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Eric John "Rick" Bennett (born July 24, 1967) is an American former ice hockey left winger and former head coach of the Savannah Ghost Pirates. He is the former head coach of the Union Garnet Chargers men's ice hockey team of Union College, where he coached from 2011 until 2022.
Feb 2, 2024 · Rick Bennett became the first coach of the Savannah Ghost Pirates in the spring of 2022. On Thursday, midway through his second season leading the ECHL team, the club announced he had been dismissed as head coach.
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Feb 1, 2024 · SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The Savannah Ghost Pirates announced Thursday afternoon that they’ve dismissed head coach Rick Bennett. Bennett was hired as the organization’s first head coach in May of 2022. The first head coach in Ghost Pirates history was fired Thursday after 113 games.
Feb 1, 2024 · The ECHL team announced the coaching change on Feb 1, 2024, and named Alex Loh as interim head coach. Bennett was the first coach of the franchise since its inception in 2022, while Loh was his assistant.
Feb 1, 2024 · The Savannah Ghost Pirates announced Thursday the team has relieved Rick Bennett of his coaching duties and named assistant coach Alex Loh as interim head coach. Nick Tuzzolino will remain on the coaching staff as the club’s assistant coach.
A national championship-winning head coach who had turned Union College into a superpower, the respected former NHLer resigned his post midway through the 2021-2022 season after a largely fruitless investigation into his coaching practices.
