Mike Kulas returns for his fourth season as an assistant coach for the University of Hartford’s men’s soccer team in 2014. Kulas, who joined the Hawks in 2011, is no stranger to working alongside head coach Tom Poitras, having spent the previous four seasons as his top assistant at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. His hiring also served as a homecoming for the Nutmeg State native as he was an assistant coach for the Hartford women’s soccer team in 2005. Kulas assists with all aspects of the program with an emphasis on recruiting. While at Green Bay, Kulas helped pilot the team to four-straight Horizon League tournament appearances, including a historic season in 2009 that saw the program earn its first-ever tournament championship coupled with an NCAA Division I Tournament appearance, the first in 26 years. In 2007, his impact aided the Phoenix in returning to the Horizon League championship game as the former college defender helped Green Bay set a team record with 12 shutouts in a single season.
