Matt Harlow was named Director of Hockey Operations for the Hartford Wolf Pack ahead of the 2021-22 AHL season. Prior to joining the Wolf Pack, Harlow served as the Director of Hockey Operations for the Northeastern University Huskies men’s hockey team for two seasons, 2019-20 and 2020-21.
While with the Huskies, Harlow helped guide the program to two winning seasons. That included the program’s third straight Beanpot Championship in February of 2020, and the program’s first Belpot Championship. The Belpot is awarded to the winner of the Friendship Four hockey tournament in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The Huskies defeated Colgate enroute to the 2020 Championship.
Prior to his time inside historic Matthews Arena, Harlow spent one season at Tabor Academy in Marion, Mass. There, he served as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator before being promoted to interim head coach.
Before Tabor, Harlow was an amateur scout in the New England region for the NHL’s New York Islanders during the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons. In that role, Harlow was responsible for evaluating draft-eligible prospects in the region.
Harlow has also spent time as an assistant coach at Stonehill College (NE10), and as a head coach with the South Shore Kings at the U14 level and Neponset Valley River Rats at the U15 level.
Prior to coaching and scouting, Harlow played both collegiately and professionally. Harlow graduated from Brown University in 2015, following a four-year playing career at the school. Over the course of 127 games at Brown, Harlow scored 36 points (17-19-36) and amassed 68 penalty minutes.
Following his NCAA career, Harlow played in 47 ECHL games spread across the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons. He suited up with the Elmira Jackals, Manchester Monarchs, and Alaska Aces during his professional career.
While with the Wolf Pack, Harlow will assist with all aspects of hockey operations including player personnel, player movement, and player contracts while also handling the day-to-day operations of the club.