Finalists for hockey head coach position announced

The University of Alaska Anchorage has announced that Chris Cosentino, Steve Murphy and Matthew Shasby have been chosen as finalists for the head coach position for the Seawolf hockey program.

Chris Cosentino
Chris Cosentino is a two-time American Collegiate Hockey Association Coach of the Year after leading New York University to two ACHA National Championships. During his ten years as head coach, he earned the NYU President's Service Award five times and was a two-time ACHA Community Service Award winner. NYU led the league in all-academic honorees for seven straight years and posted a cumulative GPA of 3.4. Consentino led an on-ice training camp for the New York Rangers at the conclusion of the NHL lockout in 2013. He served as head coach and general manager of the New York Apple Core Junior A team for two seasons and was the head coach and assistant general manager of the New York Apple Core Junior B team for five seasons. He played collegiate hockey at Iona College and SUNY-Geneseo and earned a bachelor's degree in public relations from Hofstra University in 2008.

Steve Murphy
Steve Murphy is currently the head coach at Buffalo State College where he has posted a 73-47-12 record in five seasons and has been nationally ranked in the top-15 three of the last five seasons. He oversees his student-athletes academic progress that has resulted in 85% of his players earning a 3.0 or higher GPA. Prior to taking over as head coach for the Bengals, he served as an assistant coach for one season. Murphy was an assistant coach for the Kenai River Brown Bears for one season and served as head referee for the North American Hockey League for one season. He played collegiate hockey at Curry College and Saint Mary's (Minn.) and earned a bachelor's degree in sport management from Saint Mary's.

Matthew Shasby
Matthew Shasby is currently the vice president of player development for the state of Alaska and serves as a coach with the Anchorage Hockey Association. He has coached numerous age groups in addition to high school teams during his career. Shasby is a Seawolf alum who played in 127 games during his four-year career for the Seawolves. He was an All-WCHA Second Team Defenseman and was named to the All-WCHA Academic Team three times. Shasby went on to play professional hockey, appearing in 375 games, primarily with the Alaska Aces of the East Coast Hockey League. He has served as a volunteer with USA Hockey at numerous camps and coaching education programs. Shasby earned a bachelor's degree in history from Alaska Anchorage in 2008 and a master's degree in secondary education from the University of Phoenix. He currently teaches seventh and eighth grade social studies at Northern Lights ABC.

Each candidate will participate in an open forum.

Matthew Shasby
Wednesday, Sept. 29, 4:30-5:30 p.m.
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Steve Murphy
Thursday, Sept. 30, 4:30-5:30 p.m.
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Chris Cosentino
Friday, Oct. 1, 4:30-5:30 p.m.
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