ASSISTANT COACH
ANDREW DICKSON

Andrew Dickson, a former Raider hockey player, is in his seventh season as an assistant men's ice hockey coach at Colgate University. Dickson's primary responsibilities include working with the forwards and playing a major role in the program's recruiting efforts.

Since his return to Hamilton, Dickson has helped Colgate to two NCAA tournament appearances, the 2004 ECAC Hockey League regular-season title, and back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time in school history.

Dickson captained the 1992-93 Colgate team and led the Raiders in scoring with 43 points. He was also a key member of the 1989-90 team that won the ECAC regular-season and tournament championships, and advanced to the NCAA championship game. Dickson finished his Colgate career with 122 points, and ranks 26th on the Raiders' all-time scoring list. He left Colgate as the school's all-time leader in games played with 135, and is now tied for seventh in that category.

Dickson played professional hockey from 1993 to 1999 in several leagues throughout the world. He began his pro career with the Lee-Valley Lions of the British Hockey League. In 17 games, he scored 75 points on 36 goals and 39 assists. Dickson finished the season with the Utica Bulldogs of the Colonial Hockey League, where he scored 11 goals and added 30 assists for 41 points in 39 games, and led the team in points per contest.

The following year, Dickson skated with four different teams in the U.S., including three in the East Coast Hockey League. He appeared in 11 games in the U.S., during which he recorded one goal and seven assists for eight points.

Dickson joined Memmingen of the German League for the 1995-96 campaign. That year, he led the league in goals and points, and paced the team in powerplay goals, shorthanded goals and plus/minus. During the 1996-97 season, Dickson led the league in scoring and shorthanded goals. He paced his team in goals, assists, points and plus/minus while leading Memmingen to a second-place league finish.

Dickson also led Memmingen in goals, assists, points and plus/minus during the 1997-98 campaign. He finished second in the league in scoring, and helped his team claim the west division championship. Dickson finished the season by playing seven games with the Saginaw Lumber Kings of the United Hockey League.

In his final season as a professional player, Dickson played in the English Premier League for the Division I Blackburn Hawks. He led the English Cup in points with 112 during the 1998-99 season, and finished third in the league in scoring. Dickson led Blackburn in goals, assists, points and plus/minus.

Dickson graduated from Colgate in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in economics. He is engaged to be married to Alison Walker, and the couple resides in Hamilton.