Nathan Phillips - Ice Hockey Coach - Bowling Green State University Athletics

Robert Morris

Oct 4 (Sat)

6:07 p.m.

Nathan Phillips

Title:
Director of Hockey Operations
Email:
philnat@bgsu.edu
Phone:
419-372-2086

Nathan Phillips was named BGSU's Director of Hockey Operations in the fall of 2019. Phillips came to Bowling Green following three seasons as the Associate Head Coach of the Culver Military Academy U16 AAA team. He also served as Goaltending Coach for the boy's and girl's programs.

"We are thrilled to add Nathan to our staff," Said Coach Eigner. "He is incredibly intelligent and has tremendous passion for both academics and hockey. His positive impact on our program will be felt on a daily basis."

"I am incredibly excited to be joining Bowling Green State University and the Falcon hockey family," said Phillips. "It is quite an honor to be able to work alongside Ty Eigner, Curtis Carr, and Maco Balkovec who are all genuine people and have great hockey minds. The opportunity to have an impact on the strong culture that Ty has helped build was one that I jumped on immediately."

In 2021-22, the Falcons finished sixth in the reesetablished Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA). Bowling Green started the year with a 3-0-2 record, including an overtime win against RPI and regulation win against No. 17 Bemidji State. The Falcons were the last remaining unbeaten team in college hockey that season.

During the 2020-21 season, Phillips helped the Falcons capture yet another 20-win season for the program with a 20-10-1 record, being the seventh consecutive 20-win season, the second longest streak in program history. The Falcons also broke the program record most consecutive road wins with 12 dating back to the 2019-20 season. The season also saw the Falcons ranked as high as No. 5 in the nation.

In his first season with the Falcons, Phillips helped Bowling Green to a 21-13-4 record, marking the team's sixth consecutive 20-win season, tied for the second longest streak in program history. The Falcons advanced past the first round of the playoffs, marking the 10th consecutive sesaon the Orange and Brown won a best-of-three series, but the season was cut short there due to the coronavirus outbreak. At the time the season ended, the Falcons concluded the season as the hottest team in the nation, riding a 10-game unbeaten streak as well as a six-game win streak. The Falcons also led the nation in power play goals on the season, netting 45 scores with the man advantage.

As a coach at Culver Academies, Phillips held a lead role in the facilitation of player development including on and off-ice strength, conditioning and goaltending. He had a pedagogical approach to coaching emphasizing the development of character, leadership, and quality citizenship along with continual growth as a hockey player. Phillips also managed family relations during the admissions process, and during the student-athlete's tenure at the Academy. He also maintained the hockey program's social media presence, and served as humanities instructor and student life mentor.

Phillips has also been active in the various levels of youth player development camps of USA Hockey including Michigan, mid-America, the southeast, pacific regions, and National camp. Internationally he studied player and goaltending development in Finland, the Czech Republic, and Sweden.

Prior to Culver Academies, Phillips played college hockey as a goaltender at Michigan State University from 2011-16. In his time as a student athlete, he was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree, and a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar. Phillips graduated with a bachelor's degree in English. His hometown is Jackson, Michigan.