Adam Krug is an American ice hockey coach and former player who was the NCAA Division III coach of the year in 2022.[1]

Adam Krug
Current position
TitleHead Coach
TeamAdrian
ConferenceNCHA
Biographical details
Born (1983-06-06) June 6, 1983 (age 41)
Livonia, Michigan, USA
Alma materAdrian College
Playing career
2004–2006Wayne State
2007–2009Adrian
2008–2009Cincinnati Cyclones
2009–2010Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
2010–2011Nijmegen Devils
2011–2012Mississippi Surge
2011–2012Toledo Walleye
2011–2012Steaua Rangers
2012–2013Evansville IceMen
Position(s)Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2012–2014Indiana Ice (asst.)
2014–PresentAdrian
Head coaching record
Overall180–41–11 (.800)
Tournaments5–4 (.556)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NCHA Regular Season Champion (7):
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022

NCHA South Division Champion (7):
2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

NCHA Tournament Champion (4):
2015, 2016, 2020, 2022

NCAA Division III National Champion (1):
2022
Awards
2022 Edward Jeremiah Award

Career

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Krug's college career began at Wayne State in 2004. After leading the team in scoring as a sophomore, rumors began to circulate about financial troubles with the program.[2] Krug transferred to Adrian College, a small school in southern Michigan, who were set to begin playing varsity ice hockey in 2007. He debuted for the Division III team that year and went on to lead the Bulldogs in scoring, averaging more than 2 points a game. His exploits helped the club win their conference title, however, because the MCHA did not have an automatic bid at the time the Bulldogs weren't invited to play in the NCAA tournament. Krug led his team to a repeat performance in his final season, posing a record of 27–1–1, but were again left out of the tournament.

After graduating, Krug had a short career as a professional. Over a 5-year span he played sparing at most of his stops, however, he did have one good season with the Nijmegen Devils where he led the club in scoring. After playing just one game in 2012–13, Krug retired as a player and began his coaching career.

Krug's first job was as an assistant with the Indiana Ice. In his second season with the team, he helped lead them to a Clark Cup championship, but the financial situation forced the team to suspend operations after the year.[3] Krug was not without a job for long, however, because in the same offseason his former bench boss, Ron Fogarty accepted the head coaching position at Princeton. Adrian turned to one of their own as a replacement and Krug was named as the second head coach for the Bulldogs.

in six seasons under Fogarty, Adrian had never finished with fewer than 20 wins and posted a winging percentage of at least .700. Very little changed when Krug took over as the Bulldogs, who were now in the NCHA, continued to be one of the top teams in Division III. In his first four seasons, Krug won four conference titles, two conference tournament titles and made two appearances in the Frozen Four. After a slight down season in 2019, Adrian returned to the top of their conference in 2020 only to see the team's tournament hopes ended by the COVID-19 pandemic. After slogging through the tumultuous 2021 season, the Bulldogs returned in force for 2022. Adrian posted one of the best records in history, going 31–1, being the unanimous #1 team, and blowing through all three opponents in the tournament en route to the program's first national championship. For the outstanding performance by his team, Krug also received the Edward Jeremiah Award.[4]

Personal life

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Two of Adam's brothers played college hockey. He played with middle brother Matt at Wayne State while the younger Torey attended Michigan State before embarking on a long career in the NHL.

Statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2001–02 Springfield Spirit NAHL 53 4 19 23 33
2002–03 Springfield Spirit NAHL 10 3 2 5 27
2002–03 Capital Centre Pride NAHL 47 13 21 34 96
2003–04 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 59 18 26 44 72 7 0 6 6 8
2004–05 Wayne State CHA 35 11 8 19 40
2005–06 Wayne State CHA 32 7 16 23 56
2007–08 Adrian MCHA 29 30 47 77 54
2008–09 Adrian MCHA 28 22 30 52 61
2008–09 Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL 11 1 2 3 2
2009–10 Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs CHL 4 0 1 1 0
2010–11 Nijmegen Devils Netherlands 41 28 43 71 82 7 4 11 15 56
2011–12 Mississippi Surge SPHL 14 6 9 15 16
2011–12 Toledo Walleye ECHL 3 0 0 0 2
2011–12 Steaua Rangers MOL Liga 9 7 3 10 22 2 1 1 2 20
2011–12 Steaua Rangers RHL 8 2 4 6 70 5 1 3 4 8
2012–13 Evansville IceMen ECHL 1 0 1 1 0
NAHL totals 110 20 42 62 156
NCAA totals 124 70 101 171 211
ECHL totals 15 1 3 4 4

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Adrian Bulldogs (NCHA) (2003–present)
2014–15 Adrian 24–4–3 16–1–1 1st NCAA Frozen Four
2015–16 Adrian 24–4–1 17–2–1 T–1st NCAA Quarterfinals
2016–17 Adrian 20–7–2 17–3–0 1st NCAA Frozen Four
2017–18 Adrian 24–6–0 17–1–0 1st NCAA Quarterfinals
2018–19 Adrian 20–8–1 13–4–1 2nd NCHA Runner-Up
2019–20 Adrian 21–5–3 15–3–2 1st Tournament Cancelled
2020–21 Adrian 16–6–1 8–0–0 1st NCHA Semifinals
2021–22 Adrian 31–1–0 18–0–0 1st NCAA National Champion
Adrian: 180–41–11 121–14–5
Total: 180–41–11

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

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  1. ^ "American Hockey Coaches Association". Archived from the original on 2010-01-16. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
  2. ^ "Wayne State AD Vents About WSU Folding Program". USCHO.com. November 20, 2007. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "Indiana Ice Granted Dormancy for 2014-15 USHL Season". USHL. May 4, 2014. Archived from the original on April 20, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  4. ^ "After guiding Adrian to national D-III college hockey semifinals, Krug named Edward Jeremiah Award winner as national D-III coach of year". USCHO. March 25, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Edward Jeremiah Award
2021–22
Succeeded by