Background
Cohen was born in Whitby, Ontario.
Cohen was born in Whitby, Ontario.
He holds dual citizenship in the United States and Canada. He began skating at age three and started playing ice hockey the next year. He moved to the United States to play in the USHL in 1995.
Cohen spent two full seasons in the ECHL in addition to playing six games after his final season of college hockey ended.
After playing for four teams in the ECHL he was forced to retire due to the effects of several concussions. In the 2003-2004 season he served as an assistant coach for the Waterloo Black Hawks of the USHL. He now is the head coach of the Penn State Berkshire ice hockey team