Mathias Lange '09 was named an Assistant Coach in the summer of 2021, after having joined the staff as Operations Coordinator at the beginning of the 2019-20 season.
A native of Klagenfurt, Austria, Mathias returned to campus following a 10-year professional playing career as a goaltender in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga and DEL2. In 172 career games in the top flight with DEG Metro Stars and Iserlohn Roosters, he posted a 77-78 record with a 2.83 goals against average and a .916 save percentage.
He played his final six seasons with the Iserlohn Roosters, helping them to four playoff appearances. In 2013, he won the DEL2 championship and was named Playoff Finals MVP for Bietigheim-Bissingen SC. Additionally, he won another DEL2 championship in 2011 with the Ravensburg Towerstars.
Lange represented his home country at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, where he finished tied for third among goaltenders with a .952 save percentage.
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In 2022, he was also named an Assistant Coach for Team Austria’s U20 and U18 national teams. The U20 team participated in the World Juniors in Edmonton in 2022 and Halifax in 2023. In addition to that, he helped lead the U18 national team to a gold medal at the U18 World Championship Div. 1B, earning the promotion to Division 1A.
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While with the Engineers, Lange played 108 games from 2005-09, posting a record of 29-57-17Â with a 2.95 GAA and an .898 save percentage. He had two shutouts in 6196:39 minutes.
He was named to the ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team in 2005-06 after posting a 13-15-6 record with a 2.70 GAA and a .901 save percentage. Lange went 6-14-3 with a 2.47 GAA and a .916 save percentage as a junior. A two-time team Most Valuable Player, he graduated as the school's all-time leader in ties, ranked third in games played, starts (102) and minutes and listed fourth in saves (2,688).
Lange earned numerous awards for his work off the ice, including being named a finalist for the ECAC Hockey Student-Athlete of the Year. He was named to the Lowe's Senior CLASS All-America Second Team and selected as the Institute's Livingston W. Houston Citizenship Award winner, which is presented to the "first citizen of the college". The three-time ECAC Hockey All-Academic honoree also earned the team's Community Service Award as a senior.
A 2009 graduate with a Bachelor's in Management, Lange had a concentration in Finance and a minor in Sports Psychology. In addition to being on the Dean's List, he was a member of the EDS Management Honor Society.
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His wife, Michelle, graduated from RPI in 2008, where she was a standout Field Hockey player. Together they have two children, Max and Madison.
