Brett Larson

Brett Larson is an American ice hockey coach and former player. He is the current head coach of St. Cloud State, having been named to the position in April 2018.[1]

Brett Larson
Born (1972-08-20) August 20, 1972
Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Defenseman
Shot Right
Played for Minnesota–Duluth
Madison Monsters
Louisville Riverfrogs
San Diego Gulls
Utah Grizzlies
Long Beach Ice Dogs
Las Vegas Thunder
Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim
Odense Bulldogs
Basingstoke Bison
Florida Seals
Minnesota Arctic Blast
Orlando Jackals
Minnesota Blue Ox
National team  United States
NHL Draft 213th overall, 1990
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 1991–2007
Coaching career
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamSt. Cloud State
ConferenceNCHC
Biographical details
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota Duluth
Playing career
1991–1995Minnesota–Duluth
Position(s)Defenseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999–2001San Diego Gulls
2006–2007Florida Seals (assistant)
2008–2011Minnesota–Duluth (assistant)
2011–2013Sioux City Musketeers
2013–2015Ohio State (assistant)
2015–2018Minnesota–Duluth (assistant)
2018–presentSt. Cloud State
Head coaching record
Overall106–60–16 (.626)
Tournaments4–4 (.500)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Herb Brooks Coach of the Year (2019)

Playing career

After being drafted out of high school, Larson waited a year before beginning his college career at Minnesota–Duluth. In his freshman season he scored only three points in 26 games for a middling team. The following year the Bulldogs rocketed up the standings, winning the WCHA and making the NCAA tournament. In his junior season Larson was given a great role with the team and responded by posting more than quintuple his previous season's total. Despite this Duluth dropped to 7th in the WCHA and stayed there for the rest of Larson's college career. After graduating Larson embarked on a long career that was spent mostly in the minor leagues in North America. During the later half of the 1990s he also played roller hockey in the RHI, stopping only due to the league ceasing operations.[2]

In 2001, After winning the Taylor Cup with San Diego Larson signed with Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim of the German second league playing one season for the Red Devils before joining the Odense Bulldogs. In his first season with the Bulldogs he helped the team win the regular season title but fell in the championship match. The team had diminishing returns each of the following two years and after splitting the 2005–06 season between Bad Nauheim and Basingstoke Larson returned to the states for one more season before retiring as a player.

Coaching career

During his playing career Larson had twice served as a player/coach; for two years with the San Diego Gulls and in his brief stint with Florida Seals. After his playing days were over Larson took a year off before returning as a full-time coach, joining the staff at his alma mater as an assistant. After only three years behind the bench he was hired as the head coach/GM for the Sioux City Musketeers, but after two poor seasons he headed back to the college ranks. After a two-year stop at Ohio State he began a third stint with Minnesota–Duluth, staying for another three seasons before he received his first opportunity to lead a college program with St. Cloud State.[3]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1991–92 Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs NCAA 26 2 1 3 20 – – – – –
1992–93 Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs NCAA 33 2 3 5 8 – – – – –
1993–94 Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs NCAA 38 14 14 28 40 – – – – –
1994–95 Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs NCAA 37 6 25 31 50 – – – – –
1995–96 Madison Monsters CHL 70 12 31 43 37 6 2 1 3 18
1996–97 Louisville Riverfrogs ECHL 27 4 13 17 4 – – – – –
1997–98 San Diego Gulls WCHL 52 8 19 27 26 – – – – –
1997–98 Utah Grizzlies IHL 9 0 0 0 6 – – – – –
1998–99 San Diego Gulls WCHL 60 10 36 46 42 12 7 7 14 6
1998–99 Long Beach Ice Dogs IHL 4 0 0 0 2 – – – – –
1998–99 Utah Grizzlies IHL 1 0 0 0 0 – – – – –
1998–99 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 2 0 0 0 0 – – – – –
1999–00 San Diego Gulls WCHL 69 11 44 55 64 9 3 6 9 6
1999–00 Long Beach Ice Dogs IHL 1 0 0 0 0 – – – – –
2000–01 San Diego Gulls WCHL 70 8 33 41 42 13 3 5 8 2
2001–02 Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim DEL2 43 10 17 27 87 – – – – –
2002–03 Odense Bulldogs Denmark 27 2 6 8 83 13 1 1 2 10
2003–04 Odense Bulldogs Denmark 31 2 3 5 60 13 3 2 5 6
2004–05 Odense Bulldogs Denmark 33 2 6 8 34 15 3 0 3 12
2005–06 Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim Germany3 28 2 9 11 50 – – – – –
2005–06 Basingstoke Bison EIHL 16 0 12 12 16 6 0 1 1 10
2006–07 Florida Seals SPHL 6 1 3 4 16 – – – – –
NCAA totals 134 24 43 67 118 – – – – –

Awards and honours
West Coast Hockey League
Award Year
Taylor Cup champion 2001

Head coaching record

USHL
TeamYearRegular seasonPost season
GWLTPtsFinishResult
Sioux City Musketeers2011–12 6029301(59)5th in WestLost in Conference Quarterfinals 0–2
Sioux City Musketeers2012–13 64233011(57)6th in WestMissed Postseason

College
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
St. Cloud State Huskies (NCHC) (2018–present)
2018–19 St. Cloud State 30–6–319–2–3–21stNCAA Regional Semifinals
2019–20 St. Cloud State 13–15–610–12–2–15thTournament cancelled
2020–21 St. Cloud State 20–11–015–9–02ndNCAA Runner-Up
2021–22 St. Cloud State 18–15–410–10–4T–4thNCAA Regional Semifinals
2022–23 St. Cloud State 25–13–312–9–34thNCAA Regional Final
St. Cloud State: 106–60–1666–42–12
Total:106–60–16

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References
  1. "Brett Larson Named New Men's Hockey Coach at St. Cloud State". St. Cloud State Huskies. 2018-04-13. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  2. "roller hockey international, professional roller hockey". Thehockeywriters.com. 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  3. "Brett Larson named head coach at St. Cloud State". NCAA.com. 2018-04-13. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
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