Senior Associate Athletic Director Mike Kemp will chair the NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Committee for 2020-21.
Kemp Named Ice Hockey Committee Chair for '20-21
Jul 27, 2020 | Hockey
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The NCAA announced today that Senior Associate Athletic Director Mike Kemp has been named chair of the NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Committee for the 2020-21 season. Kemp will take over the role from Steve Metcalf, the commissioner of the Hockey East Association, whose committee term expires September 1, 2020.
Kemp's time as chair will be his final year of a four-year term on the men's ice hockey committee, serving as the representative from the National Collegiate Hockey Conference. The Gustavus Adolphus College alum has been also been active in the NCAA structure as a member of the Men's and Women's Soccer Rules Committee.
He has been at Omaha since 1996 when he was named the head coach of the inaugural Maverick hockey team. After 12 years at the helm of the hockey team, he transitioned into administration in 2009 where he currently oversees the hockey program as well as all facilities and event management.
Prior to coming to Omaha, Kemp spent a combined 20 years as an assistant hockey coach at Gustavus Adolphus (1976-81), Illinois-Chicago (82-83) and Wisconsin (81-82, 83-96). His teams had a tremendous amount of success, culminating in the Badger's 1990 NCAA title.
"It is truly an honor to be selected chair of the Division I Men's Ice Hockey Committee," Kemp said. "With the uncertainty of the pandemic it will likely be a challenging year, but our entire committee has the best interest of the student-athletes at the forefront of all our decisions. We understand our role, and do not take it lightly as we will need to continue to ensure the Division I Men's Hockey Championship is one of the premier NCAA Championships."
Kemp's time as chair will be his final year of a four-year term on the men's ice hockey committee, serving as the representative from the National Collegiate Hockey Conference. The Gustavus Adolphus College alum has been also been active in the NCAA structure as a member of the Men's and Women's Soccer Rules Committee.
He has been at Omaha since 1996 when he was named the head coach of the inaugural Maverick hockey team. After 12 years at the helm of the hockey team, he transitioned into administration in 2009 where he currently oversees the hockey program as well as all facilities and event management.
Prior to coming to Omaha, Kemp spent a combined 20 years as an assistant hockey coach at Gustavus Adolphus (1976-81), Illinois-Chicago (82-83) and Wisconsin (81-82, 83-96). His teams had a tremendous amount of success, culminating in the Badger's 1990 NCAA title.
"It is truly an honor to be selected chair of the Division I Men's Ice Hockey Committee," Kemp said. "With the uncertainty of the pandemic it will likely be a challenging year, but our entire committee has the best interest of the student-athletes at the forefront of all our decisions. We understand our role, and do not take it lightly as we will need to continue to ensure the Division I Men's Hockey Championship is one of the premier NCAA Championships."
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