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Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Lance West
Biographical details
Born	(1970-09-20) September 20, 1970 (age 54) Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
Playing career
1991–1995	Alabama–Huntsville

Position(s)	Centre
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1995–1998	Alabama–Huntsville (GA)
2000–2007	Alabama–Huntsville (asst.)
2007–2017	Alaska (asst.)
2017–2018	Alaska
2018–2020	Alabama–Huntsville (asst.)
2020–2021	Alabama–Huntsville

Head coaching record
Overall	14–40–4 (.276)

Lance West (born September 20, 1970) is a Canadian ice hockey coach.

Early life and playing career

West was born in Penticton, British Columbia, and began his hockey career in the British Columbia Junior Hockey League. He played for the Vernon Lakers in 1988–89, winning the BCHL playoff and the Abbott Cup, and the Kelowna Spartans from 1989 to 1991. From 1991 through 1995, West played college ice hockey for the University of Alabama–Huntsville Chargers. While at UAH, West played in the 1994 Division II national championship, and was the team captain in his senior year.

Coaching career

After graduating, West took a position as a graduate assistant at UAH under head coach Doug Ross until 1998. During that time, the Chargers won two Division II national championships in 1996 and 1998. West returned to UAH as a full assistant in 2000, serving until 2007 when Ross retired.

West moved to Alaska–Fairbanks in 2007 as a volunteer assistant, video coordinator, and manager of the student recreation center. He was promoted to full assistant coach in 2008, and was named interim head coach for the 2017–18 season after the resignation of Dallas Ferguson. After an 11–22–3 season as Alaska's head coach, the Nanooks named Erik Largen as permanent head coach, and West returned to Alabama–Huntsville for the 2018–19 season as an assistant under Mike Corbett. After Corbett's departure following the 2019–20 season, West was promoted to head coach on July 22, 2020. In May 2021, UAH's hockey program was indefinitely suspended due to funding issues and lack of conference membership.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Alaska Nanooks (WCHA) (2017–2018)
2017–18	Alaska	11–22–3	9–17–2	8th	WCHA Quarterfinals
Alaska:		11–22–3	9–17–2
Alabama-Huntsville Chargers (WCHA) (2020–2021)
2020–21	Alabama–Huntsville	3–18–1	3–11–0	7th	WCHA Quarterfinals
Alabama–Huntsville:		3–18–1	3–11–0
Total:		14–40–4
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

"Lance West". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on July 21, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
^ "Alaska chooses longtime assistant West to replace Ferguson as Nanooks' head coach". USCHO. July 19, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
O'Donnell, Tim (February 25, 2015). "Nanooks assistant hockey coach Lance West returns to Alabama". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Archived from the original on July 21, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
Joyal, Brad (May 1, 2018). "UAF names Erik Largen head hockey coach". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Archived from the original on May 5, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
"West back with Alabama Huntsville as team's new assistant coach, 'eager to help this program continue to rise'". USCHO. September 5, 2018. Archived from the original on May 5, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
Grass, Jonathan. "Lance West promoted to UAH hockey head coach". WAFF 48. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
"UAH suspends hockey program, 2021-2022 season will not happen". WHNT.com. 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2021-12-08.

v t e Alaska Nanooks men's ice hockey
Formerly the Alaska Agricultural College Nanooks and Alaska–Fairbanks Nanooks
Playing venues	Carlson Center (1990–present)
Head coaches	Alfred Bastress (1935–1939) Joe Gerlach (1940–1941) Jim Welsch (1949–1950) Coach Urick (1950–1951) Coach Gilhooley (1953–1954) Chris Christensen (1954–1955) Ken Smith (1956–1957) Bill Borland (1957–1958) Bill Daltri (1960–1963) Larry Bidlake (1963–1964) Jack Peterson (1964–1965) Ed Armstrong (1965–1966) Jim Perry (1967–1969) Fred Stevenson (1969–1971) Gary Weitz (1971–1972) Ray Korkiala (1972–1973) Bob Gaddis (1973–1974) Tim Homan (1977–1978) Ric Schafer (1980–1987) Don Lucia (1987–1993) Dave Laurion (1993–1999) Guy Gadowsky (1999–2004) Tavis MacMillan (2004–2007) Doc DelCastillo (2007–2008) Dallas Ferguson (2008–2017) Lance West (2017–2018) Erik Largen (2018–present)
Seasons	1925–26 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1950–51 1953–54 1954–55 1956–57 1957–58 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1977–78 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 ~~2020–21~~ 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	Great West (1985–1988) CCHA (1995–2013) WCHA (2013–2021)
Rivalries	Alaska Anchorage Seawolves
NCAA Tournament appearances	2010 (vacated)
University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK

v t e Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey
Home ice	Von Braun Center (1979–2021)
Head coaches	Joe Ritch (1979–1982) Doug Ross (1982–2007) Danton Cole (2007–2010) Chris Luongo (2010–2012) Kurt Kleinendorst (2012–2013) Mike Corbett (2013–2020) Lance West (2020–2021)
Seasons	1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
Conference affiliations	Independent (1985–1999, 2010–2013) College Hockey America (1999–2010) WCHA (2013–2021)
All-time leaders	Tony Guzzo (179 Points) Mario Mazzuca (96 Goals) Derek Puppa (66 Wins)
National championships	1995–96 (DII) 1997–98 (DII)
NCAA Tournament appearances	2007 2010
Conference Tournament titles	College Hockey America: 2007 2010
Players	Alumni
University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL

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