Adam Krug Explained

Adam Krug
Birth Date:6 June 1983
Birth Place:Livonia, Michigan, USA
Current Title:Head Coach
Current Team:Adrian
Current Conference:NCHA
Alma Mater:Adrian College
Player Years1:2004–2006
Player Team1:Wayne State
Player Years2:2007–2009
Player Team2:Adrian
Player Years3:2008–2009
Player Team3:Cincinnati Cyclones
Player Years4:2009–2010
Player Team4:Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
Player Years5:2010–2011
Player Team5:Nijmegen Devils
Player Years6:2011–2012
Player Team6:Mississippi Surge
Player Years7:2011–2012
Player Team7:Toledo Walleye
Player Years8:2011–2012
Player Team8:Steaua Rangers
Player Years9:2012–2013
Player Team9:Evansville IceMen
Player Positions:Center
Coach Years1:2012–2014
Coach Team1:Indiana Ice (asst.)
Coach Years2:2014–Present
Coach Team2:Adrian
Overall Record:180–41–11
Tournament Record:5–4
Championships:NCHA Regular Season Champion (7):
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022

NCHA South Division Champion (7):
2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

NCHA Tournament Champion (4):
2015, 2016, 2020, 2022

NCAA Division III National Champion (1):
2022
Awards:2022 Edward Jeremiah Award

Adam Krug is an American ice hockey coach and former player who was the NCAA Division III coach of the year in 2022.[1]

Career

Krug's college career began at Wayne State in 2004. After leading the team in scoring as a sophomore, rumors began to circulate about financial troubles with the program.[2] Krug transferred to Adrian College, a small school in southern Michigan, who were set to begin playing varsity ice hockey in 2007. He debuted for the Division III team that year and went on to lead the Bulldogs in scoring, averaging more than 2 points a game. His exploits helped the club win their conference title, however, because the MCHA did not have an automatic bid at the time the Bulldogs weren't invited to play in the NCAA tournament. Krug led his team to a repeat performance in his final season, posing a record of 27–1–1, but were again left out of the tournament.

After graduating, Krug had a short career as a professional. Over a 5-year span he played sparing at most of his stops, however, he did have one good season with the Nijmegen Devils where he led the club in scoring. After playing just one game in 2012–13, Krug retired as a player and began his coaching career.

Krug's first job was as an assistant with the Indiana Ice. In his second season with the team, he helped lead them to a Clark Cup championship, but the financial situation forced the team to suspend operations after the year.[3] Krug was not without a job for long, however, because in the same offseason his former bench boss, Ron Fogarty accepted the head coaching position at Princeton. Adrian turned to one of their own as a replacement and Krug was named as the second head coach for the Bulldogs.

in six seasons under Fogarty, Adrian had never finished with fewer than 20 wins and posted a winging percentage of at least .700. Very little changed when Krug took over as the Bulldogs, who were now in the NCHA, continued to be one of the top teams in Division III. In his first four seasons, Krug won four conference titles, two conference tournament titles and made two appearances in the Frozen Four. After a slight down season in 2019, Adrian returned to the top of their conference in 2020 only to see the team's tournament hopes ended by the COVID-19 pandemic. After slogging through the tumultuous 2021 season, the Bulldogs returned in force for 2022. Adrian posted one of the best records in history, going 31–1, being the unanimous #1 team, and blowing through all three opponents in the tournament en route to the program's first national championship. For the outstanding performance by his team, Krug also received the Edward Jeremiah Award.[4]

Personal life

Two of Adam's brothers played college hockey. He played with middle brother Matt at Wayne State while the younger Torey attended Michigan State before embarking on a long career in the NHL.

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2001–02Springfield SpiritNAHL534192333
2002–03Springfield SpiritNAHL1032527
2002–03Capital Centre PrideNAHL4713213496
2003–04Sioux City MusketeersUSHL591826447270668
2004–05Wayne StateCHA351181940
2005–06Wayne StateCHA327162356
2007–08AdrianMCHA2930477754
2008–09AdrianMCHA2822305261
2008–09Cincinnati CyclonesECHL111232
2009–10Bossier-Shreveport MudbugsCHL40110
2010–11Nijmegen DevilsNetherlands412843718274111556
2011–12Mississippi SurgeSPHL14691516
2011–12Toledo WalleyeECHL30002
2011–12Steaua RangersMOL Liga9731022211220
2011–12Steaua RangersRHL82467051348
2012–13Evansville IceMenECHL10110
NAHL totals110 20 42 62 156
NCAA totals124 70 101 171 211
ECHL totals15 1 3 4 4

Notes and References

  1. Web site: American Hockey Coaches Association . 2012-07-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100116180435/http://www.ahcahockey.com/coty.html . 2010-01-16 .
  2. News: Wayne State AD Vents About WSU Folding Program . USCHO.com . November 20, 2007 . December 3, 2019.
  3. Web site: Indiana Ice Granted Dormancy for 2014-15 USHL Season . USHL . May 4, 2014 . April 5, 2022 . April 20, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190420192833/https://www.ushl.com/news_article/show/427880-indiana-ice-granted-dormancy-for-2014-15-ushl-season . dead .
  4. Web site: After guiding Adrian to national D-III college hockey semifinals, Krug named Edward Jeremiah Award winner as national D-III coach of year . USCHO . March 25, 2022 . April 5, 2022.