Contois returned to his alma mater as assistant coach in June of 2024.
An NMU graduate with a degree in Finance, Contois spent the past three seasons as associate head coach of the Youngstown Phantoms of the United States Hockey League (USHL), the top junior league in the United States. In his three seasons at Youngstown, Contois aided the team to a 100-61-16-9 record and played a crucial role in guiding the Phantoms to a program-first Clark Cup title in the 2022-23 season.
Before his stop at Youngstown, Contois spent two seasons with the Indy Fuel of the ECHL, where the team qualified for the playoffs in both seasons and led the league in having its players called up to the AHL.
Before his time in Indy, Contois spent two seasons with the Central Illinois Flying Aces of the USHL. While working for the Flying Aces, Andy coached seven players who were taken in the NHL Draft and had an additional 45 players move on to play Division I hockey.
Before his coaching career, Andy was a four-year player for the Wildcats (2002-2005), wherein three of those seasons, Dave Shyiak was his coach. Andy had a 10-year professional playing career after Northern, spending 3 seasons in North America in the AHL and ECHL and seven seasons in Europe.
