Steve Trachtenberg - Hockey Coach - University of Massachusetts Athletics

Steve Trachtenberg

Title:
Director of Hockey Operations
Email:
strachtenber@umass.edu

Steve Trachtenberg enters his third season as Director of Hockey Operations for Massachusetts Hockey in 2023-24.

He is responsible for coordinating all logistics of team activities, scheduling, and travel. He also manages all video-related activities and helps ensure the program is compliant with NCAA, conference, and university rules and regulations.

Trachtenberg, a 2018 UMass graduate, previously served as a hockey operations assistant for the Minutemen for four seasons while working towards his sport management degree.

He also earned his master's degree in sport management at the University of Massachusetts in 2024.

Prior to being named Director of Hockey Operations in May 2021, Trachtenberg spent two years as a partnership services coordinator with Learfield IMG College: UMass Sports Properties and Army West Point Sports Properties, managing contracted partnership elements and overseeing fulfillment for in-game promotions and assets for corporate sponsors.

As an undergraduate, Trachtenberg worked as a member of the UMass hockey equipment staff and supported the Director of Hockey Operations with video and hockey analytics for coaching staff and NHL teams. He also served as a Corporate Sponsorship Intern with the Philadelphia Flyers in the summer of 2018 and was a Ticket and Fan Services Intern with the Philadelphia Eagles from 2016 to 2018.

A native of Warrington, Pennsylvania, Trachtenberg graduated from Central Bucks South High School and currently resides in Amherst.