Appert in at RPI

The Rensselaer Engineers have named Seth Appert (a former goalie of Ferris State from 1992-96) the 12th head coach in Rensselaer Hockey history. Appert was an assistant coach at Denver for nine seasons, and was there for both of the Pioneers National Championship teams in 2004 and 2005.

Appert will take over for Dan Fridgen, who resigned from the position on March 21, 2006. Over Fridgens 12 years at RPI he lead his teams to a 211-193-38 record and is the winningest coach in Rensselaer history.

By Friday Appert will meet with the RPI community and accept his position. His deal is reportedly for four years.

Other canidates for the job included former Los Angeles Kings head coach Andy Murray, who turned down an offer to become head coach, and Boston College assistant coach Mike Cavanaugh.