SCHENECTADY, N.Y. - Union College has extended the contract of head men's hockey coach Josh Hauge through the 2028-29 season, Director of Athletics Jim McLaughlin '93 announced on Thursday afternoon.
 
"We are very excited to see Josh continue his efforts to develop championship-caliber student-athletes on and off the ice," McLaughlin said. "The men's hockey team has made great strides over the last two seasons, and Josh's commitment to our program and its student-athletes is evident on a daily basis. We look forward to having Josh behind the bench as the leader of our hockey program for years to come."
 
"First off, I would like to thank President David Harris, Vice President Annette Diorio and Athletic Director Jim McLaughlin for their belief in me and the future of the program as we work to develop these young men both on and off the ice," Hauge said. "This is a commitment both from me and from Union College on the future success of Union men's hockey. This is where my family and I want to be and we are grateful to continue to call the Capital Region home. I'm very excited about the roster we've built for this upcoming year as well as the overall direction of the program. I'm grateful for the trust placed in me and the opportunity to continue to lead the team for years to come."
 
The seventh head coach in the program's Division I era, Hauge has won 30 games in his first two seasons and started the process of returning Union to the top of ECAC Hockey. Last season, Union clinched a top-six seed in the ECAC Hockey Tournament for the first time since 2018 thanks to a young lineup that featured sophomores and juniors as the team's top-five points leaders, paced by AHCA All-America second-team and All-ECAC Hockey first-team defenseman John Prokop. 
 
Union will kick off the 50th and final season of varsity hockey at Messa Rink at Achilles Center on Saturday, October 5 with an exhibition against Providence College, followed by the 2024-25 season-opener on Sunday, October 6 versus Army West Point.