Kevin Hamlin is the head coach of the Windsor Lancers men's hockey program.
Widely considered to be among the top collegiate coaches in the country, Coach Hamlin has an outstanding record as a winning hockey coach and impressive credentials as a former player. His career at the University of Windsor includes two OUA Coach of the Year honours, two trips to the U SPORTS national championship tournament and one OUA provincial Queen's Cup championship.
In February 2019, Coach Hamlin was named head coach of Team Canada for the 2019 Winter Universiade where hed led the Red & White to a bronze medal finish with an impressive 3-0 win over Kazakhstan.Â
From the 2013-14 to the 2019-20 seasons, Coach Hamlin has led the Lancers to a 104-74-17 record.
Hamlin was named the Ontario University Men's Hockey Coach of the Year in 2014-15 for the second time in his career and was a finalist for the CIS National Coach of the Year after leading the Lancers to a program best 22-4-1 record and first place overall in the OUA. The Lancers were ranked in the CIS top ten for 17 straight weeks and captured an Ontario bronze medal while earning their second consecutive trip to the CIS national championships.
In 2013-14, Coach Hamlin led his squad to the Queen's Cup Ontario Championship for only the second time in school history. They also finished the season ranked No.5Â in Canada - the program's highest ever finish in the national rankings. In addition, Kevin was honoured with both the Windsor Essex Sports (WESPY) Coach of the Year award and the Gino Fracas Coach of the Year award for his outstanding work behind the bench.
En route to winning the Queen's Cup, the Lancers enjoyed a tremendous playoff run that included playoff series wins over Toronto, Western, Lakehead and McGill to earn the title. At the CIS National Championship tournament, Windsor also earned their first ever victory at Nationals as they knocked off the A.U.S. champion Acadia Axemen 4-2 in pool play.
In 2012-13, Coach Hamlin's squad finished 18-9-1 and in second place in the OUA Western conference. The Lancers finished as one of the top scoring teams in the nation including 8th in Canada in goals and 6th in the CIS in power-play goals.
In 2011-12, Kevin led the Lancers at the time to their best season in over a decade as they finished 15-12-1 and advanced the Western Conference finals. Coach Hamlin's squad finished the year ranked #11 in the country.
In 2010-11, Hamlin's Lancers finished the regular season with a 12-12-4 record as he led Windsor back into the playoffs for the second straight season. His second year behind the Lancer bench came in 2009-10 where led the Lancers back to the playoffs as they advanced to the OUA West Semi-Finals.
In 2008-09 in his first season, he was named the OUA Men’s Hockey Coach of the Year after leading the Lancers to a 15-point turnaround in the standings from the previous year.
Coach Hamlin came to the University of Windsor after spending seven years as the Head Coach of the St. Clair College Hockey program. While at St. Clair, he led his team to a pair of provincial championships and was a three time Ontario Collegiate Coach of the Year.
An experienced coach at all levels, Kevin previously served as an assistant coach at Cornell University (NCAA Division 1) and as an assistant coach for the Windsor Spitfires.
Before taking over the St. Clair College Hockey program, Hamlin served as the Head Coach of the Leamington Flyers. While in Leamington, he compiled a 142-44-16 record over four years, the highest winning percentange of any coach in the Western Jr. B League.
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Also an experienced varsity player, Hamlin had an impressive CIS Hockey university career at the University of Toronto. As a goalie, he helped lead his squad to a CIS National Championship and was honoured as a CIS All-Canadian and a two-time OUA All-Star. He was also named the University of Toronto's Male Athlete of the Year.
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Prior to attending university, he played four seasons in the OHL with the Windsor Spitfires, London Knights and Peterborough Petes.
Kevin earned his Bachelor of Physical Education Degree from the University of Toronto and his Bachelor of Education Degree from the University of Windsor.
COACHING RECORD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR
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|
Season
|
GP
|
W
|
L
|
OTL
|
|
2008-09
|
28
|
13
|
13
|
2
|
|
2009-10
|
28
|
10
|
13
|
5
|
|
2010-11
|
28
|
12
|
12
|
4
|
| 2011-12 |
28 |
15 |
12 |
1 |
| 2012-13 |
28 |
18 |
9 |
1 |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2013-14 (Queen's Cup Champions) |
28 |
17 |
11 |
0 |
| 2014-15 (OUA Bronze Medalists) |
27 |
22 |
4 |
1 |
| 2015-16 |
28 |
14 |
11 |
3 |
| 2016-17 |
28 |
13 |
13 |
2 |
| 2017-18 |
28 |
10 |
11 |
7 |
| 2018-19 |
28 |
13 |
14 |
1 |
| 2019-20 |
28 |
15 |
10 |
3 |
| 2020-21 |
COVID 19 |
NO |
SEASON |
PLAYED |
| 2021-22 |
16 |
12 |
3 |
1 |
| 2022-23 |
27 |
18 |
6 |
3 |
| 2023-24 |
28 |
15 |
11 |
2 |
| 2024-25 |
28 |
16 |
11 |
1 |
|
Career
|
443
|
233
|
173
|
37
|