3t-10th ECAC first round
2008-09 Brown 5-23-53-15-412th ECAC Quarterfinals
Brown:120-205-5282-142-39
Total:120-205-52

      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

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  2. "Grillo Leaves Brown For USA Hockey". USCHO.com. 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
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