Buddy Powers Francis " Buddy " Powers is the current assistant coach for the Boston University men ' s ice hockey team . He is the former Ice Arena Director for the BGSU Ice Arena and play by play commentator for the Bowling Green Ice Hockey on The Buckeye Cable Sports Network . Playing career . Buddy Powers played Left Wing for three seasons at Boston University ( BU ) from 1972 to ' 75 . He played 90 games during his time at BU , which placed third in the 1974 and ’ 75 NCAA Tournaments and compiled a 49 - 13 - 1 record over his final two years with the team . After graduating from BU in 1975 , Powers went on to play professional hockey in Europe . He played two years ( 1976 - 78 ) as a defenseman for Kaufbeuren and helped the team to a Division II Championship during his first season . He finished his playing career at Krefeld , Germany in 1979 - 80 , assisting the team to the playoff finals . College Coaching career . During his time coaching , Powers has had five players earn First - Team All - America honors , four have been finalists for the Hobey Baker Award , including 1995 Hobey Baker Award winner Brian Holzinger . Nineteen of his former players played professional hockey in North America , with four playing in the NHL . Colgate . After finishing his professional hockey career in 1980 , Powers joined the Colgate University coaching staff as an assistant coach under head coach Terry Slater . In his first season at Colgate , the team made the NCAA Tournament . Bowling Green State University ( assistant coach ) . After the conclusion of the 1981 - 82 season , Powers became an assistant coach on the Bowling Green State University ( BGSU ) coaching staff under head coach Jerry York . In 1984 , his first season as assistant coach , BGSU posted a 34 - 8 - 2 record and won Bowling Green ' s only NCAA National Championship for ice hockey . During his time as BGSU ' s assistant coach from 1982 - 1988 , BGSU was the Central Collegiate Hockey Association ( CCHA ) regular season champions in 1982 , 1983 , 1984 , 1987 and CCHA tournament champions in 1988 . The team made the NCAA tournament in 1982 , 1984 , 1987 , and 1988 . Powers served as the team ’ s top assistant , chief recruiter , and on - ice instructor for BGSU . Under York and Powers , the Falcons were 174 - 74 - 8 ( . 695 pct . ) , including 129 - 50 - 8 ( . 710 pct . ) in league play and finished either first or second in the CCHA on five occasions Rochester Institute of Technology . Following the 1988 season , Powers accepted the head coaching position with the Division III Rochester Institute of Technology ( RIT ) . In his first and only season with RIT , he lead the Tigers to a 26 - 8 - 2 record . The team won the ECAC West Championship . The team made it to the NCAA Championship game but lost to University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point by a score of 3 - 2 . Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute . Powers went on to become the head coach of Division I Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ( RPI ) for the 1989 - 90 season . The Engineers enjoyed improved seasons during Powers ' tenure as head coach . The team qualified for the ECAC Tournament in 1990 , 1992 , 1993 , and 1994 . In 1994 , the team returned to the ECAC Championship Game and the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1985 . In his five seasons at RPI , Powers led the Engineers to a record of 94 - 63 - 13 including three 20 - or - more - wins seasons . in 1995 , Powers returned to Bowling Green , this time as head coach . Return to Bowling Green ( head coach ) . Powers was appointed the head coach at Bowling Green on July 12 , 1994 , becoming the fourth head coach in the program ’ s history . During the 1994 - ' 94 campaign , Powers lead the Falcons to a 25 - 11 - 2 record and a second - place finish in the CCHA . It marked their best finish in the league in eight years . He was named the CCHA ’ s Coach of the Year and was a finalist for the Spencer Penrose Award presented annually to the nation ’ s top head coach . Also that year , Brian Holzinger was named CCHA player of the Year . Holzinger won the NCAA All - American Award in ice hockey along with BGSU ' s Kelly Perrault . Holzinger became BGSU ' s second Hobey Baker Award winner , the other being George McPhee in 1982 during Powers ' first season as BGSU ' s assistant coach . Although the first half of his time as BGSU ' s head coach was strong , the lack of top players coming to BGSU affected his overall record ; Powers finished sub - . 500 in his last 5 seasons as BGSU ' s bench boss . Over eight seasons as BG ' s head coach , Powers has compiled a 135 - 149 - 26 record at Bowling Green . Powers is 12th all - time among CCHA coaches with 85 league victories with the Falcons and is 10 CCHA victories shy of entering the Top 10 . Return to Boston University ( assistant coach ) . In August , 2009 , Powers joined BU as an assistant coach . International Coaching career . Powers served as an assistant coach at the 1989 United States Olympic Festival and as head coach at the 1993 United States Olympic Festival games . He also coached the United States during the USA Cup Challenge in 1992 . Powers joined the USA Hockey National Team Development Program in 2002 and served as an assistant coach in the 2002 - 2003 season . Other Hockey Related Positions . Powers served on the Board of Governors of the American Hockey Coaches Association from 1993 - 1996 and is the director of BGSU ’ s Summer Hockey School held annually during the last two weeks of July . Powers is a representative of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and BGSU on the NCAA Division I Ice Hockey Committee . He also served as Ice Arena Director at BGSU and was the color commentator for BGSU ice hockey games on BCSN .