Bio

Jim Mosso was named the head coach in August, 2022 and completed his third season with the Falcons in 2024-25. 

The Falcons have steadily improved throughout Mosso's tenure compiling a record of 12-14-1 in the 2024-25 campaign. The season also saw the Falcons set their program-best winning streak from late December to early January, winning seven games in a row, which was capped off by a 2-1 win over the No. 4 Green Knights of St. Norbert College. The win marked the Falcons' first victory over a ranked opponent since the 2019-20 season, and the first since Mosso's time with CUW. In addition, the Falcons won the Border Battle Cup for the second-straight season. Under Mosso's guidance, Gabe Rosek was named to the NCHA All-Conference Team, while Jack Guvenal earned All-Freshmen honors.

In the 2023-24 season, the Falcons landed 13 NCHA All-Academic members, while Gabe Rosek earned NCHA All-Conference honors. As a team, the Falcons doubled their win total from the previous season and secured the Border Battle Cup with a sweep of Lake Forest, a feat that had not been accomplished since the 2018 season.

Mosso comes to Concordia with eight years of head coaching experience and six years as a general manager. He started the Vermont Lumberjacks Premier team from scratch. He was voted the Coach of the Year in the Eastern Hockey League during the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons. He was also a part of the staff at the University of New England that earned the Coach of the Year title in the 2021-22 season.

Last year, Mosso served as the associate head coach at the University of New England. He helped guide the Nor’easterns to the NCAA Division III Tournament semifinals. UNE claimed the Commonwealth Coast Conference regular season and tournament titles and finished with a 24-4-1 record and ranked fifth in NCAA Division III. While at UNE, he served as the defensive coach as well as the special teams coach. The Nor’easterns boasted a power-play percentage of 25% and a 92.2% penalty kill. He also ran recruiting, video scouting and assisted with game day operations, event support, and fundraising.

Before his time in Maine, he served as the head coach and general manager of the Vermont Lumberjacks from 2015 to 2021. He boasted a record of 184-71-7 with the Lumberjacks and sent 53 players to NCAA programs. They claimed the Premier Regular Season Championship in the 2016-17 season and advanced to the EHL Frozen Finals in the 2020-21 season.

A year before his time at Vermont, he was with the Hartford Jr. Wolfpack of the MJHL in the 2014-15 season with a program-best record of 33-11-2 and advanced to the semifinals.

Mosso graduated from Fitchburg State University in Massachusetts in 2013 with a degree in exercise and sports science. He played hockey at FSU and claimed the MASCAC regular season title in 2010 and the MASCAC tournament title in 2011. He has also earned Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) certification and USA Hockey Coaching Level Five and Safe Sport certification.

Mosso becomes the fourth head coach in program history.