John Carratu is in his fifth season as the Huskies goaltending coach. Carratu instructed rookie goaltender Chris Rawlings to the Hockey East Pro Ambitions All-Rookie team in 2009-10.
Carratu’s product also posted 15 wins as a first-year skater, marking the first time a Husky has earned 15 wins in his first season since Gary Thronton in 1964-65.
Carratu was instrumental in the progress of 2009 All-American goalie Brad Thiessen. Carratu is co-director of the Woburn-based Stop It Goaltending, a goalie program that services all levels of the game.
Carratu is responsible for the day-to-day operations as well as on- and off-ice instruction along with Brian Daccord. Carratu previously served as co-director and instructor at Superskills Hockey in Tewksbury, Mass., where he created an on-ice curriculum for goaltending instruction. He led the Superskills Goaltending Summer Camp, coaching over 300 players ranging from mites to the National Hockey League.
Carratu has worked extensively as a freelance goaltending consultant and has worked as an instructor at the Joe Bertagna Goalie Schools and Paul Vincent’s Dynamic Skating. He also owned and operated First Line Hockey, a retail hockey store specializing in goalie equipment. Carratu has served as a goaltending consultant to numerous teams and organizations, including Cushing Academy, Noble & Greenough and Phillips Andover Academy.
Carratu is a 1992 graduate of Salem State College, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Sociology/Social Studies. He has also completed work on a master’s degree in Special Education.
Carratu resides in Beverly.
