Assistant Coach Juliano Pagliero

Juliano Pagliero begins his first season behind the Nittany Lion bench in 2021-22 after being added to Guy Gadowsky’s staff in June 2021 . He has a decade’s worth of collegiate coaching experience including eight years at the Division I level and comes to Hockey Valley after spending the previous three seasons on Norm Bazin’s staff at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell .

AT UMASS-LOWELL

During his time in Lowell, Pagliero served as recruiting coordinator while working closely with the River Hawk goaltenders and power-play unit . While at UML, Pagliero helped guide Tyler Wall to be one of the top goaltenders in the country as well as program history . Wall broke numerous River Hawk records including career victories which now stands at 58 . During the 2019-20 season the senior was second in Hockey East and ninth in the nation with a .931 save percentage while his 2 .10 goals-against average was good for fourth in the conference and 18th nationally . Wall, a Mike Richter Award finalist, went on to sign an entry-level contract with the New York Rangers following his senior season .

AT COLGATE

Prior to his time as a River Hawk, Pagliero was an assistant coach at Colgate from 2015-18 and served a major role in recruiting goaltender Colton Point . Point led the nation with a .944 save percentage, the ninth-best mark in NCAA history, and was second in the country with a 1 .74 goalsagainst average during his sophomore season in 2017-18 . Point was a second-team All-American as well as a top-10 Hobey Baker Award Finalist as a sophomore and signed an entry-level contract with the Dallas Stars at the end of the season .

JULIANO PAGLIERO AC

Assistant Coach • First Season • Niagara ’09

• 10 years of NCAA coaching experience

• Recruited goaltender Colton Point (Dallas Stars) while at Colgate • Was a four-year goaltender at Niagara University • Three-time All-Conference selection, 2008-09 CHA Player of the Year • Helped the Purple Eagles to back-to-back CHA regular-season titles (2005-07) • Led Niagara to the 2008 NCAA Tournament • Born and Raised in Dalroy, Alberta

During his final year at Colgate, Pagliero’s defense ranked 11th in the nation with a 2 .20 goals-against average while the Raiders’ penalty kill was ninth best with an 84.6% efficiency.

AT HOLY CROSS

Pagliero spent the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons on the bench at Holy Cross where he played a key role in the development of 2014-15 Atlantic Hockey Goalie of the Year Matthew Ginn. Ginn finished his career with several Holy Cross goaltending records including save percentage ( .917) and shutouts (8) . Pagliero also had a hand in recruiting the leading scoring class for the 2014-15 season as well as the top point producing forward trio and the top two point producing defensemen in the last decade at Holy Cross .

Pagliero began his collegiate coaching career with a two-year stint at Division III Utica College (2011-13) .

PLAYING CAREER

A native of Dalroy, Alberta, Pagliero was a four-year goaltender for Niagara University from 2005-2009 where he was a three-time all-conference selection and the College Hockey America (CHA) Player-of-the-Year as a senior . With Pagliero in goal, the Purple Eagles won back-to-back regular-season titles in 2005-06 and 2006-07 and reached the NCAA Tournament in 2008 after capturing the CHA Championship .

PERSONAL

Pagliero is joined in Hockey Valley by his wife Kristin, their son Domenic and their dog Iginla .