U-M Hockey Announces Staff Updates for Upcoming Season
8/14/2018 11:15:00 AM | Ice Hockey
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan ice hockey team announced Tuesday (Aug. 14) that longtime athletic trainer Rick Bancroft has been elevated to director of hockey operations and Brian Brewster will join the Wolverines as head athletic trainer for the upcoming 2018-19 season.
Entering his 28th season at Michigan, Bancroft will now serve as director of hockey operations, after previously working as the head athletic trainer with U-M hockey since 1991. During his time in Ann Arbor, Bancroft also held the role of coordinator of athletic medicine from 2000-2018, athletic training consultant from 2006-2018 and professional development coordinator from 1991-2018. He also served as an intermittent lecturer and instructor in the Division of Kinesiology from 1991-1993 and 1997-2001. Bancroft assumes the post after former director of operations Matt Trevor accepted a position at Michigan Medicine as the communications director for the Program for Neurology Research & Discovery.
Bancroft graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and earned a Master of Science in Sport Science from the University of North Dakota. He also holds multiple certifications within the athletic training field and has had his work published in a number of athletic training publications.
Brewster comes to Ann Arbor after previously serving as assistant athletic director of sports medicine and performance at Michigan Tech University where he oversaw athletic training and performance for 14 varsity sports, while serving as the head clinician for the ice hockey team. Prior to his role with the Huskies, Brewster served as coordinator of sports medicine/athletic trainer at Portage Health Sports Medicine Institute in Houghton, Michigan, supervising athletic training services at Michigan Tech, Finlandia University and five local high schools.
Brewster earned a Bachelor of Science in Education with a concentration in athletic training from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and a Master of Arts in Teaching for Physical Education from Hastings College. He is also working towards a Doctorate in Athletic Training from A.T. Still University, with an expected graduation in the fall 2019. Brewster also has experience at the international level, serving in three different capacities with USA Hockey, most recently working as an athletic trainer for the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship team.
Season tickets for the 2018-19 schedule are on-sale now starting as low as $340 per seat. Benefits include: price discount, concession discount, priority access to postseason ticketing, priority points and a 2018 season ticket holder gift. [ learn more ]
