Devin Rask to speak at Tryout Camp

Published on May 17, 2010 under North American Hockey League (NAHL)
St. Louis Bandits News Release


The St. Louis Bandits are proud to announce that current University of Connecticut assistant men's hockey coach Devin Rask will be speaking at tryout camp this spring. Rask has an extensive playing career at both the college and professional level and will be discussing the road to division I hockey and beyond. He will touch on both his experiences as a player and what the University of Connecticut looks for in a potential student-athlete. Rask's profile is below.

This is the first season in the Huskies' organization for Devin Rask. A 2003 graduate of Providence College, he comes to UConn from the Northern Conn. Wings/CT Lazers Hockey Organization.

Rask played for the Friars from 1999-2003 earning Hockey East First Team honors as well as Second Team All-American honors during his time at PC. After graduation, Rask played for the Trenton Titans of the East Coast Hockey League for a season where he was activated by the St. John's Maple Leafs of the AHL and attended rookie camp for the St. Louis Blues of the NHL.

Rask continued his hockey career overseas from 2004-06 where he played in the German Oberliga Hockey League for the Hannover Indians helping his team to the championships two years in a row.

After his playing career was over, Rask moved on to coaching. He began his career at Wesleyan University working as an assistant coach under Chris Potter, a former alum of the UConn hockey program. Rask worked as the head recruiting coordinator and was in charge of running the forwards on the team.

He moved on to working with the Northern Conn. Wings/CT Lazers Hockey Organization where he was the general manager in charge of every aspect of the organization including the recruitment, coaching and development of over 300 players aged eight to 19. Still with the organization, Rask also took on assistant coaching responsibilities at Xavier High School in 2008.

Rask responsibilities at UConn will be to assist coach Joe Dumais with all aspects of recruiting as well as video breakdown and game preparation. He will also be working with the forwards on the team.

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