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Princeton University Athletics
Men's Ice Hockey
Griff Jeszka
- Title:
- Director of Hockey Operations
- Email:
- gj3251@princeton.edu
Griff Jeszka has joined the Princeton men’s ice hockey coaching staff as Director of Hockey Operations as announced by Hobey Baker ’14 Head Coach of Men’s Ice Hockey Ben Syer.
Jeszka most recently spent the past three seasons as an assistant coach in the North American Hockey League. After spending the 2023-24 season with Kenai River, he coached the last two years with the Watertown Shamrocks.
“I am thrilled to welcome Griff to the Princeton men’s hockey program,” Syer said. “He has quickly risen the ranks as a young coach and has been mentored along the way by many great hockey minds. His acumen for film breakdown combined with his aptitude for identifying areas for skill development will be a welcomed addition to our staff.”
His foray into coaching began after a three-year stint as a professional player with multiple teams in the ECHL including the Indy Fuel, Kansas City Mavericks, Tulsa Oilers and Iowa Heartlanders.
In addition to his junior coaching career, Jeszka has been a Skills Coach with Scorer’s Edge since 2012.
A 2020 graduate of Merrimack, Jeszka played the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons at Merrimack after opening his collegiate career with two seasons at UMass from 2016-17 through 2017-18. Jeszka was named to Hockey East’s All-Academic team all four seasons he played collegiately and was named a Hockey East Top Scholar all four seasons.
Jeszka most recently spent the past three seasons as an assistant coach in the North American Hockey League. After spending the 2023-24 season with Kenai River, he coached the last two years with the Watertown Shamrocks.
“I am thrilled to welcome Griff to the Princeton men’s hockey program,” Syer said. “He has quickly risen the ranks as a young coach and has been mentored along the way by many great hockey minds. His acumen for film breakdown combined with his aptitude for identifying areas for skill development will be a welcomed addition to our staff.”
His foray into coaching began after a three-year stint as a professional player with multiple teams in the ECHL including the Indy Fuel, Kansas City Mavericks, Tulsa Oilers and Iowa Heartlanders.
In addition to his junior coaching career, Jeszka has been a Skills Coach with Scorer’s Edge since 2012.
A 2020 graduate of Merrimack, Jeszka played the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons at Merrimack after opening his collegiate career with two seasons at UMass from 2016-17 through 2017-18. Jeszka was named to Hockey East’s All-Academic team all four seasons he played collegiately and was named a Hockey East Top Scholar all four seasons.
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