Sean Flanagan will joined the Statesmen staff as assistant coach prior to the 2012-13 season. A four-year member of St. Lawrence’s Division I hockey team, Flanagan also played hockey professionally with the Quad City Mallards of the CHL.
“I’m extremely excited to have Sean Flanagan join my staff,” Taylor said. “His athletic resume speaks for its self, but what he can contribute to the players from his hockey journey is what I am excited about. He has experience being the top player on a team, but also having to deal with some major setbacks due to injury. Sean was a great forward, had great natural sense and vision as a player and our forwards will benefit from this. Most importantly, he is a quality person that I know guys will want to play for and parents will want to be a mentor to their sons.”
At St. Lawrence, Flanagan played in 121 career games. He recorded 12 goals and 40 assists for 52 points. He was voted an assistant captain in his senior season, and earned a trip to the ECAC finals and the NCAA tournament in his career with the Saints. Flanagan was also the recipient of the Terry Slater Perseverance Award for his conduct dealing with some major injuries throughout his college career. The award is given to an individual who “faced with a significant personal challenge, performed with distinction and conducted himself with grace, thereby bringing credit to himself and the team.”
Prior to coming to St. Lawrence, Flanagan played three seasons with the Cornwall Colts of the Central Junior A Hockey League. He earned the team’s Most Improved and Outstanding Forward awards.
In his time with the Quad City Mallards, Flanagan played in 48 games recording 14 goals and 11 assists for 25 points. He has previous coaching experience, spending the past two summers working at Can/Am Hockey School in Lake Placid, N.Y. Flanagan also worked as a substitute teacher in Canton, N.Y., last year.
The Canton native graduated from St. Lawrence with a bachelor’s degree in history and a minor in sports studies and exercise sciences, and earned his master’s degree in education in 2011.
