Former UMass Lowell hockey player Tommy Powers (Coral Springs, Fla.) has been named the Strength and Conditioning Coordinator for the NHL's Phoenix Coyotes.

Joining the River Hawks in 2006-07, Powers played in 15 career games for UMass Lowell while maintaining an outstanding academic record. The defenseman was a three-time selection to the Hockey East All-Academic Team.

A stay-at-home defender, Powers carried a career rating of plus-1 with six penalty minutes and helped lead the River Hawks to the Florida College Classic Championship in 2007-08.

Powers graduated from UMass Lowell in the Fall of 2009 with a bachelor's degree in Exercise Physiology and a minor in Nutrition.