Rob Rassey

Rob Rassey
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Harvard
Conference	ECAC Hockey
Record	0–0–0
Biographical details
Born	September 26, 1984 (age 41); Shelby Township, Michigan, U.S.
Education	Northeastern University
Playing career
2002–2003	Chicago Freeze
2003–2005	Youngstown Phantoms
2005–2009	Northeastern
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2011–2013	Youngstown Phantoms (Assistant)
2013–2019	Harvard (Assistant)
2022–2023	Michigan (Assistant)
2023–2026	Michigan (Assoc. HC)
2026–present	Harvard
Head coaching record
Overall	0–0–0 (–)

Rob Rassey (born September 26, 1984) is an American ice hockey coach, and current head coach at Harvard.

Early life

Rassey played college ice hockey at Northeastern from 2006 to 2009. He graduated magna cum laude with a degree in business administration, and then earned his master's degree from Harvard University in 2019.^[1]

Coaching career

Rassey began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Harvard, a position he held from 2013 to 2019. He then served as an amateur scout for the Detroit Red Wings from 2019 to 2021.^[1] He took over as head coach and general manager for the Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League (USHL), midway through the 2021–22 USHL season, as the team earned its first playoff appearance since 2010. On June 23, 2022, he was named head coach for the Sioux Falls Stampede of the USHL.^[2]

On August 18, 2022, he was named an assistant coach for Michigan.^[3] On July 17, 2023, he was promoted to associate head coach at Michigan.^[4] In four years, he helped lead the Wolverines to two Big Ten tournament championships and three Frozen Four appearances.^[1]^[5]

On June 23, 2026, he was named head coach for Harvard.^[6]^[7]

References

1 2 3 "Rob Rassey". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
↑ "Stampede hire new coach Rob Rassey". dakotanewsnow.com. June 23, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
↑ McNeil, Kristy (August 18, 2022). "Rassey Named Ice Hockey Assistant Coach". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
↑ McNeil, Kristy (July 17, 2023). "Naurato Adds Deschamps and Reiter; Elevates Rassey and Hall". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
↑ "Michigan hockey assistant Rob Rassey leaves for Harvard". Detroit Free Press. June 23, 2026. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
↑ "Rob Rassey Named the Robert D. Ziff '88 Head Coach for Harvard Men's Ice Hockey". gocrimson.com. June 23, 2026. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
↑ Zuke, Ryan (June 23, 2026). "Michigan hockey assistant departs for NCAA head coaching job". MLive.com. Retrieved June 24, 2026.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

[Rassey-1] 1 2 3 "Rob Rassey". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved June 24, 2026.

[2] "Stampede hire new coach Rob Rassey". dakotanewsnow.com. June 23, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2026.

[3] McNeil, Kristy (August 18, 2022). "Rassey Named Ice Hockey Assistant Coach". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved June 24, 2026.

[4] McNeil, Kristy (July 17, 2023). "Naurato Adds Deschamps and Reiter; Elevates Rassey and Hall". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved June 24, 2026.

[5] "Michigan hockey assistant Rob Rassey leaves for Harvard". Detroit Free Press. June 23, 2026. Retrieved June 24, 2026.

[6] "Rob Rassey Named the Robert D. Ziff '88 Head Coach for Harvard Men's Ice Hockey". gocrimson.com. June 23, 2026. Retrieved June 24, 2026.

[7] Zuke, Ryan (June 23, 2026). "Michigan hockey assistant departs for NCAA head coaching job". MLive.com. Retrieved June 24, 2026.

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v t e Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey
Venues	Franklin Park (1897–1904) Harvard Stadium Rink (1904–1911) Boston Arena (1911–1917, 1921–1956) Pavilion Rink (1919–1921) Donald C. Watson Rink (1956–1978) Walter Brown Arena (1978–1979) Bright Hockey Center (1979–present)
Coaches	no coach (1897–1903, 1918–19) Alfred Winsor (1903–17, 1923–24) William Henry Claflin Jr. (1919–23) Edward Bigelow (1924–27) Joseph Stubbs (1927–38) Clark Hodder (1938–42) John Chase (1942–43, 1945–50) Cooney Weiland (1950–71) Bill Cleary (1971–90) Ronn Tomassoni (1990–99) Mark Mazzoleni (1999–2004) Ted Donato (2004–2026) Rob Rassey (2026–present)
Seasons	1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
Conference affiliations	Intercollegiate Hockey Association (1901–1911) Intercollegiate Hockey League (1912–1917) Triangular Hockey League (1919–1926) Pentagonal League (1933–1943, 1946–1955) ECAC Hockey (1961–present)
Rivalries	Cornell Yale
Culture & lore	Beanpot Love Story
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Scott Fusco (240 Points) Lane MacDonald (111 Goals) Grant Blair (72 Wins)
Retired numbers	Bill Cleary (4)
National championships	1989
Frozen Four appearances	1955 1957 1958 1969 1971 1974 1975 1983 1986 1987 1989 1994 2017
NCAA Tournament appearances	1955 1957 1958 1969 1971 1974 1975 1982 1983 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1993 1994 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2015 2016 2017 2023
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC Hockey: 1963 1971 1983 1987 1994 2002 2004 2006 2015 2017
Hobey Baker winners	Mark Fusco (1983) Scott Fusco (1986) Lane MacDonald (1989) Jimmy Vesey (2016)
Harvard University Cambridge, MA