Kevin Zifcak
	Title	Head Hockey Coach
	College	Bowdoin '97
	Telephone	(508) 767-7075
	Fax	(508) 798-2568
	EMail	ihockey@assumption.edu

Kevin Zifcak, the head ice hockey coach at Worcester Academy for the past six years, was named the 11th head ice hockey coach at Assumption College on March 31, 2005.

The 32-year-old Zifcak directed the Hilltoppers to a 49-44-7 varsity record while rebuilding a once-defunct program from scratch. The team competed at the junior varsity level for two seasons (1999-01) and the final four years as a Division II Prep-Private League team.

In 2004-05 he coached the team to a 19-6-1 overall record winning the Holt Conference regular-season title with a 7-0 record. The team subsequently advanced to a New England Prep Division II semifinal game. In 2003-04 the team finished 15-10 overall and was the runner-up in the Holt Conference.

Previously, he served as the head coach at Bridgton, ME Academy for two years (1997-99) posting an 18-10 record in his second season.

Zifcak played his collegiate hockey for legendary coach Terry Meagher at Bowdoin College (Brunswick, ME) from 1993-97. The Polar Bears were 70-29-6 during his four-year career advancing to the E.C.A.C. Championship game three times and in 1997 to the N.C.A.A. national quarterfinals.

He was also a standout player at the Holderness School (Plymouth, NH).

He has also served as the Hockey Director at the Buffone Ice Arena in Worcester, MA (also the home arena for the Ice Dogs). In this position he has help design and implement programs and supervise youth leagues.

One of the leading and most sought-after clinicians in the region, he has worked at the USA Hockey Select Festival, UConn Hockey Experience, Bowdoin College Clinics, and Hockey Night in Boston.

He received his Bachelor of Arts in Government/Legal Studies and Environmental Science from Bowdoin in 1997. He is presently a candidate for a Masters of Science in Communications at Clark University (Worcester, MA).

THE ZIFCAK LEDGER

1997-98 5 15 2 Bridgton Academy

1998-99 18 10 0 Bridgton Academy

1999-00 JV team Worcester Academy

2000-01 JV team Worcester Academy

2001-02 7 15 2 Worcester Academy

2002-03 8 13 3 Worcester Academy

2003-04 15 10 0 Worcester Academy

2004-05 19 6 1 Worcester Academy

2005-06 5 19 1 Assumption College

2006-07 7 18 2 Assumption College