Nick Siergiej

The newest member of the Notre Dame staff is Nick Siergiej (pronounced SIR-gay) who begins his first season as the program's coordinator of hockey operations. He replaces Brad Aldrich who has moved on to a position with the Chicago Blackhawks.

Siergiej joins the Irish after three seasons as the director of hockey operations at the University of Minnesota-Duluth.

With the Irish, Siergiej oversees all aspects of the team's video operations, including filming and editing games and practices to create, maintain and manage a complete statistical and video library for the Notre Dame coaching staff.

He will also serve as the program's marketing, media and service liaison and assists with the daily operations of the hockey program.

During the summer, Siergiej will serve as the assistant director of the highly successful Notre Dame hockey camps.

A native of Eagle River, Wis., he joined the Minnesota-Duluth hockey program in 2006 after spending four years at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls where he also served as the director of hockey operations for the Division III power Eagles. The 25-year old Siergiej handled all the video-related duties with the Bulldogs, including game breakdowns and pre-scouting while assisting the coaching staff with various administrative duties.

A 2006 graduate of Wisconsin-River Falls, Siergiej earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration and a Masters degree in education from Minnesota in 2008. A graduate of Northland Pines High School in Eagle River, he was a four-year letter winner in golf. As a senior he was team captain and took team most valuable player honors. While at Northlands, Siergiej was the equipment manager and administrative assistant for the boys' hockey team.

He resides in South Bend.