Tom Viggiano

Tom Viggiano is an American former ice hockey player and head coach who previously headed the program at Kent State.[1]

Tom Viggiano
Biographical details
BornDecember 18, 1960
Detroit, MI.
Alma materKent State University
Playing career
1979-1980Redford Royals
1980–1984Kent State
Position(s)Center

Player stats

Viggiano averaged over a goal and an assist per game throughout his four seasons of playing ice hockey and was the first four-year varsity letter winner in the program's history. He holds Kent State's career records for goals scored (97), total points (203 in 96 games) and hat tricks (9). Viggiano ranks second in career assists (106) Viggiano was the first varsity ice hockey player ever to be inducted into the Kent State Athletic Hall of Fame
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1987–1988Kent State
Head coaching record
Overall11–26–3 (.313)

Career

From 1980-84, Detroit native Tom Viggiano tallied 97 goals and 106 assists in 96 games for the Kent State Golden Flashes. Viggiano became the first four year varsity lettermen and first ice hockey player to be inducted into the Kent State University Varsity-K Sports Hall of Fame. Viggiano played his junior hockey with the Detroit Jr. Red Wings and Redford Royals of the Great Lakes Jr. Hockey League (GLJHL). In the 1979-80 season, Viggiano tallied 30 goals, 46 assists, 76 pts. in 44 games for the Redford Royals. After his playing career, Viggiano was named as the interim head coach for Kent State when John Wallin resigned in the summer of 1987.[2] After a poor showing Kent declined to remove his interim tag and began to search for a full-time replacement. While Viggiano was considered for the position it ultimately went to Bill Switaj.[3] After his college coaching career, Viggiano in 1998-99 became the co-head coach of Detroit Compuware in the Tier II NAJHL hockey league where Compuware posted a 72-2-2 record. In his 1989-90 NAJHL campaign, Viggiano helped lead Compuware to a 38-7-4 record.

Head coaching record

College
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Kent State Golden Flashes (ACHA) (1987–1988)
1987–88 Kent State 11–26–30-10-24th
Kent State: 11–26–3 (.313)0–10–2 (.083)
Total:11–26–3 (.313)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References
  1. "Tom Viggiano". College Hockey News. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  2. "Viggiano makes KSU coaching debut as hockey team opens season at home". Daily Kent Stater. 1987-10-08. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  3. "New head hockey coach hired from West Point". Daily Kent Stater. 1988-06-22. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
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