Spud Hamilton returns in 2023-24 for his 16th season as Colorado College’s head equipment manager for hockey.
A 30-year veteran of the professional and junior hockey ranks in both the United States and Canada, Hamilton came to the Tigers from the San Antonio Rampage, the top farm club of the National Hockey League’s Phoenix Coyotes.
Hamilton began his career at age 15 and has worked for the Augusta Lynx of the East Coast Hockey League, the Elmira Jackals of the United Hockey League and the El Paso Buzzards of the former Western Professional Hockey League. He also spent seven seasons in the Ontario Hockey League, four with the Sarnia Sting and three with the Newmarket/Cornwall Royals.
A 1991 graduate of Sheridan College in Oakville, Ont., Hamilton is a member of the Society of Professional Hockey Equipment Managers. The Ottawa, Ont., native and his wife, Yvonne, celebrated their 22nd anniversary in May.
