Rob Riley

Rob Riley (born January 15, 1955) is an American ice hockey coach who was the head coach of the Army Black Knights men's ice hockey from 1986 to 2004.

Career Riley played at Boston College fron 1974 to 1978 and was co-captain his senior year.

In 1983, Riley was named head hockey coach at Babson College. He led the Beavers to an NCAA Division III championship in his first season. At 28, he was the youngest coach ever to win the title. The following season, he won the Edward Jeremiah Award. Riley served as associate coach under his father, John P. Riley Jr., at Army during the 1985–86 season. He succeeded his father as head coach the following season. In his eighteen years at the school, Riley amassed a 257–288–33 record. He left coaching in 2004 for a position at Legg Mason and was succeeded by his younger brother and associate head coach, Brian Riley.

In addition to his work in the financial field, Riley was a part-time scout with the Columbus Blue Jackets. He returned to the bench in 2010 as head coach of the Blue Jackets' American Hockey League affiliate, the Springfield Falcons. He was fired after the 2011–12 season and succeeded by Nolan Pratt. He continued to work with the Blue Jackets as a regional scout. He was an amateur scout for the Buffalo Sabres from 2017 to 2021. He was a volunteer assistant for the LIU Sharks men's ice hockey team while his son, Brett, was head coach. Since 2023, Riley has been a scout for the Colorado Avalanche.

Personal life Riley is the son of former Army and United States men's national ice hockey team coach John P. Riley Jr., nephew of Bill and Joe Riley, and cousin of Bill Riley Jr. He was one of five sibilings (four brothers and one sister) who played college hockey. His nephews, Jack and Brendan Riley are also college hockey coaches.