Bemidji State University will name its new Women’s Hockey Coach this afternoon at a press conference at 3pm. That can be heard here on beaverradionetwork.com as well as on 1300 The Sports Fox in Bemidji.

The Beaver Radio Network has learned that Jim Scanlan will be the new head coach. Scanlan was a men’s player at BSU, being named one of the 50 Greats of 50 Years. Scanlan also has a long history coaching the game. He was an assistant coach at North Dakota, before becoming Athletic Director and head boys coach at East Grand Forks Senior High School. Scanlan dropped his coaching duties after a couple of trips to the State Tournament in the late 1990’s. Scanlan then became the head girls coach at EGF Senior High and took his Greenwave to the State Tournament a year ago.

More details to follow…