Tony Martino

Tony Martino

  • Title:
    Goaltenders Coach

Tony Martino, a coach at numerous levels since 1999, joined the Lake Forest women’s hockey staff prior to the 2015-16 season as the team’s goaltenders coach. He has also been an assistant coach/goaltenders coach for the College’s men’s hockey team since 2014.

The Foresters are 94-43-10 overall and 68-19-7 in Northern Collegiate Hockey Association play since Martino joined the staff. Under his direction, Forester goaltenders have combined for a .930 save percentage, 1.65 goals against average, and 37 shutouts in the last six seasons. Allie Carter was a First Team West All-American after posting the second-lowest goals against average in the nation in 2015-16 and 2020 graduate Jacque Rogers has earned All-NCHA honors, posted the highest single-season save percentage in team history, and become the program's career leader in victories, shutouts, save percentage, and goals against average.

Martino has hald several different positions in the sport of hockey and is currently a scout for the OHL’s London Knights and Hockey Director at the Winter Club of Lake Forest.

Martino’s head coaching experience began with three years with the New Mexico Scorpions of the CHL and a season with the Knoxville Ice Bears of the ACHL. He also directed two teams for a total of three years in Italy, where he claimed a Coppa de Presidente championship, and was the head coach and director of hockey operations of the Tulsa Oilers of the CHL.

In addition, Martino has been an assistant coach, goaltenders coach, video coach, or scout for several other organizations, including the Chicago Blackhawks. His most recent position was the goaltenders coach for the Lake Forest High School varsity team from 2010-13. He was also an assistant coach with the Chicago Express of the ECHL in 2011-12.