Northern Cyclones to Play For National Championship Today
Date: Mar 29, 2015
BOSTON, Mass. -- The Eastern Hockey League has announced that Rocky Russo of the Philadelphia Little Flyers and Jon Lounsbury of the Walpole Express have been named Co-Coaches of the Year for 2014-15.
Both head coaches just completed their second seasons in the EHL with a great deal of success. Russo's Little Flyers ran away with the league's regular season championship by posting a 37-3-2-2 record. His squad combined the league's top offense (206 goals) and the league's best defense (75 goals against) during their championship season.
Lounsbury led the Walpole Express to a huge turnaround in 2014-15. After a last place divisional showing during his rookie season in 2013-14, he guided the Express to a Boston Division title this year by more than 20 points. His squad posted a 29-9-5-1 record and captured a No. 4 seed in the EHL playoffs.