Miami RedHawks The Miami RedHawks men ' s ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division I college ice hockey program that represents Miami University . The RedHawks are a member of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association ( CCHA ) . They play in Steve Cady Arena at the Goggin Ice Center in Oxford , Ohio . Former Miami RedHawks currently playing in the NHL include Dan Boyle , Ryan Jones , Kevyn Adams , Andy Greene , and Tommy Wingels . Former Miami RedHawks who played in the NHL include Alain Chevrier , Brian Savage and Randy Robitaille . History . Miami University added hockey to the roster of varsity sports in 1978 , the program ' s first coach was Steve Cady . Miami played as an independent Division I team for the first two seasons , collecting an overall record of 45 - 27 - 3 . The team joined the CCHA for the 1980 - 81 season , and has participated in the CCHA every season since . The 1992 - 1993 season marked a historic year for the program . lead by the third head coach in program history , George Gwozdecky , the team received its first bid to the 1993 NCAA Division I Men ' s Ice Hockey Tournament . The team lost in the first round to Wisconsin 3 - 6 . After a mediocre record for most of the program history the team has recently elevated to a powerhouse program in the NCAA Division I . Under current head coach Enrico Blasi the team has made the NCAA Tournament the past six out of seven seasons , including the past five straight seasons . In 2009 , the RedHawks made their first appearance in the Frozen Four , beating University of Denver in the opening round , Minnesota – Duluth in the West Regionals , and Bemidji State in National semifinal game . The team advanced to the Championship game and came within a minute of winning the school ' s first NCAA Division I Men ' s Ice Hockey Championship before Boston University scored 2 goals in the final minute of regulation to tie the game . BU finished the comeback with a strange redirected shot 11 : 47 into overtime . Tragedy struck the program and school on Friday February 5 , 2010 when Miami student hockey manager , Brendan Burke , the son of Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke , and a friend / passenger passed away in a traffic accident on icy winter roads in South - Central Indiana . The team remained strong , using the tragedy as inspiration on the ice . The team scored 10 goals the following night against Lake Superior State University and on February 12 , 2010 , after a victory over Bowling Green State University , the RedHawks claimed a third CCHA regular - season title . Season - by - season results . " This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the RedHawks . " " Note : GP = Games played , W = Wins , L = Losses , T = Ties " Coaches . Current . The RedHawks current head coach is Enrico Blasi , former player at Miami ( OH ) from 1990 - 1994 and captain 1993 - 94 . Blasi was hired as head coach at Miami in 1999 after serving as asistant coach to former RedHawks coach , George Gwozdecky at the University of Denver . He was just 27 when hired , becoming the youngest head coach in NCAA Division I men ' s ice hockey . The 2005 - 2006 season marked a historic season for Blasi and the Miami RedHawks program . Blasi became the winningest head coach in school history reaching 130 career wins , surpassing Steve Cady ' s 122 wins behind the RedHawks bench . In addition Miami ( OH was ranked # 1 in the country for the first time program history . Blasi lead the RedHawks to the program ' s first CCHA Regular Season Championship . That same season he was the winner of the Spencer Penrose Award by the American Hockey Coaches Association for head coach of the year in Division I Men ’ s Hockey .