March 13, 2002

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - Bowling Green State University Director of Athletics Paul Krebs has announced that Buddy Powers, who finished his eighth season guiding the University's ice hockey program, will not return to coach the Falcons next season. A national search for a successor will begin immediately.

"We believe that a change in leadership for our hockey program is necessary at this time," said Krebs. "Buddy Powers is as highly regarded a staff member as we have at BGSU, but the lack of success on the ice and the declining interest overall in the program became too apparent to overlook."

Powers has an all-time coaching record of 255-220-41 (.534 pct.) in 14 years as head coach, at Bowling Green (1994-2002), Rensselaer (1989-94) and Rochester Institute of Technology (1988-89). His final record with the Brown and Orange stands at 135-149-26 (.477 pct.).

Appointed the head coach at Bowling Green on July 12, 1994, Powers was the fourth bench boss in the program's history. He spent 14 seasons overall on the Falcon bench after serving six years as assistant coach under Jerry York from 1982-88. Powers was the CCHA's Coach of the Year in 1995 after leading his first Falcon team to a 25-11-2 record and second place finish in the league.

Powers - Year-by-Year Record

Year        Overall            CCHA (Finish)
1994-95     25-11-2 (.684)     18- 7-2 (2nd)
1995-96     26-14-1 (.646)     18-11-1 (5th)
1996-97     17-16-5 (.513)     10-12-5 (T-5th)
1997-98      8-27-3 (.250)      6-21-3 (11th)
1998-99     17-18-3 (.487)     13-14-3 (7th)
1999-2000   17-19-1 (.473)     12-15-1 (8th)
2000-01     16-19-5 (.463)      8-15-5 (9th)
2001-02      9-25-6 (.300)      7-18-3 (11th)
Overall  135-149-26 (.477)   92-113-23 (.454)