Mark Hudak, a former ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year, enters his seventh season behind the bench for the Big Green.

Last season Hudak led Dartmouth to its seventh NCAA Tournament appearance and fifth of his coaching career. The Big Green won its fourth ECAC Hockey Tournament and second under Hudak. During the season, he passed former head coach Judy Oberting for second all-time in career wins and now has 128 victories to his credit.

During his tenure as the head coach, Hudak has coached two All-Americans, an Ivy League Player and Rookie of the Year, an ECAC Hockey Player and Rookie of the Year, along with two first team All-ECAC selections, five first team All-Ivy performers and an ECAC Hockey Goalie of the Year.
   
In 2007-08 the Big Green also made the ECAC Hockey semifinals for the fourth time under Hudak. He achieved a milestone in 2007-08 as Hudak posted his 100th career victory with a 6-4 win over Mercyhurst on Dec. 16 at Thompson Arena and led Dartmouth to the program’s 500th win on Nov. 17 with a 4-1 win against Yale.
   
In 2006-07, Hudak led the Big Green to a record-tying 27 victories for the second time during his tenure as head coach. It was his third 20-plus win season since taking over the program in 2003. He won his second Ivy League and ECACHL Tournament championships as head coach two seasons ago. Hudak helped his team to its first ECACHL regular season championship since 2002 with a 16-1-1 mark in conference play. The Big Green won the Ivy League, ECACHL regular season and ECACHL Tournament in the same season for the first time since 2000-01.
   
Since joining the Big Green women’s hockey program in July 1998, Hudak has helped Dartmouth amass a record of 242-93-26 as an assistant coach, associate head coach and head coach.
   
During Hudak’s second season as Dartmouth’s head coach in 2004-05, the Big Green posted a 27-8-0 mark, while garnering second-place regular-season finishes in both the ECAC Hockey League and Ivy League. Dartmouth qualified for the ECACHL championship game and then knocked off Wisconsin in the NCAA quarterfinals to reach its fourth NCAA Frozen Four. The 27 wins tied a single-season program record, and Hudak reached the 50-win plateau faster than any other coach in program history.
   
In 2003-04, the Big Green went 24-8-2, won the Ivy League crown and advanced to the ECACHL semifinals after holding the No. 1 ranking in the nation for three weeks during the season. Hudak also became the first first-year coach to lead his team to the NCAA Frozen Four. Hudak and his coaches were twice named Staff of the Month by the American Hockey Coaches Association.
   
Prior to 2003-04, Hudak helped direct the program to two NCAA Frozen Fours as an associate head coach and assistant. He was promoted to head coach of the Big Green program in July 2003. With Hudak behind the Dartmouth bench, the Big Green advanced to the NCAA Frozen Four in 2001 and 2003 and won the 2001 and 2002 Ivy League championships. Dartmouth also claimed ECACHL championships in 2001 and 2003.
   
A 1989 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, Hudak played varsity hockey for the Black Knights and was a commissioned field artillery officer in the U.S. Army from 1989-92.
   
Hudak headed the boys’ hockey team at New Hampton School from 1993-96 and taught in the math and history departments. He was also an assistant men’s hockey coach at Cortland State University from 1992-93.
   
From 1996-98, Hudak was the hockey program director for the National Sports Academy in Lake Placid, N.Y. While there, he created, administered and developed a varsity program for girls, as well as varsity and jayvee programs for boys. As coach of the boys’ varsity, Hudak compiled a 58-17-7 record.
   
In addition to his college coaching experience, Hudak has served as a coach for multiple USA Hockey camps. He has helped at USA Hockey National Camps in Lake Placid in 2000 and 2005. Hudak served as a coach at the USA Girls’ Regional Junior Camps in 1998-99. In 2006, he worked at the U.S. Under-22 National Camp and two years ago, Hudak served as a coach for the US Under-18 National Camp in Lake Placid. Hudak has directed at both the Elite Hockey Training Centers and the NSA Hockey School. He has also served as a guest lecturer for USA Hockey Coaches Clinics.