Clarkson University Hockey Head Coach Casey Jones has announced the hiring of Josh Hauge as an Assistant Coach for the Golden Knights.

Hauge (HOW-gee) comes from the Fargo Force in the United States Hockey League where he served as assistant coach and director of Scouting in 2014-15. He joined the Force after acting as the Head Coach/General Manager of the Tri-City Storm for parts of the previous three seasons. Hauge, who replaces Andy Jones behind the Clarkson bench, rounds out the Knights' coaching staff that also includes fifth-year assistant coach Phil Roy '00.

"I am really excited to add Josh Hauge, his wife Allison and their son Hanley to the Clarkson family. He comes with an extensive coaching and recruiting background and is a great complement to our staff. Josh has had success in the development of players at every stop in his career and our program will benefit from his addition."

While with Fargo, Hauge helped the Force improve their win total by 12 games from the previous season. His duties included working with the power play, forwards, recruitment of players and running the USHL Draft along with the handling of NCAA Clearinghouse and educational issues of the team.

"It is an extremely exciting opportunity for myself and my family to come to a great program and work alongside Casey and Phil," said Hauge. "My time in the USHL and the NAHL did a great job in preparing me as a coach and getting me ready to take the step into Division I college hockey. Fargo was an unbelievable time for our family and I am thankful for all the support we received. I learned a lot form Coach Marks, Coach Eades and Coach Pool in the short time that I was there. My wife Allison and I are excited to be part of the Clarkson family and are ready to get started."

As Head Coach and General Manager with Tri-City from 2011-14, Hauge guided 100% of his players to NCAA Division I or pro hockey. He led the Storm to a 2012 playoff appearance and a 20-18-1 record after a 6-15 start. Hauge, 36, also served as the head coach for the Fairbank Ice Dogs in the North American Hockey League's West Division from 2008-11. In three seasons he compiled a regular-season record of 111-49-15 (.694 winning percentage) and was 20-9-0 in the post-season, which included a 10-1-0 mark in the 2011 playoffs as the Ice Dogs won the Robertson Cup.

A native Rosemount, MN, Hauge has coached teams to one national championship, two national championship runner-ups, three league championships, two league championship runner-ups, two regular season titles, four divisional championships, named coach of the year once, and has a career winning percentage of .633 (250-138-32).

Hauge, a graduate of Bethel University, and his wife, Allison, have a young son, Hanley.

Clarkson officially opens its 94th season of hockey on October 9 when the Knight host RIT at Cheel Arena. The Green and Gold host McGill University in an exhibition contest on October 3 prior to the start of the season.