University of North Dakota Athletics

Paul Colontino is in his fourth season as assistant coach with the Fighting Sioux women’s hockey team and also serves as the program's recruiting coordinator.

In 2003-04, Colontino, who works primarily with UND's defensemen, oversaw a defense corps that allowed fewer than three goals per game for the first time in program history, cutting the team GAA by nearly half a goal per game from 2002-03.

Colontino's defensemen were also a big part of a UND penalty-killing unit that ranked 16th in the nation, a remarkable feat for a second-year program.
 
Colontino came to UND after spending two seasons as an assistant coach with Mercyhurst’s women’s hockey team. In his two seasons at Mercyhurst, Colontino
helped guide the Lakers to a 38-24-4 record, including a GLWHA championship in 2001-02. He also served as the team’s conditioning coach and assisted in recruiting, travel planning and video breakdown.
 
Prior to his coaching career, Colontino played four years as a defenseman with the Mercyhurst men’s team. He was team captain and the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Defensive Player of the Year as a senior in 1999-00, as well as an all-conference selection and Mercyhurst’s Male Student-Athlete of the Year.
 
Colontino is a native of Burlington, Ontario. He graduated from Mercyhurst in May 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in anthropology and received a master’s degree in organizational leadership from Mercyhurst in May 2002.

His family includes his wife, Gina.