Region: Midwest
Mike Skodzinski is a record-setting NCAA Division III head coach of the Lawrence University Vikings, and he filled this position from 2006-2021. After his time with the Vikings, Skodzinski was an Assistant Coach for Team USA at the 2023 FISU World University Games and is now the Head Coach at Notre Dame Academy in Wisconsin. A native of Brighton, Mich., Szkodzinski played for two seasons at Ferris State University, earning All-Central Collegiate Hockey Association Rookie Team honors in 1997. He transferred to St. Norbert College and was a standout goaltender. He was a second-team American Hockey Coaches Association All-American in 1999 and earned first-team All-Northern Collegiate Hockey Association honors in 1999 and 2000.
After earning a bachelor’s degree in business administration from St. Norbert, Szkodzinski went on to serve as an assistant coach at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire for the 2001-02 season. He then spent two seasons as an assistant at the University of Findlay, where he received a Master of Business Administration. Szkodzinski then worked as an assistant at St. Norbert before being hired as Lawrence’s head coach in June 2006.
As a player and coach, Szkodzinski is accustomed to winning. During his two seasons as a player at St. Norbert, the Green Knights put together a 49-8-5 record and were the 2006 NCAA Division III runner-up. When not at the rink, Szkodzinski is spending time with his wife and three children.