Roger Grillo
American ice hockey player and coach (born 1964)
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Roger Grillo is a former American ice hockey player and coach who is currently a regional manager for USA Hockey.[1] A 10th round pick of the Vancouver Canucks in 1983, Grillo played for Maine for three seasons before starting a coaching career. After stints with Norwich and Vermont as an assistant Grillo became the head coach at Brown in 1997.[2] Over twelve seasons Grillo had a moderate amount of success, producing three winning seasons,[3] before accepting an offer from USA Hockey to become Regional Manager, American Development Model, a job he currently occupies.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Regional manager |
| Team | USA Hockey |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 1, 1964 Apple Valley, MN, USA |
| Playing career | |
| 1982–1985 | Maine |
| Position | Defenseman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1989–1990 | Norwich (assistant) |
| 1990–1997 | Vermont (assistant) |
| 1997–2009 | Brown |
| 2009–present | USA Hockey (regional manager) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 120-205-52 (.387) |
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Bears (ECAC Hockey) (1997–2009) | |||||||||
| 1997-98 | Brown | 13-16-2 | 11-9-2 | 4th | ECAC first round | ||||
| 1998-99 | Brown | 9-16-6 | 5-12-5 | 10th | ECAC first round | ||||
| 1999-00 | Brown | 6-19-3 | 4-15-2 | 11th | |||||
| 2000-01 | Brown | 4-21-4 | 2-16-4 | 12th | |||||
| 2001-02 | Brown | 14-15-2 | 10-10-2 | t-6th | ECAC first round | ||||
| 2002-03 | Brown | 16-14-5 | 10-8-4 | 5th | ECAC third-place game (loss) | ||||
| 2003-04 | Brown | 15-11-5 | 13-7-2 | 3rd | ECAC Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2004-05 | Brown | 16-14-3 | 9-11-2 | 6th | ECAC Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2005-06 | Brown | 5-20-7 | 3-14-5 | 12th | ECAC first round | ||||
| 2006-07 | Brown | 11-15-6 | 6-12-4 | 11th | ECAC first round | ||||
| 2007-08 | Brown | 6-21-4 | 6-13-3 | t-10th | ECAC first round | ||||
| 2008-09 | Brown | 5-23-5 | 3-15-4 | 12th | ECAC Quarterfinals | ||||
| Brown: | 120-205-52 | 82-142-39 | |||||||
| Total: | 120-205-52 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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