TRENT VOGELHUBER, ASSISTANT COACH
Trent Vogelhuber joined the Columbus Blue Jackets as an assistant coach after spending the previous four seasons as head coach of the Cleveland Monsters, the club’s American Hockey League affiliate. He compiled a 145-108-35 record (.564) in 288 regular season games behind the Monsters bench and added a 17-12 mark (.586) in 29 outings in the Calder Cup Playoffs.
After posting a 33-32-7 mark (73 pts.) in 2022-23, Vogelhuber led the club to three consecutive playoff appearances beginning in 2023-24 when Cleveland went 40-24-8 (88 pts.), captured the North Division title and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals, where they were defeated in seven games by eventual Cup champion Hershey. He coached the North Division at the 2024 AHL All-Star Classic and led the Monsters to records of 35-26-11 (81 pts.) in 2024-25 and 37-26-9 (83 pts.) in 2025-26.
Vogelhuber was named the Monsters head coach on June 8, 2022 after spending four seasons as an assistant with the club under head coaches John Madden (2018-19) and Mike Eaves (2019-22). His coaching career began following a six-year playing career that was cut short by injuries following the 2017-18 season.
Born on July 13, 1988 and raised in Dublin, Ohio, Vogelhuber was selected by the Blue Jackets in the seventh round, 211th overall, at the 2007 NHL Draft held at Nationwide Arena. During his professional career, he registered 28 goals and 45 assists for 73 points with 191 penalty minutes in 267 career AHL games with the Springfield Falcons, Lake Erie Monsters and San Antonio Rampage. He spent four of those seasons in the Blue Jackets organization from 2012-16 and helped the Monsters capture the 2016 Calder Cup championship.
A forward, Vogelhuber played the final two seasons of his career with the San Antonio Rampage, the AHL affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche. He also played four seasons at Miami University from 2008-12, tallying 21-30-51 and 123 penalty minutes in 149 career games with the Redhawks. He helped Miami capture a CCHA regular season championship in 2009-10 and earn trips to four consecutive NCAA tournaments.