David Cataruzolo, a 1998 graduate of Bowdoin
College, enters his third season as Trinity men's ice hockey head
coach, followed a NESCAC Championship season with a second straight
NESCAC Semifinal appearance after a 16-9 season. In his
rookie year at the helm, the Bantams earned their second NCAA
Championship win in the team's history, and a spot in the NCAA
Division III Quarterfinals. Now in his 12th year at the College,
including six as associate head coach, Cataruzolo has helped guide
Trinity to unprecedented heights, including nine consecutive
NESCAC Tournaments, two league titles, three trips to the NCAA
Division III Championship Tournament, and an NCAA Final Four
appearance in 2005. Three Trinity players have been named to the
American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) Division III
All-American Team in the last five years under Cataruzolo's
tutelage.
Cataruzolo coached the Bantam forwards and served as the program's
recruiting coordinator from 1998 to 2007, after a fine playing
career as an ice hockey and baseball star at league rival Bowdoin.
Captain of both teams as a senior, Cataruzolo earned All-NESCAC
honors in each and is a member of both Bowdoin's 100-point club on
the ice (126) and 100-hit club (128) on the diamond. Also 13-3 as a
pitcher for the Polar Bears, Cataruzolo served as an assistant
baseball coach at Trinity in 1999, 2000, and 2005, helping that
team to the NCAA Tournament in all three seasons and to the NCAA
Division III World Series in 2005.
Cataruzolo, who earned a master's degree from Trinity in public
policy in 2001, is a member of the American Hockey Coaches
Association. He is heavily involved in USA Hockey, coaching the New
England District Selects at the 14-year old and 16-year old levels.
Originally from Watertown, Mass., Cataruzolo currently resides in
Granby, Conn., with his wife, Courtney.
John Halverson, a 2007 graduate of Trinity College, enters his
first season as the Trinity Men's Ice Hockey assistant coach. He
was a member of the 2005 Frozen Four/NESCAC Regular Season
Championship team and was a captain his senior year at Trinity.
John is one of Trinity's four hockey All-Americans and the
College's only defenseman All-American.
After matriculating from Trinity, John entered his first
professional season playing in France's Division I league for Les
Rapaces de Gap in Gap, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur. In his second
professional season, John started with the Single A Richmond
Renegades (VA) of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL)
before being recalled to the Double A Corpus Christi IceRays (TX)
of the Central Hockey League (CHL). John has also spent time
playing in the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL) for the
Newcastle Northstars, where he was elected assistant captain and
was selected to play as a representative of Team Australia in the
first ever New Zealand Winter Games.
While at Trinity, John majored in engineering with a concentration
in biomedical engineering. Originally from Lexington, Mass., John
graduated from both Belmont Hill School in Belmont, Mass. and as a
PG from Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, N.H.
Davidson, a Montreal native, enters his 36th season as an assistant men's ice hockey coach. Over the years, Davidson has helped guide Trinity to four ECAC Division III Championship titles, two NESCAC Championship titles, three trips to NCAA III Championship tournaments, and an NCAA III Final Four appearance.
Davidson, who coaches the defenseman as well as assists with the
preparation of the special teams, is a student of the game and
enjoys helping the players improve their individual skills.
Davidson played defense for Clarkson University in the late 60's
and graduated from Clarkson with a bachelor's degree in industrial
distribution and a master's degree in industrial management. He
currently works full time for UPS Capital Business Credit as a
senior commercial underwriter. Davidson resides in Suffield, Conn.
with his wife Christine.
