Nate Ewell enters his first season as Director of Communications with Atlantic Hockey America in 2026-27. He serves as AHA’s media liaison, oversees conference-related communications and announcements and maintains the league’s statistics and records.
Ewell joined AHA in July 2027 with an extensive background leading communications at the NHL and collegiate levels, including stints with the Vegas Golden Knights, College Hockey Inc., Washington Capitals and Michigan State University. He served as the Golden Knights’ vice president of communications and content during the team’s 2023 Stanley Cup championship season and led the Capitals to four consecutive Dick Dillman Awards honoring the top media relations staff in the NHL’s Eastern Conference.
At College Hockey Inc., Ewell served as Deputy Executive Director after starting as Director of Communications in 2011. He helped develop and implement the organization’s marketing and communications strategies to promote the sport to prospective players and fans. Ewell was an Olympic men’s and women’s hockey writer and researcher for NBC Sports in Salt Lake City (2002) and Torino, Italy (2006).
Ewell graduated from Princeton University in 1996. While on campus he covered both the men’s and women’s hockey programs for The Daily Princetonian and the school’s Office of Athletic Communications. He was also a recipient of the Class of 1996’s Spirit of Princeton award.
Ewell is active in youth hockey as a Level 4 coach and Level 1 official with USA Hockey. A New England native now residing in Las Vegas, he is an assistant coach with the Vegas Junior Golden Knights girls program and also officiates youth and high school lacrosse.