McKendree University Athletics

Dylan Mueth is returning home to McKendree as he has been selected to serve as the head coach for the Bearcats’ American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) Division II program in June 2019. McKendree will have two men's hockey programs competing at the DI and DII levels in 2019-20.

Mueth is no stranger to McKendree hockey. After playing four seasons for the Bearcats’ now-ACHA Division 1 squad, Mueth also served as an assistant coach within the program. He was team captain in his final season as an active player in 2015-16, when McKendree reached the ACHA National Tournament held in Grand Rapids, Mich. Mueth is also the only McKendree player to have appeared in both of McKendree’s ACHA National Championship Tournament’s 2010-11/2015-16.

During his McKendree playing career, Mueth tallied 93 goals and added 62 assists for 155 total points. He led the Bearcats in scoring during the 2014-15 season with 26 goals and 20 assists for 46 points. Mueth helped lead McKendree to 57 victories over his four years on the roster, which included a 19-win campaign during the run to the ACHA Tournament in 2015-16. In the classroom Mueth graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education and a Master’s Degree in Higher Education Administration.

Upon leaving McKendree for Superior, CO in 2016, Mueth took an assistant coach position with the Superior RoughRiders in the Western States Hockey League Junior A hockey league (28-26-2). In the following season in the Colorado with the Rocky Mountain RoughRiders AAA organization, Mueth assisted with the 12U/13U/16U teams along with serving as the Skill Director for the Boulder Hockey Club youth organization.

Mueth now resides back in O’Fallon IL serving as the McKendree DII Head Coach. Away from McKendree Mueth also is an assistant coach with the St. Louis AAA Blues as well as an on-ice instructor with Synergy Hockey Skills.