This is Dan Darrow’s first time serving as an assistant coach of the U.S. Under-18 Men’s National Team.

Darrow, who is making his USA Hockey IIHF debut, serves as a volunteer assistant coach at USA Hockey's National Team Development Program with the Under-18 Team. He has helped the team to a 43-13-0 record so far this season.

Before joining the NTDP staff, the Livonia, Mich., native spent seven seasons serving as video coach for the NHL’s San Jose Sharks, where he had a particular focus on incorporating analytics for his pre-scouting work and during the playoffs.

Prior to his time in the NHL, Darrow served as the first ever director of hockey operations at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell from 2011-2015. While with the River Hawks, he oversaw the day-to-day operations of the hockey program and assisted the coaching staff with film breakdown. During his tenure, the team took home two Hockey East Playoff Championships, one HEA regular season championship and participated in the Frozen Four.

Darrow came to UMass-Lowell after four years as a student assistant with the Michigan State University hockey program, breaking down game film for the Spartans coaching staff. Darrow earned his master’s of business administration from UMass-Lowell in 2017 after graduating with a bachelor’s degree in communications from Michigan State in 2011.