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Roger Grillo

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Key facts

Role Former American ice hockey player and coach[1]
Organization USA Hockey[1]
Brown role Head coach, 1997-2009[4]
Vermont role Assistant coach[4]
Maine role Player[1]
Birth place Apple Valley, MN, USA[3]

Roger Grillo is an American hockey coach and former player who has worked for USA Hockey and as a coaching consultant for the Montreal Canadiens.

Context

Roger Grillo is a hockey coach and former player from the United States. He has worked for USA Hockey in development roles and, in later sources, as a coaching consultant for the Montreal Canadiens [2]. He also coached college hockey at Brown University after earlier stints as an assistant at Vermont and as a player at the University of Maine [1]. Grillo was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft [1]. He played three seasons for Maine before starting his coaching career [1]. He spent 12 seasons as Brown's head coach and had three winning seasons there [1]. He joined USA Hockey in June 2009 and later became director of player development [4].

Documented claims

  • He was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft. [1]
  • He played three seasons for Maine before starting his coaching career. [1]
  • He spent 12 seasons as Brown's head coach and had three winning seasons there. [1]
  • He joined USA Hockey in June 2009 and later became director of player development. [4]

Questions and answers

Who is Roger Grillo?

Roger Grillo is an American hockey coach and former player who has worked for USA Hockey and as a coaching consultant for the Montreal Canadiens [1].

Which NHL coach never played hockey?

Roger Grillo did play hockey at the University of Maine and was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks, so he is not an example of a coach who never played [1].

What happened to Alain Vigneault?

This page is about Roger Grillo, not Alain Vigneault. For information on Grillo, see the main content.

What is Jukka Jalonen doing now?

This page focuses on Roger Grillo, not Jukka Jalonen. For Grillo's current role, he is a coaching consultant for the Montreal Canadiens [2].

Sources

  1. Roger Grillo - Stats, Contract, Salary & More — eliteprospects.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  2. Roger Grillo — admkids.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  3. Gut-wrenching medical update from the Canadiens on ... — hockeyfeed.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  4. NHL Coach on Skating, Shooting, and Stickhandling Development — mahockey.org (retrieved August 3, 2026)

Sources last checked August 3, 2026. · More in People