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Colgate University Winter Spring Sports head shots at Colgate University in Hamilton, NY, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019.(Heather Ainsworth)

Jake Paluch

Jake Paluch joins the Colgate men's hockey staff for the 2019-20 season as Director of Hockey Operations. In his role, Paluch is responsible for the oversight of video analysis, analytical evaluations, and assisting with administrative tasks.

Most recently, Paluch was a four-year letterwinner of the Nazareth College hockey program, where he totaled two goals and 23 assists for 25 through 72 career games as a defenseman. Completing his senior season with a plus-9 rating on the ice, Paluch marked 22 penalty minutes and one game-winning goal in his career. Paluch is also actively involved within USA Hockey, having worked district tryout camps. 

A native of Bowling Green, Ohio, Paluch is a 2019 graduate of Nazareth College, where he majored in business management and minored in communications and marketing. Raised within the sport of hockey, Paluch's father Scott Paluch was a Division I men's hockey coach at Bowling Green prior to a 17 season career on the bench at Boston College.

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