Men's Hockey
Andy Brandt
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- Assistant Coach
Andy Brandt, a 2006 NCAA champion at Wisconsin, returned to the Kohl Center in August 2026 after three years down the road as head coach and general manager of the USHL's Madison Capitols, where he directed the program to 104 regular-season victories and a .599 regular-win percentage. Brandt led the Capitols to the Conference Finals in 2026 to close out his tenure.
While leading Madison, Brandt served as head coach for the U.S. Junior Select Team that won the 2025 World Junior A Challenge in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec.
The Wausau native spent the 2022-23 season as an assistant coach at UW after arriving in Madison from a five-year associate head coaching stint with St. Norbert College. Brandt helped the Green Knights to the 2018 NCAA Division III Championship. The school returned to the NCAA quarterfinals in both 2019 and 2022.
Prior to his tenure with the Green Knights, Brandt spent time as head coach and general manager of the ECHL's Atlanta Gladiators. He served as interim head coach of what was then the Gwinnett Gladiators in 2014-15 before taking the reins of the Atlanta Gladiators for the 2015-16 season. He joined the staff as an assistant coach for the 2013-14 season, after playing parts of six seasons with Gwinnett, along with AHL stints for Lake Erie, Manitoba and Abbotsford. He also played part of one season for Victoria of the ECHL.
He played in a team record 357 games with Gwinnett, tallying 76 goals and 192 points. He also served as an assistant captain from 2007-12, before becoming captain for the 2012-13 campaign.
As a Badger, Brandt skated from 2004-07 and was a part of the 2006 National Championship Team. He was voted the Jim Santulli 7th Man Award winner by Badger fans for both the 2004-05 and 2006-07 seasons.
While leading Madison, Brandt served as head coach for the U.S. Junior Select Team that won the 2025 World Junior A Challenge in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec.
The Wausau native spent the 2022-23 season as an assistant coach at UW after arriving in Madison from a five-year associate head coaching stint with St. Norbert College. Brandt helped the Green Knights to the 2018 NCAA Division III Championship. The school returned to the NCAA quarterfinals in both 2019 and 2022.
Prior to his tenure with the Green Knights, Brandt spent time as head coach and general manager of the ECHL's Atlanta Gladiators. He served as interim head coach of what was then the Gwinnett Gladiators in 2014-15 before taking the reins of the Atlanta Gladiators for the 2015-16 season. He joined the staff as an assistant coach for the 2013-14 season, after playing parts of six seasons with Gwinnett, along with AHL stints for Lake Erie, Manitoba and Abbotsford. He also played part of one season for Victoria of the ECHL.
He played in a team record 357 games with Gwinnett, tallying 76 goals and 192 points. He also served as an assistant captain from 2007-12, before becoming captain for the 2012-13 campaign.
As a Badger, Brandt skated from 2004-07 and was a part of the 2006 National Championship Team. He was voted the Jim Santulli 7th Man Award winner by Badger fans for both the 2004-05 and 2006-07 seasons.
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