Kris Mayotte - Ice Hockey Coach - University of Michigan Athletics

Kris Mayotte

Title:
Assistant Coach

Kris Mayotte enters his second season as assistant coach for the University of Michigan after being named to the position in August 2019.

Though his first year ended abruptly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he had Michigan on a tear during the 2019-20 season. The Wolverines were ranked No. 17 in the nation and No. 14 in the Pairwise with an 18-14-4 record. As the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten tournament, the Wolverines had posted back-to-back shutouts over Michigan State in the quarterfinal round of the Big Ten Tournament and were set to play Ohio State in the semifinals.

Michigan captured the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten tournament after closing out the second half of the season 9-3-2. The Wolverines are undefeated on the road since January with a 6-0-2 record to move from last place in the B1G standings (seven points) into a three-way tie for second place with an 11-10-3 conference record.

Michigan's scoring offense ranked 44th in the nation during the first half of the year, and is tied for ninth in the second half, improving from 2.16 goals per game to 3.36 gpg. Defensively, Michigan ranks eighth in the nation, holding teams to 2.12 goals per game while netminder Strauss Mann was a finalist for the Mike Richter Award and was the Big Ten Goaltender of the Year.

Mayotte spent four seasons at Providence College, being elevated to associate head coach in 2018-19. A member of the 2015 NCAA National Championship coaching staff, Mayotte worked primarily with the Friar goaltenders as well as with the penalty-kill unit, while handling all aspects of recruiting.

Under his guidance, Friar goaltenders and penalty-kill units have ranked among the nation's best each of the last three seasons. Last season, the Friars finished tied for sixth in the nation for fewest goals against per game (2.00) while its penalty kill unit ranked fourth (87 percent).

Prior to joining the staff at Providence, Mayotte spent two seasons (2012-13 and 2013-14) as an assistant coach at St. Lawrence University. Mayotte served as the primary recruiter and worked closely with the goaltenders and penalty-kill unit during his time with the Saints. Prior to St. Lawrence, he was a volunteer assistant coach at Cornell (2011-12) and a full-time goalie coach in Maryland (2010-11).

As a collegian, Mayotte spent four seasons at Union College (2002-06) as its starting goaltender. Mayotte finished his college career with 116 games played and a 2.69 goals-against average while earning ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team (2003) and ECAC Second All-Star Team (2006) honors.

After graduation, Mayotte spent five seasons playing professionally, which included American Hockey League (AHL) stints with Lowell, Hershey, Bridgeport and Adirondack. He also played in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) for San Diego, Fresno and Johnstown and in the Central Hockey League (CHL) for Arizona.

Mayotte is a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.