STORRS, Conn. - UConn men's hockey head coach Mike Cavanaugh announced the addition of Nick Peruzzi to his coaching staff. Peruzzi will join the Huskies as an assistant coach and will focus on working with special teams, forwards, and recruiting.

"We are thrilled to be adding Nick to our program," stated Cavanaugh. "Nick is a tremendous coach who will bring his knowledge and enthusiasm for the game to the rink every day to help our team continue to get better.  He has done a fantastic job in his time at Northern Michigan, and we are looking forward to adding him to our team"

Peruzzi joins Cavanaugh's staff after spending the past three years at Northern Michigan where he served as the assistant coach with the hockey program. Prior to his time at Northern Michigan, Peruzzi served as the associate head coach of the Lincoln Stars in the United States Hockey League (USHL). There, he worked extensively with the forwards, power play units, as well as assisting in the recruiting process.

A graduate of Walsh College, Peruzzi had stops as an Assistant Coach and Director of Scouting for the Youngstown Phantoms (USHL), Aston Rebels (NAHL), the Oakland Jr. Grizzlies U16/18 AAA teams, and was a Scout for the Fargo Force.

On top of his experience at the junior hockey level, Peruzzi was a skills and development coach for TPH & Pro Impact, based out of Detroit, since 2016. There he trained numerous AAA, Tier I and II Juniors, NCAA and professional athletes during the off-season, focusing especially on individual skill and individual in-game transfer development.