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Max Mobley


• Named an assistant coach with the Golden Griffin hockey program in July 2021.

• Helped the program capture its second Atlantic Hockey Association championship in 2022-23 as the squad advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in program history

• Instrumental in the development of the team’s defenseman and its power-play unit while also serving as the program’s recruiting coordinator

• Coached the power play to a top-20 national ranking in 2024-25, converting on nearly 23 percent of its man-advantage opportunities (.226) 


• Made his way to Main Street after spending two seasons as an assistant coach at Atlantic Hockey Association rival Holy Cross (2019-21)

• In his two seasons with the Crusaders, Mobley served as the program’s recruiting coordinator and headed the skills development program for the team’s forwards

• He aided in the development of All-AHA Eastern Pod Second Team selection Matt Slick and was also influential in the maturation of a forward group that saw three players record double-digit goals during the 2019-20 campaign

• Spent the 2018-19 season as a volunteer coach at Notre Dame

• Aided the Fighting Irish coaching staff during a highly successful campaign that saw the team earn a No. 1 national ranking, capture the B1G Ten Tournament Championship and advance to the finals of the NCAA Northeast Regional

• Prior to his time in South Bend, Mobley worked for four seasons at Hamilton College as an assistant coach (2014-18)

• Oversaw the Continentals’ individual skill development and coached the team’s penalty kill unit, which ranked among the top five nationally in that category in back-to-back seasons.

• As the co-head of recruiting at Hamilton, Mobley was instrumental in helping construct the 2016-17 squad that captured the NESCAC Regular Season Championship, won its first NCAA Tournament game and advanced to the Elite Eight for the first time in program history

• A member of the NESCAC Coaching Staff of the Year, Mobley helped the Continentals set program records in both wins (22) and goals scored (92) during the 2016-17 season while also ranking among the top five teams nationally in scoring defense (1.86)

• Began his coaching career as a volunteer assistant at his alma mater, St. Lawrence (2013-14)


• A four-year letterwinner at St. Lawrence University (2008-12)

• Earned the ECAC Student-Athlete award three times during his collegiate career (2010-2012)

• He went on to play professionally in the FHL and SPHL after graduating with a history degree from St. Lawrence in 2012.


• Native of Glendale, Ariz. 

• Mobley and his wife, Beth, welcomed their first child, daughter Aila, in August of 2023