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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Eric Hoffberg Named Assistant Hockey Coach At Bowling Green
December 29, 1999 | Ice Hockey
Aug. 24, 1999
Bowling Green State University Head Hockey Coach Buddy Powers announced that Eric Hoffberg, former head hockey coach at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), has accepted an assistant coaching position with the Falcon hockey program. Hoffberg replaces Wayne Wilson, who took the head coaching job at RIT.
Hoffberg compiled a 188-88-22 record in 10 years with the Tigers including six trips to the NCAA tournament. RIT reached the NCAA finals in 1996 and semifinals in 1999. This past year's RIT squad compiled a 27-3-2 overall mark with its only regular-season loss coming at Plattsburgh State.
He guided the Tigers to three ECAC titles, nine ECAC tournament appearances as well as coaching 11 All- Americans and 27 ECAC All-League honorees.
Hoffberg served on the NCAA Division III championship committee the last seven years and served as the national chair in his final year on the committee.
The native of Rochester, New York, graduated from Elmira (NY) College in 1986 with a double major in marketing and english. He played his final two years at EC under Brian McCutcheon. Hoffberg served as team captain his senior year leading the Soaring Eagles into the NCAA tournament.
Following graduation, he was the assistant coach at EC during the 1986-87 campaign. The following year he was an assistant coach at RIT under Bruce Delventhal, before serving as Buddy Powers' assistant for the Tigers during the 1988-89 season.
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Pairings for the 1999 Marine Midland tournament being held at the Houston Field House in Troy, New York are Providence vs. Union at 5:30 p.m., followed by Bowling Green vs. tournament host Rensselaer at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 29. The tournament concludes with the consolation (5:30 p.m.) and championship (8:30 p.m.) games on Thursday, December 30.
