Frank Serratore

Frank Serratore (born August 24, 1957) is an American ice hockey coach, currently with the Air Force Falcons men's ice hockey team. He formerly coached professional hockey in the International Hockey League with the Minnesota Moose from 1994 to 1996.
==Career==
Serratore played two seasons with the St. Paul Vulcans of the Midwest Junior Hockey League and later joined the Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey program while earning his degree in physical education and athletic administration. He also had a short stint with the Nashville South Stars of the Central Hockey League in 1981–82.
Serratore began his coaching career in 1982 with the Austin Mavericks (later the Rochester Mustangs) of the United States Hockey League. After five successful seasons, he moved on become an assistant coach with the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux for two seasons. He then returned to the USHL for one season as head coach and general manager of the Omaha Lancers. During his time in the USHL, Serratore won three league championships. In 1990, Serratore was hired as the head coach of the University of Denver Pioneers and spent four seasons behind their bench.
Serratore made the jump to professional hockey in 1994 when he was hired as the head coach and director of hockey operations of the Minnesota Moose, an expansion team in the International Hockey League. The Moose lasted only two seasons in Minnesota before relocating to Winnipeg, Manitoba. Serratore remained with the Manitoba Moose as director of hockey operations for one season, but Jean Perron was brought by the new ownership group to replace him as head coach.
Since 1997, Serratore has been the head coach of the Air Force Falcons men's hockey team. During his tenure, the Falcons have won five Atlantic Hockey conference championships. He is also part of USA Hockey's development program and coached the United States Under-17 team to a gold medal at the Five Nations Tournament in Sweden.
==Personal life==
Serratore is a native of Coleraine, Minnesota and a graduate of Greenway High School. He and his wife Carol reside in Colorado Springs, Colorado and have four children. His brother Tom coaches at Bemidji State University.
==Awards==
*1983–84 USHL Coach of the Year
*1984–85 USHL General Manager of the Year
*1990 Omaha Sportscaster Sportsmen of the Year
*1989–90 USHL General Manager of the Year
==Coaching record==
===Amateur===
Team 	Year 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Post season
Team 	Year 	G 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	Pts 	Finish 	Result
Austin 	1982–1983	48 	23 	23 	2 	0 	48 	4th in league 	
Austin 	1983–1984	48 	35 	11 	0 	2 	72 	2nd in league 	
Austin 	1984–1985	48 	38 	8 	1 	2 	79 	1st in league 	Won championship
Rochester	1985–1986	48 	32 	11 	2 	3 	69 	2nd in league 	
Rochester	1986–1988	48 	37 	9 	0 	2 	76 	1st in league 	Won championship
Omaha 	1989–1990	48 	36 	11 	0 	1 	73 	1st in league 	Won championship
Totals 	Totals 	288 	202 	73 	5 	8 	417 	 	
===Professional===
Team 	Year 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Post season
Team 	Year 	G 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	Pts 	Finish 	Result
Minnesota	1994–1995	81 	34 	35 	0 	12 	80 	4th in Central	Lost round 1
Minnesota	1995–1996	82 	30 	45 	0 	7 	67 	5th in Midwest	DNQ
Totals 	Totals 	163 	64 	80 	0 	19 	147 	 	
===Collegiate===
==See also==
*List of college men's ice hockey coaches with 400 wins
==References==
==External links==
* Air Force profile
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Category:American ice hockey coaches
Category:Bemidji State Beavers men's ice hockey players
Category:Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey coaches
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Category:International Hockey League (1945–2001) head coaches
Category:Manitoba Moose coaches
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Category:United States Hockey League coaches
Category:North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey coaches
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