St. Olaf College Athletics

Sean Goldsworthy is in his 19th season as head men's hockey coach at St. Olaf in 2015-16. He was named the MIAC's coach of the year in 2009 after leading the Oles to their first regular season MIAC championship since 1938-39. In that season, St. Olaf was ranked as high as 13th in the United States Collegiate Hockey Top 15 poll and won the league by seven points.
 
Goldsworthy led St. Olaf to four straight MIAC Playoffs appearances from 2004-07 and to at least one postseason win in 2004, 2005 and 2006. In 2011-12 he brought the team to the MIAC finals. Goldsworthy, a 1994 graduate of St. Olaf, helped the Oles capture its first NCAA Tournament berth in school history with their 5-1 win over the University of St. Thomas in the MIAC Playoffs Championship in 2006. Recently, Goldsworthy has led St. Olaf to 10-win seasons in nine of the last 10.
 
As a player, Goldsworthy was an All-MIAC selection in both hockey and baseball. In hockey, Goldsworthy led the MIAC in scoring in 1993 and was a member of playoff teams in both '91 and '92. In baseball, he was a member of three NCAA regional teams in 1991-92, '92-93, and '93-94, respectively. In 1993-94 he was elected team MVP, and was awarded second team regional honors.
 
Goldsworthy has been a member of nine postseason appearances as either a player or coach while at St. Olaf.
 
After playing professional hockey in San Antonio and Memphis of the Central Hockey League, Goldsworthy completed his master's at St. Cloud State University while serving as an assistant at Saint John's University, helping guide them to a NCAA third place finish in 1996-97.
 
In addition to his duties as head hockey coach, Goldsworthy teaches biomechanics in the exercise science major and was an assistant baseball coach for 15 seasons under head coach Matt McDonald.
 
He and his wife Amy have three daughters; Madigan, Emma and Lauren.