Mike Chiellino is in his seventh season as the head coach of the Gilmour Academy boys prep hockey team. He brings with him a fresh approach to the game as it relates to his personal experience as both a player and a coach at the collegiate level, as well as within the private school and youth settings. Named the 2017 Midwest Prep Hockey League (MPHL) Coach of the Year, his expertise on the ice has allowed him to assist numerous players of his advance to Junior, NCAA, ACHA and even professional hockey, including the NHL. He was a regional scout in the United State Hockey League (USHL) with the Central Illinois Flying Aces, and currently works as an evaluator for the Mid-American District (Ohio, Western Pa., Ind., Kentucky, W. Va.) Select Camps, in addition to serving as a presenter for the Mid-American District for levels 1-4 with a specialization on the topics of practice planning and small area games.

His love of the game dates back to his days as a player before transitioning into the coaching ranks in 2009. He grew up in New York where he was one of the varsity boys ice hockey team’s top five leading scorers his junior and senior years at New Hartford High School. He went on to play two seasons at Mohawk Valley Community College where he ranked in the nation’s top 15 in points as a team captain in his second season. He then took his playing career to Siena College in Albany, N.Y. He helped lead the team as an assistant captain to two ACHA Final Four appearances, including a third place national ranking his senior year. During his 141 college hockey games he recorded 116 points. 

On the coaching side, Chiellino began his career at the Nichols School in Buffalo in 2009, serving as the head coach of the boys 7^th and 8^th grade prep team before moving up less than one year later to become the head coach of the senior boys division 2 prep team as well as a key piece to growing the boys hockey program. During the offseason, he served as an assistant director and coach with Complete Hockey NY, was a clinics instructor with David T. Smith Hockey and a team leader for the USA Hockey Select 15, 16 and 17 National Player Development Camps. Additionally, Chiellino was a NYSAHA - USA Hockey Coaching Education program presenter and an assistant coach for the Women’s Team Western NY at the 2012 Empire State Games in Lake Placid, N.Y. Just prior to arriving at Gilmour, Chiellino’s most recent coaching experience was as a two-year NCAA assistant coach with the men’s ice hockey program at Hamilton College (NESCAC) in Clinton, N.Y.

Chiellino has a bachelor’s degree in sociology with a minor in criminal justice from Siena College and a master’s degree in counselor education from Canisius College. He is a member of the American Hockey Coaches Association and is a Master Level 5 USA Hockey certified coach. Not only is he the boys prep hockey head coach at Gilmour, but he is also the director of hockey, overseeing the entire program from youth teams and summer camps all the way up through the ranks of the various varsity and prep-level teams. Additionally, he is an admission associate with the school’s enrollment management team. He and his wife Lindsay, who is a school counselor in the Gilmour Lower School and the Middle School volleyball coach, reside in Wickliffe, Ohio. Their son Nicolas also attends Gilmour Academy in the Lower School toddler program.