Brian Idalski is leaving St. Cloud State after being hired as coach of the PWHL’s expansion team in Vancouver, the league announced Monday. The 54-year-old has more than 20 years of women’s ...

In the summer of 2019, Brian Idalski took a job coaching the Kunlun Red Star Vanke Rays, a Chinese-based women's hockey team in the top Russian league. In Year 1, the former UND coach made history.

In China, Brian Idalski coached two of his current PWHL Vancouver players in Hannah Miller and Michela Cava. It's an invaluable connection for a coach looking to set a team culture and tap leadership.

June 23 - PWHL Vancouver named Brian Idalski as the expansion club's first head coach on Monday. Idalski, 54, spent the past three seasons as head coach of the St. Cloud State women's hockey program.

ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Brian Idalski came to UND in 2007 with a building project on his hands. He took over a UND women's hockey program that had gone 3-31-2 the previous season, 0-27-1 in Western ...

China head coach Brian Idalski watches from the bench during a preliminary round women's hockey game against Czech Republic at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, in Beijing.

PWHL Vancouver named Brian Idalski as the expansion club's first head coach on Monday. Idalski, 54, spent the past three seasons as head coach of the St. Cloud State women's hockey program.