Brian Idalski

Brian Idalski (born January 23, 1971) is an American ice hockey coach who is currently the head coach of the Syracuse Orange women's ice hockey team. He previously served as the head coach for North Dakota and St. Cloud State.

Career In April 2007, he was named head coach of the University of North Dakota women's ice hockey team, a position he held for ten years.

He was head coach of the Chinese women's team the Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays in the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL) from 2019 to 2022, twice winning the ZhHL Championship with the team. Idalski also served as head coach of the Chinese women's national team that participated in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. The team qualified as the national host country.

Idalski was hired as the head coach of the St. Cloud State Huskies women's ice hockey team in April 2022.

On June 23, 2025, Idalski was named the inaugural head coach for the Vancouver Goldeneyes and was fired following the conclusion of the 2025–26 PWHL season.

Idalski was announced as the head coach of the Syracuse Orange women's ice hockey team on July 14, 2026.

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