| Brandon Naurato | |
| Birth Date: | 22 January 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Livonia, Michigan, USA |
| Current Title: | Head Coach |
| Current Team: | Michigan |
| Current Conference: | Big Ten |
| Current Record: | 49–27–6 |
| Alma Mater: | University of Michigan |
| Player Years1: | 2005–2009 |
| Player Team1: | Michigan |
| Player Years2: | 2008–2009 |
| Player Team2: | Stockton Thunder |
| Player Years3: | 2009–2010 |
| Player Team3: | Toledo Walleye |
| Player Years4: | 2009–2010 |
| Player Team4: | Port Huron Icehawks |
| Player Years5: | 2010–2011 |
| Player Team5: | Fort Wayne Komets |
| Player Years6: | 2010–2012 |
| Player Team6: | Dayton Gems |
| Player Positions: | Forward |
| Coach Years1: | 2021–2022 |
| Coach Team1: | Michigan (asst.) |
| Coach Years2: | 2022–present |
| Coach Team2: | Michigan |
| Overall Record: | 49–27–6 |
| Tournament Record: | 4–2 |
| Championships: |
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Brandon Naurato is an American former ice hockey player and current head coach for Michigan.
Naurato's college career began in the fall of 2005 when he joined the ice hockey team at Michigan. He played for legendary head coach Red Berenson during a very successful time for the program. Naurato provided depth scoring for a Wolverine team that won 109 games during his 4-year tenure, making the NCAA tournament each season.[1] After graduating with a degree in general studies,[2] Naurato played professional hockey for parts of 4 seasons.
Following his playing career, Naurato worked for USA Hockey as the Director of player Development for almost eight years. Near the end of his stint with the organization, he took on additional responsibilities as a player development consultant with the Detroit Red Wings. In August of 2021, after former assistant Kris Mayotte was hired to be the head coach at Colorado College, Naurato joined the staff at his alma mater. During the 2022 offseason, Michigan's head coach, Mel Pearson, was accused of mistreating both players and staff during his tenure with the Wolverines.[3] In early August, Pearson was dismissed from his position and the program scrambled to find his replacement.[4] Because the vacancy happened so close to the start of the next season, the Wolverines were not able to perform a typical hiring search. On August 7, 2022, Michigan promoted Naurato to interim head coach for the 2022–23 season.[5] [6] On March 31, 2023, Naurato was promoted to permanent head coach, agreeing to a five-year contract.[7]
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | USHL | 44 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | USHL | 49 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Michigan | CCHA | 31 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Michigan | CCHA | 40 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Michigan | CCHA | 34 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Michigan | CCHA | 25 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Stockton Thunder | ECHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Port Huron Icehawks | IHL | 61 | 25 | 21 | 46 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Fort Wayne Komets | CHL | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Dayton Gems | CHL | 34 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Dayton Gems | CHL | 59 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NCAA totals | 130 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||