Mike Corbett became the fifth head coach for the UAH hockey program on July 8, 2013, as he enters his seventh season at the helm of the Chargers in the 2019-20 campaign.
Corbett guided the Chargers into the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) beginning in the 2013-14 season, and the squad has risen its winning percentage both overall and within the league each year.
Overall in his time at UAH, Corbett has coached one WCHA Scholar-Athlete of the Year, two All-WCHA honorees, one WCHA All-Rookie awardee, three CoSIDA Academic All-District performers and a total of 38 WCHA Scholar Athletes.
Corbett – who earned his first career win on Dec. 7, 2013 – achieved the program's second straight WCHA playoff berth with in the 2018-19 campaign, as the squad finished eighth in the standings with 28 WCHA points on an 8-18-2 league record with an overall mark of 8-28-2. Four Chargers went on to play with NHL-affiliated clubs following the campaign, including Hans Gorowsky, Kurt Gosselin, Cam Knight, and John Teets.
During 2017-18, he guided the Chargers to a WCHA playoff berth as the seventh seed in 2017-18, forcing a third game in the quarterfinal round against Northern Michigan. Huntsville native Josh Kestner earned All-WCHA Second Team honors for his 24-goal performance, while Kestner, Tyler Poulsen and Brennan Saulnier each inked amateur try-out contracts in the ECHL following the season.
The Chargers maintained their upward trajectory within the WCHA during the 2016-17 campaign, with UAH posting a program-record 30 league points on a 9-16-3 conference mark. Corbett guided the squad to a total of three road series sweeps for the first time since 2004-05 in addition to garnering the first All-WCHA honoree in Kurt Gosselin as a Third Team selection.
The UAH hockey program continued to grown under the direction of Corbett in 2015-16, as the squad posted a 7-21-6 overall record and a 5-17-6 record in the WCHA while improving upon 2014-15 in winning percentage, goals per game, shots per game, penalty minutes per game and goals against average.
Corbett's team took a step forward in the 2014-15 campaign, tabulating an 8-26-4 record and 7-20-1 within the WCHA to earn the program's first berth to the WCHA playoffs. Several exciting moments highlight Corbett's second year, including the first home win in five seasons and a four-game home win streak to start the 2015 calendar year. WCHA All-Rookie honoree Max McHugh (12-11--23) and standout goalie Carmine Guerriero (.928 SV%, 2,56 GAA) highlight the squad from 2014-15.
Prior to UAH, Corbett spent 10 years as an assistant at Air Force including serving as the team's associate head coach in the 2012-13 season.
During Corbett's time with the Falcons, the program won five Atlantic Hockey Association tournament championships and also appeared in the NCAA tournament five times with berths in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, and 2012.
On the ice Corbett focused on the Air Force blue line, and the team established Falcon records for fewest goals allowed per game in three straight seasons from the 2006-07 year to the 2008-09 campaign. Under his watch, the Falcons featured three AHA Defensemen of the Year winners, and Air Force has consistently ranked among the best in the nation in fewest shots allowed per game.
With Corbett assisting in the program's recruiting effort, the team also featured two AHA Player of the Year honorees, three Division I All-Americans, and 17 all-conference selections. During his time on the bench, the Falcons also had the only Hobey Baker Hat Trick finalist in AFA history.
No stranger to WCHA hockey, Corbett was a defensive force during his playing days at Denver from 1992-97 where he was an alternate captain for two seasons and a two-time WCHA All-Academic Team member. Additionally, in 1997 he was a finalist for the NCAA Hockey Humanitarian Award. He graduated from Denver in 1996 before also earning his master's degree from the university in 1998.
After his time in Denver, Corbett served as the head coach for the Butte Irish in the America West Junior Hockey League from 1997-2000, earning AWHL Coach of the Year honors in 1997-98. He then led the league's Billings Bulls for a season before joining the Sioux Falls Stampede of the United States Hockey League in 2001. After that stint, Corbett served as the director of the Colorado Springs Amateur Hockey Association in 2002 prior to joining the Air Force staff.
Corbett and his wife, Stacey, have two children, Jordan and Mayson.
