Michael Sisti
Michael Sisti is the women's ice hockey current head coach at Mercyhurst University. Since 1999, he has coached Mercyhurst to 4 Frozen Four appearances, 15 College Hockey America (CHA) post-season titles, and 1 Great Lakes Women's Hockey Association (GLWHA) post-season title. He reached 500 wins in 2020, becoming only the second coach in Division I women's college hockey to achieve that milestone. In 2018, he was inducted into the Erie Hall of Fame.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head Coach |
| Team | Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey |
| Conference | CHA |
| Record | 2-0-0 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Buffalo, New York |
| Alma mater | Canisius College |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1999–Present | Mercyhurst |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 500-185-58 (through Dec. 18, 2020) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2002 GLWHA Championship 2003 CHA Championship | |
Personal life
Sisti is a native of Buffalo, New York.[1] He graduated from Canisius College in 1991. He holds numerous scoring records at Canisius, and is a 2002 inductee in the Canisius Athletic Hall of Fame.[2]
Coaching
After graduation, he was an assistant coach for Canisius men's program, and came to Mercyhurst in 1993 as an assistant coach on the men's team. In 1999, Sisti became the Head Coach of the newly formed women's varsity team.[3][1] To date, he has been the only Head Coach of the program. [4]
Sisti's team reached the NCAA Tournament each year from 2005 through 2014. The 10 consecutive appearances are an NCAA Division I record. In 2009, Mercyhurst reached the NCAA Championship game, losing to Wisconsin 5-0, in their first of four Frozen Four seasons.[5]
Mercyhurst teams have won fifteen conference championships, with Sisti as head coach.[4]
On December 11th 2020, Sisti reached the 500 win milestone as head coach, when Mercyhurst defeated RIT by a score of 5-1. Only one other head coach, Wisconsin's Mark Johnson, has achieved this milestone in Division I women's college ice hockey. Sisti is the 30th coach in the history of college hockey to earn 500 wins.[6]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercyhurst (College Hockey America) (1999–present) | |||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Mercyhurst | 23-6-0 | |||||||
| 2000–2001 | Mercyhurst | 14-16-3 | 5-1-2 | 2nd | lost GLWHA Conference Championship | ||||
| 2001-2002 | Mercyhurst | 24-8-1 | 8-0-0 | 1st | GLWHA Champions | ||||
| 2002–2003 | Mercyhurst | 25-8-1 | 6-0-0 | 1st | CHA Tournament Champions | ||||
| 2003–2004 | Mercyhurst | 26-6-4 | 11-1-0 | 1st | CHA Tournament Champions | ||||
| 2004–2005 | Mercyhurst | 28-7-2 | 11-0-1 | 1st | CHA Tournament Champions, NCAA Tournament Appearance | ||||
| 2005–2006 | Mercyhurst | 23-8-6 | 10-0-2 | 1st | CHA Tournament Champions, NCAA Tournament Appearance | ||||
| 2006–2007 | Mercyhurst | 32-2-3 | 11-0-1 | 1st | CHA Tournament Champions, NCAA Tournament Appearance | ||||
| 2007–2008 | Mercyhurst | 26-8-3 | 11-2-1 | 1st | CHA Tournament Champions, NCAA Tournament Appearance | ||||
| 2008–2009 | Mercyhurst | 31-6-0 | 16-0-0 | 1st | CHA Tournament Champions, NCAA Championship Game | ||||
| 2009-2010 | Mercyhurst | 30-3-3 | 14-1-1 | 1st | CHA Tournament Champions, NCAA Frozen Four | ||||
| 2010-2011 | Mercyhurst | 29-6-0 | 16-0-0 | 1st | CHA Tournament Champions, NCAA Tournament Appearance | ||||
| 2011-2012 | Mercyhurst | 23-8-3 | 8-1-3 | 1st | CHA Tournament Champions, NCAA Tournament Appearance | ||||
| 2012-2013 | Mercyhurst | 29-7-1 | 17-3-0 | 1st | CHA Tournament Champions, Frozen Four | ||||
| 2013-2014 | Mercyhurst | 24-9-4 | 15-3-2 | 1st | CHA Finals Frozen Four | ||||
| 2014-2015 | Mercyhurst | 23-9-3 | 14-5-1 | 1st | CHA Semi-Finals | ||||
| 2015-2016 | Mercyhurst | 19-11-5 | 14-3-3 | 1st | CHA Tournament Champions, NCAA Tournament Appearance | ||||
| 2016-2017 | Mercyhurst | 15-18-2 | 11-8-1 | 3rd | |||||
| 2017-2018 | Mercyhurst | 18-15-4 | 13-4-3 | 2nd | CHA Tournament Champions, NCAA Tournament Appearance | ||||
| 2018-2019 | Mercyhurst | 15-14-5 | 12-6-2 | 2nd | |||||
| 2019-2020 | Mercyhurst | 21-10-5 | 13-4-3 | 1st | CHA Tournament Champions, NCAA Tournament cancelled | ||||
| 2020-2021 | Mercyhurst | 2-0-0 | |||||||
| Mercyhurst: | 500-185-58 | ||||||||
| Total: | 500-185-58 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- Moritz, Amy. "Sisti keeps Mercyhurst women's hockey among elite". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- "Mike Sisti (2002) - Hall of Fame". Canisius College Athletics. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- "2016-2017 Women's Ice Hockey Coaching Staff". Mercyhurst University. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- "Sisti Becomes Second Division I Coach to Reach 500 Wins". Mercyhurst University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- "Women's Ice Hockey Championship History". NCAA, Turner Sports Interactive Inc. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- Staff, USCHO (2020-12-12). "With sweep of RIT, Mercyhurst women's hockey coach Sisti hits 500-win milestone". College Hockey | USCHO.com. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- "Boston College's Katie Crowley Repeats As STX/AHCA Division I Women's Coach of the Year". American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA). 17 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- "Awards". USCHO.com | FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- "Michael Sisti". Erie Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- staff, Times-News. "Erie Hall of Fame class announced". GoErie.com. Retrieved 2020-12-19.