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Princeton University Athletics
Lammers, Faust Named Assistant Men's Hockey Coaches
June 22, 2004 | Men's Ice Hockey
June 22, 2004
Princeton, N.J. - Jason Lammers and Andre Faust were each named to the coaching staff of the Princeton men's hockey team by first-year Tiger head coach Guy Gadowsky. Lammers follows Gadowsky to Princeton from Alaska-Fairbanks, while Faust, a 1992 graduate of Princeton, returns to his alma mater following a 12-season professional playing career.
"We have put together a great staff," says Gadowsky. "Jason is extremely professional and has experience coaching in the ECAC. He did a tremendous job for me in Fairbanks in the CCHA and his experience will be a huge asset to the team."
Lammers spent one season in Fairbanks and has four seasons total of college coaching experience. Prior to joining the Nanooks staff, he was an assistant coach in the ECAC at Clarkson. He also was an assistant at Division III Hobart for a season. "I'm extremely excited to have the opportunity to work at the best university in the world," says Lammers. "I look forward to working with athletes and having the chance to work with players that have great potential on and off the ice."
Lammers played four seasons of Division III hockey for the Geneseo State Ice Knights in the SUNYAC. He was voted the team's best defenseman by his peers and was the team captain his senior year. He graduated from Geneseo in 1998 with a bachelor's degree in history. The Pittsburgh native played for the Idaho Steelheads and Phoenix Mustangs in the West Coast Hockey League from 1998-99 through 1999-2000.
Faust, one of only six former Tigers ever to play in the National Hockey League, will begin his first season in coaching after 12 seasons of professional hockey. The last two seasons he played in the Swedish Elite League and spent six seasons playing in Germany before that. He was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in 1989 but came up through the Philadelphia Flyers organization after graduating. In both the 1992-93 and 1993-94 season, Faust split time between the NHL and the AHL. In total, he appeared in 47 NHL games, scoring 10 goals and adding seven assists for 17 points with the Flyers.
"Andre represents what we're trying to achieve at Princeton," says Gadowsky. "He had a tremendous collegiate career and was able to build that into a successful professional career. He is passionate about Tiger hockey and represents himself well. We are thrilled to have him join the staff."
"I am delighted and very excited to return to Princeton as an assistant coach," says Faust. "I look forward to the new challenge and can't wait for the new season."
Faust ranks second all-time in the Princeton record books for points in a career with 150. He sits third on the career goals list (63) and second on the assists list (87). As a freshman he became only the second Princetonian to ever win the ECAC Rookie of the Year Award and won the Blackwell Trophy twice as the team's most valuable player. The Joliette, Que., native also served as the team's captain his senior year.