Former NHL player and Team USA gold medalist Craig Norwich has been hired as the new East Ridge girls' hockey head coach.

Norwich, 56, has led hockey programs across the country for the last 20 years. Locally, he served as the Director of Hockey at St. Paul Academy for five years. Most recently, he has coached Edina 14U “A” girls' hockey.

Norwich played 15 seasons of professional hockey in the NHL and Europe. In high school, he was part of three-consecutive state tournament teams with Edina.

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