University of Maine Athletics

Michaud is in his 10th season on the Maine men's hockey staff in the 2025-26 season. The 1999 National Champion originally joined the staff in 2016-17 as a volunteer goaltending coach before being promoted to to a full-time assistant coach ahead of the 2017-18 season.

Michaud has mentored two All-Americans in Jeremy Swayman (2020) and Albin Boija (2025), with both also being named Mike Ricther Award finalists -- with Swayman taking home the award in 2020.

During Michaud's first season as a full-time assistant coach in 2017-18, Swayman joined the Black Bears as an incoming freshman. Michaud coached Swayman throughout his 100 career games and to several accolades:

• Six Hockey East weekly awards (Rookie, Defensive, and Player) and one Hockey East Rookie of the Month honor during the 2017-18 season
• Hockey East Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team
• Four Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week awards during the 2018-19 season
• Hockey East Third Team All-Star
• Three Hockey East weekly awards (Defensive and Player) and one Goaltender of the Month honor during the 2019-20 season
• 68th Walter Brown Award Winner
• Hockey East First Team All-Star and Stop It Goaltending Goaltender of the Year
• First Maine Goaltender to be named Hockey East Player of the Year
• Named First Team All-American
• Won the Seventh Mike Richter Award
• One of the Three Finalists for the Hobey Baker Award

 
During his playing days with the Black Bears, Michaud helped guide the University of Maine to its second NCAA National Championship in 1999, earning the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player accolade and an NCAA All-Tournament team recognition. In 1998 Michaud was named to the Hockey East All-Tournament team.

Following his graduation from the University of Maine in 1999, Michaud spent parts of 16 years in as a goaltender in the professional ranks, including stints with the National Hockey League's Vancouver Canucks and the American Hockey League's Syracuse Crunch and Manitoba Moose.

Aside from his playing career, Michaud has built an impressive coaching and mentoring resume. Since 2010, he has been the owner and coach of Dream Catcher's Hockey which offers private coaching and clinics. Michaud spent a year as the head coach of the U18 Portland Junior Pirates before being named goalie coach for the Portland Pirates in 2014. He spent a year with Portland's AHL club before opening RISE Sport Testing, a developmental testing agency for schools and various sports. Michaud is also a member of NHL Native Alumni Association.