Nick Harper joined the Orange ice hockey coaching staff to mentor the goaltenders in September 2023. An experienced goaltending coach and player, he brings four years of collegiate coaching and four years of goaltending at the collegiate level to Syracuse. Prior to coming to Syracuse, Harper was an assistant coach and director of hockey operations for the Cortland men's ice hockey team for four years. In 2022, the Cortland staff earned SUNYAC Coaching Staff of the Year honors.