ST. CHARLES, Mo. - Men's ice hockey's head coach Bill Muckalt announced on Tuesday the addition of new assistant coach Benton Maass to his inaugural staff. Maass joins Lindenwood's program as they start their third NCAA Division I season.

"I am extremely excited to announce Benton Maass as our new assistant coach for our men's ice hockey program at Lindenwood University," said Muckalt. "I was very impressed by Benton during the interview process and came highly recommended. He will be a great addition to our program and instrumental for our players' development moving forward."

Most recently, Maass played for the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL. Maass appeared in 64 games last season scoring eight goals with 19 assists. Voted Assistant Captain of the Stingrays, Maass contributed to multiple community outreach activities including Skate with the Rays. He also appeared in three games for the Hershey Bears where he won a Calder Cup Championship in 2023.

During his collegiate career, Maass split his time between the University of New Hampshire and Minnesota State-Mankato. Maass played his final season at Minnesota State-Mankato where he appeared in a NCAA Championship Game. He played in 42 games scoring three goals including Mankato's first goal in a 5-1 victory over Minnesota during the Frozen Four.

Prior to his time in Mankato, Maass played his first four seasons at New Hampshire. A two-time Academic All-American at UNH, he was also voted as the men's ice hockey Assistant Captain during the 2020-21 season. Over the course of his career he appeared in 121 games while at New Hampshire scoring 10 goals. Maass also achieved the Whoop Snively Citizenship Award in 2020.

Before starting his playing career at New Hampshire, Maass was drafted by the Washington Capitals with the 182nd overall pick in the sixth round.

Lindenwood men's ice hockey begins their season on Saturday, Oct. 5th when they host UNLV at Centene Community Ice Center. For more information go to lindenwoodlions.com.