Steve Moffat is in his fourth season at the helm of the Castleton men's hockey program after leaving his alma mater Plattsburgh in the summer 2013.
Last year the Spartans started the year slow, but went 7-3-1 over the final 11 games of the regular season - highlighted by a 3-1 victory over rival Norwich at home. Castleton then fell to Norwich in the NEHC Tournament to end the season at 8-16-2 overall. Freshman Fabio Klay was selected as the conference's Rookie of the Year.
In his first two seasons with the Spartans, Moffat has accumulated a 24-27-3 record and led the squad to back-to-back ECAC East Tournament Semifinal appearances. Last season, Castleton knocked off seventh-ranked Babson 3-1, and in 2013-14, the squad managed draws with both No. 7 Babson and No. 8 Norwich.
Prior to Castleton Moffat was a member of the Plattsburgh men’s ice hockey staff for 13 years, including the past ten as Head Coach Bob Emery’s top assistant. His chief responsibilities included recruiting, game-film breakdown, assisting with game and practice preparation, as well as monitoring the academic success of student-athletes and team travel.
On the ice the Cardinals won at least 19 games during Moffat's final six seasons and reached the NCAA National Tournament in five of those six years, including an appearance in the NCAA Division III National Championship game during the 2007-08 season. Plattsburgh has also won five SUNYAC Championships in Moffat’s ten years as the top assistant. As a graduate assistant he helped the Cardinals to an NCAA Title in 2001.
Moffat was a two-time All-American forward at Plattsburgh and finished his career with over 100 goals and 200 total points. He graduated in 1998 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology and earned his master’s degree in school counseling from Plattsburgh in 2002.
After his graduation in 1998, Moffat played professionally in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) for the Northeast Division champion Columbus Chill in 1998-99. The following season, he helped the Florida Everblades clinch the ECHL's best record and 2000 Southeast Division crown.
