The 2025-26 season will mark the first behind the bench for Coach Bobby Bonnett. He will serve as the leader of the DIII team’s defensive unit. Coach Bonnett brings a wealth of hockey knowledge to the team and is excited to contribute to the on and off ice success of our Razorback Hockey Athletes.
ACHA national rankings:
National rankings take place starting in October of each season until the Final Ranking Period ends on the 2nd full weekend in February.
Click here for the most recent ACHA Rankings! The top 16 teams in the final ranking qualify for the national tournament.
MACHA Silver Standings
MACHA Silver is split into 4 regions: North, South, West, and Central. The Conference Tournament, held in Chesterfield, MO, is an 8 team single elimination tournament that consists of the top 2 teams from each Division. In regular season play, 2 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a overtime loss or tie, 0 for a regulation loss.
Both the Division II & Division III team’s games will be played at the Jones Center for Families, located in Springdale, AR. Single game and season tickets are available online HERE!
The 2025-26 season marks Head Coach Greg Betzold’s second season behind the bench with Arkansas hockey. Coach Betzold serves as the Head Coach for the DIII team as well as Director of Player Development for the program, working with both teams in that capacity.
Before starting a career in coaching, Greg dedicated his whole life to playing hockey at a high level. Born in a small town in Ohio, Greg paved his own way playing high school hockey at Shattuck St. Marys, to later playing four seasons for the Peterborough Petes in the OHL, and finally playing his last five seasons with various teams in the ECHL. Greg attended two NHL development camps with the St. Louis Blues in 2013 and 2014 and was named ECHL player of the month in March 2019.
Greg transitioned his role from player to coach three years ago. Since making the transition he has become the Head of Player Development for NWAHA and founder of NWA Elite Hockey. Greg is passionate about growing elite level hockey in Northwest Arkansas and believes all of his experiences playing around North America will make him a valuable asset for the University of Arkansas hockey. In his spare time Greg enjoys to golf and spend time with his wife Olivia.
Head Athletic Trainer Chad Fink returns to the Razorbacks for his ninth season with the team. Serving as a licensed athletic trainer in Arkansas since 2004, Chad has an extensive history of working with athletes in multiple sports and age groups across Northwest Arkansas. Chad works closely with our athletes to provide injury prevention and recovery care both on and off the ice.
Chad holds a Bachelor of Science with a focus in Exercises Science and Athletic Training from the University of Arkansas. Chad currently is a member of the athletic training staff at UAMS NWA Orthopedics clinic. Previously Chad has served as the Head Athletic Trainer at AthletePlus Physical Therapy and Director of Sports Medicine at Trinity Rehabilitation. Chad was named the Athletic Trainer of the year by the Arkansas Athletic Training Association in 2014.
Away from the rink, Chad enjoys spending time with his wife and two sons, as well as hunting and fishing.
The 2025-26 season will be Assistant Coach Ryan Urban’s fourth with the Razorback Hockey Program. During his second year with the program, he helped guide the team to their fifth consecutive Nationals Appearance. Coach Urban lead’s the forward group and is in charge of overseeing the teams power play success. He is from Chester Springs, Pennsylvania, where he played hockey growing up.
Coach Urban played club hockey for the Penn State University Ice Lions while getting a degree in Chemical Engineering. During his five-year career, Coach Urban helped the team to make nationals 4 out of his 5 years. The Ice Lions also won multiple Mid Atlantic Collegiate Hockey Association championships during his playing career. In his final year playing at Penn State, Coach Urban served as captain, and was able to win his final collegiate game at the national tournament in his hometown rink. Unfortunately, the team fell short due to a tie breaker and did not advance to the semi-finals that year. Additionally, Coach Urban was selected to the ACHA DII Tournament team to represent the league in international competition. The Select Team competed in Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria, and Germany.
Prior to college, Coach Urban played for the Philadelphia Jr. Flyers at the AAA level, and eventually for the West Chester Quakers at the AA level, in which he captained his U18 team for two consecutive years. His U18 team made the national tournament twice. Coach Urban also played varsity for his high school all four years and captained the team his senior year. As a forward, Coach Urban was able to lead his high school league in points multiple years, as well as win the honor of Player of the Year. Coach Urban helped lead his team to a Flyers Cup Championship, and he was selected to the Flyers cup tournament team his junior and senior years.
Outside of Hockey, Coach Urban loves to golf, play tennis, and spend time out with his wife Lauren, daughter Olivia, and his dog Molly.
 
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