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MEN’S DIVISION 2 HEAD COACHUSA HOCKEY CERTIFICATION: Level 4
YEARS WITH UTAH: 4
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Nick Fornelius was named Men’s Division 2 Head Coach on July 7, 2021.
Fornelius as a native of Salt Lake City, Utah, started playing hockey at the age of 3 years old. He played for multiple youth programs in the State of Sport, starting with the Salt Lake County Lightning and continuing to play for the Utah Jr. Grizzlies and Davis County Youth Hockey Association Golden Eagles.
While attending Skyline High School, Fornelius helped lead the Eagles hockey team to two State Championships and Nationals in Chicago both years.
After high school, Fornelius enrolled at the University of Utah to study Economics and joined the Utah Hockey program. He played for five years for the Skatin’ Utes at Division 2 (2014-2016) and Division 1 (2016-2019) levels, earning an “A” on his jersey his final three seasons.
For the past 10 years, Fornelius has shared his passion for hockey with others as a private skills and power coach as well as the Head Coach of the 14u team for the DCYHA Golden Eagles for two years before joining the University of Utah coaching staff.
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