Staff Directory
Steve Briere
- Title:
- Director of Goaltending Development
Steve Briere, who boasts 10 years as an NHL head goaltending coach and 12 years overall at that highest level, joined the Badger staff in August 2026 as Director of Goaltending Development.
Most recently, Briere spent three seasons coaching the Seattle Kraken goaltenders including Joey Daccord and Philip Grubauer. That followed seven seasons as the head goaltending coach with the Toronto Maple Leafs working with NHL All-Stars Frederik Andersen and Jack Campbell, as well as James Reimer and Curtis McElhinney. He also coached future NHL goaltender Cam Talbot at Alabama-Huntsville.
Raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Briere made coaching stops at UAH in the NCAA, Omaha in the USHL and Topeka in the NAHL.
Briere played in Omaha for Wisconsin men's hockey head coach Hastings in the USHL, then went on to play at UAH for three seasons and in the professional ranks at the AHL, ECHL, IHL, CHL and BNL levels, among others, for eight more seasons.
He's also known as a renowned speaker at the international hockey level, presenting at the NHL Draft and NHL Coaches Association, IIHF World Championships, Hockey Germany, Hockey Finland and other organizations in the United Kingdom and Sweden.
Most recently, Briere spent three seasons coaching the Seattle Kraken goaltenders including Joey Daccord and Philip Grubauer. That followed seven seasons as the head goaltending coach with the Toronto Maple Leafs working with NHL All-Stars Frederik Andersen and Jack Campbell, as well as James Reimer and Curtis McElhinney. He also coached future NHL goaltender Cam Talbot at Alabama-Huntsville.
Raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Briere made coaching stops at UAH in the NCAA, Omaha in the USHL and Topeka in the NAHL.
Briere played in Omaha for Wisconsin men's hockey head coach Hastings in the USHL, then went on to play at UAH for three seasons and in the professional ranks at the AHL, ECHL, IHL, CHL and BNL levels, among others, for eight more seasons.
He's also known as a renowned speaker at the international hockey level, presenting at the NHL Draft and NHL Coaches Association, IIHF World Championships, Hockey Germany, Hockey Finland and other organizations in the United Kingdom and Sweden.
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