Jewell, who is in his second season with the Engineers, comes to Troy after serving as assistant coach, assistant general manager and director of player of personnel with the Bloomington Thunder of the United States Hockey League (USHL).
Prior to joining the Thunder, he was an assistant coach at Hamilton College from 2012 to 2014, where he organized, planned and implemented training sessions for both the team and individuals, was the recruiting coordinator and was in charge or the team’s video breakdown and analysis.
Jewell also spent a season as the goaltending coach at Plattsburgh State in 2011-12. During that same campaign, he was an assistant coach at the National Sports Academy in Lake Placid, N.Y., where his duties included goaltending development as well as strength and conditioning.
Also spending time at both the USA Hockey National Festival and USA Hockey New England and New York Player Development Camps, Jewell has worked numerous camps throughout his career, across the United States and Canada.
A number of Thunder players he has worked with have played collegiately, including Jake Slater (Michigan), Brogan Rafferty (Quinnipiac), Vince Pedrie (Penn State) and Max Gottlieb (Brown). He recruited an eventual DIII National Player of the Year, while also working with two All-American goaltenders and six All-Conference players at the collegiate level.
As a student-athlete, Jewell played both hockey and lacrosse at Manhattanville College in 2006-07, before finishing his collegiate career at Cortland. He posted a 3-5-1 record during his senior season, compiling a 3.93 goals against average and a .904 save percentage.
Earning his Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology: Fitness Development, he went on to receive his Master of Science in Sports Management from Cortland in 2014.
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