{"id":71711,"date":"2016-05-27T07:22:08","date_gmt":"2016-05-27T12:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=71711"},"modified":"2016-05-27T07:22:08","modified_gmt":"2016-05-27T12:22:08","slug":"mercyhurst-assistant-greg-gardner-tabbed-coach-for-2017-maccabiah-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwproxy.uscho.com\/2016\/05\/27\/mercyhurst-assistant-greg-gardner-tabbed-coach-for-2017-maccabiah-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercyhurst assistant Gardner tabbed coach for 2017 Maccabiah Games; St. Michael&#8217;s coach Fratkin to assist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mercyhurst assistant coach Greg Gardner has been named a Maccabi USA head coach for the Maccabiah Games that will take place July 2017 in Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Gardner played in the event for Team Canada in 1997.<\/p>\n<p>With 10 NCAA seasons of coaching behind him, Gardner aims to become the first head coach of Maccabi USA&#8217;s Open Men&#8217;s hockey team to capture gold at the games.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am very excited for the opportunity to lead the US Open Hockey team at the 20th World Maccabiah Games,&#8221; said Gardner in a statement. &#8220;It will be a great opportunity and experience in Israel. Hopefully, we can lead this group to become the first team to win a gold medal. I am very thankful to [Mercyhurst coach] Rick Gotkin for allowing me to coach in the 2017 Games.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Gardner just wrapped up his second season as the Lakers&#8217; assistant coach and has previously served as an assistant at his alma mater, Niagara, and Princeton.<\/p>\n<p>St. Michaels assistant coach Casey Fratkin will serve as an assistant coach for Team USA.<\/p>\n<p>The Maccabiah Games event is the world&#8217;s largest Jewish athletic competition that takes place every four years in Israel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mercyhurst assistant coach Greg Gardner has been named a Maccabi USA head coach for the Maccabiah Games that will take place July 2017 in Israel. Gardner played in the event for Team Canada in 1997. 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