Nick Carriere

Nick Carriere

Nick Carriere completed his 10th year as the head coach at Buffalo State in 2014-15, leading the Bengals to their fourth-consecutive trip to the SUNYAC semifinals. In 10 years at the helm, he has a 109-127-27 overall record and nine SUNYAC playoff berths in 10 years. In addition, Carriere has mentored and recruited 19 All-SUNYAC players and was named the SUNYAC Coach of the Year in 2005-06.

Carriere came to Buffalo State after spending three seasons as an assistant coach at Fredonia State, where he worked extensively in the program’s recruiting efforts in New York, Ontario, Quebec, Michigan and Ohio. He also has more than 10 years of experience working with various hockey camps, including the Buffalo Sabres Hockey School, the European Development Camp, and Can/Am Hockey Schools. He also served as an assistant coach with the gold medal-winning Western Team in the 2007 Empire State Games, and as an assitant in the 2003 Eastern College Division Senior All-Star Game.

A native of Montreal, Quebec, Carriere relocated to the Western New York in the early 1990s. He attended Niagara University, where he was a key contributor to the success of the Purple Eagles and earned a bachelor’s degree in commerce. On the ice, Carriere was twice named the squad’s Most Improved Player. He participated in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight Championship during the 1998-99 and 2000-01 seasons. Prior to playing for the Purple Eagles, he played Junior B hockey for the Fort Erie (Ont.) Meteors.

Following graduation, he played professional hockey in both Rockford and Adirondack of the United Hockey League. He also received a training camp invite from the South Carolina Stingrays of the East Coast Hockey League.

Carriere comes with a hockey pedigree. His father, Larry, is a former NHL player, who spent four seasons with the Buffalo Sabres, and is currently the assistant general manager of the Montreal Canadiens.

Updated 4/30/15