Zach Vit named Director of Hockey Operations
Oct 9, 2024 | Hockey
OMAHA, Neb. - Omaha hockey head coach Mike Gabinet has appointed Zach Vit as Director of Hockey Operations. Vit joins Omaha after serving as the Associate Head Coach of the Bishop Kearney Selects 18-U team for three seasons. During the 2021-22 season, Vit was the Assistant Coach for the Bishop Kearney Selects 16-U team that won the USA Hockey National Championship. Â
Vit served as an Assistant Coach at Wisconsin-Stout (NCAA D-III) in the 2021-22 season, played a year of professional hockey in France and played collegiately at Geneseo (NCAA D-III), where he earned a bachelor of arts degree in communication.Â
"I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to join Coach Gabinet's staff as the Director of Hockey Operations at the University of Nebraska at Omaha," said Vit. "I am excited to contribute to a program with a rich tradition and to work alongside passionate individuals dedicated to excellence in hockey and developing our student-athletes."Â
"It has been great to have someone with his experience join our program," said Gabinet. "He is a big addition to not only me, but our staff. We are excited to work with him beginning this season."
Omaha hockey begins the 2024-25 campaign on Friday, Oct. 11 in Las Vegas when the No. 15 Mavericks do battle with No. 14 UMass at the Orleans Arena as part of the ice breaker tournament.
Season and single game for Omaha hockey home games at Baxter Arena are on-sale now at OMavs.com/Tix.
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