Shawn Bates hired as Pingree head coach
Former Merrimack forward Shawn Bates has been named the new head coach of the Pingree School, a prep school in South Hamilton, Mass.
Bates, 34, graduated from Merrimack in 2014. He’s been an assistant at Pingree since 2022, and he takes over for Dan Gordon, who stepped down after five seasons earlier this spring.
Pingree won its conference championship this past season.
After playing pro in the ECHL and SPHL, Bates worked for Fort Hockey Development and Driscoll Power Skating and founded Beauty Nation Hockey Training.