Jon Skarlis joined the Lawrence University men's hockey staff as the full-time assistant coach in September 2022.
A native of Waterloo, Iowa, Skarlis came to Lawrence from the South Shore Kings in Foxborough, Mass., where he served as the head coach of the U18 AAA team and as the assistant coach for the National Collegiate Development Conference team. Skarlis had worked with the Kings since February 2020. Skarlis also served as director and was an instructor with South Shore Kings Youth Skills.
A 2019 graduate of Bethel University, Skarlis won four letters for the Royals while playing forward and defenseman in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. He earned a bachelor's degree in organizational communication with a minor in athletic coaching.
Skarlis got his start in coaching in 2019 when he joined the staff at Irondale High School in Brighton, Minn. He coached at Irondale for a year before moving to the South Shore Kings.
