Ohio State women's hockey coach Nadine Muzerall signs 5-year contract extension
After leading the Ohio State women's hockey team to its second national championship, coach Nadine Muzerall has signed a five-year contract extension.
Muzerall's contract will keep her with the Buckeyes through the 2028-29 season, the Ohio State athletic department announced.
"It's truly an honor to get to lead this program and I want to thank Janine Oman and Gene Smith for trusting me with that responsibility," Muzerall said in a statement. "I am proud of what we've built here over the last eight seasons but know that there is still much for us to achieve as a program. I look forward to continuing to develop our program into one of the nation's elite."
Since she took over the program in 2016-17 after a stint as an assistant coach at Minnesota, where she was a two-time All-American and national champion as a player, Muzerall has become the winningest coach in Ohio State women's hockey history with a 195-73-19 record, including a program-best 35 wins in 2024. She's also been a five-time WCHA Coach of the Year award winner.
The Buckeyes have won two national championships, five Frozen Four appearances, two Western Collegiate Hockey Association Final Faceoff championships and two WCHA regular-season titles under Muzerall.
Before Muzerall, Ohio State had not won 20 games in a season.
"We are thrilled to extend Nadine's contract and have her continue to lead our women's hockey program," Janine Oman, Ohio State Senior Deputy Director of Athletics and SWA, said in a statement. "She has set a new standard for women's hockey at Ohio State and in a short time shaped this program into a perennial national title contender. Not only has she developed great hockey players, but also excellent students and leaders off the ice. We are excited to see what's to come for this program and its student-athletes under her continued leadership."
Under Muzerall, nine players have earned All-America honors while Sophie Jaques earned the program's first Patty Kazmaier Award as the best women's college hockey player. Emma Maltais and Jenn Gardiner were also finalists for the award.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio State women's hockey coach Nadine Muzerall signs contract extension
