Coach Steve Fabiilli will begin his third season as head coach of the men’s hockey program and is the 3rd head coach in Northland’s history. Last season, the Jacks finished 6th in the MCHA conference. Coach Fabiilli will continue to build the program here at Northland College into a MCHA contender.

Prior to his arrival at Northland College, coach Fabiilli was an assistant coach at Canisius College where he helped guide the Griffins to a second place finish in the Atlantic Hockey Conference. The Griffs finished the season with an overall record of 16-15-4 and a conference record of 14-7-3.

Over his two-year career as a collegiate coach, Fabiilli has recruited or coached one finalist for the Humanitarian Award, one NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Award winner, one All-Conference Goalie, three All-Freshman Goalies, 26 All-Academic Team members, and two Academic All-Star Team members.

Fabiilli was a four-year letter winner for Canisius College. He finished his career with an overall record of 29-15-2 which ranks him fifth all- time. He also finished fourth all-time in goals against average with 3.19 and ninth all-time in saves with 1265. Coach Fabiilli was honored as Canisius College Male Athlete of the Year his senior year. He graduated from Canisius with a degree in physical education in 2001 and earned his Master’s Degree in Sport Administration from Canisius in 2005. Coach Fabiilli is originally from Sudbury, Ontario and currently resides in Ashland.