Brian McCloskey

Brian McCloskey

Title: Head Coach
Phone: 603-862-1161
Email: brian.mccloskey@unh.edu
Year: 10th season
College: Dartmouth '77

OFF THE ICE
•   A native of Vancouver, British Columbia
•   Married to Karen Roelke
•   Father of one daughter – Anna (age seven)

ON THE ICE
•   Skated on four consecutive BC provincial championship teams
•   Rookie of the Year in the British Columbia Junior Hockey League in 1972
•   Captain and leading scorer of the 1973 Dartmouth freshman team
•   Co-captain of Dartmouth varsity team in 1977
•   Tallied 92 points as a three-year varsity letterwinner at Dartmouth College

ON THE BENCH
•  Guided UNH to five consecutive NCAA tournament appearances (2006-10), including home quarterfinal games from 2006-09
•  Led the Wildcats to the Frozen Four in 2006 and 2008
•  Hockey East regular-season champions in ‘04 ‘05 ‘06 ‘07 ‘08 ‘09
•  Hockey East Tournament champions in ‘06 ‘07 ‘08 ‘09
•  School-record 33 wins in 2006 and 2008
•  28 wins in 2007 ranks fourth on program’s single-season list
•  27 wins in 2003 ranks fifth on program’s single-season list
•  UNH was ranked No. 1 in the nation for eight weeks in the 2008 season
•  In 2008, UNH ended the year #1 in the nation in penalty kill, #2 in offense, #2 in defense and #2 in power play
•  The 2008 Wildcats broke six Hockey East team records and tied two others en route to the league’s first undefeated season
•  UNH was ranked No. 1 nine consecutive weeks in 2006
•  Ranked No. 1 during the 2007 season (ended at No. 4)
•  The 2006 team broke seven team and three individual UNH records as well as four team and one individual NCAA records, and 14 team and five individual Hockey East records
•  UNH’s first perfect season at the Whittemore Center in 2006 (17-0-0)
•  20+ wins each of his first seven seasons
•  Named third head coach in UNH history on May 28, 2002
•  Prior to being named women’s hockey head coach, McCloskey served as the UNH men’s hockey associate head coach for a total of nine seasons (1993-97 and 1999-2002); was associate coach at his alma mater (Dartmouth) in 1998
•  Began his collegiate coaching career at Princeton University as an assistant in the 1980-81 seasons

ACCOLADES
• Two-time national Coach of the Year runner-up (2003, 2006)
• Three-time New England Hockey Writers Association Coach of the Year (2003, 2006, 2009)
•  Four-time Hockey East Coach of the Year (2003, 2005, 2006, 2009)

MILESTONES
•  First career victory: Oct. 11, 2002; a 4-0 win vs. Vermont at the Whittemore Center
•  100th career victory: Feb. 25, 2006 in UNH’s 5-0 win vs. Vermont at the Whittemore Center to clinch the Hockey East regular-season title
•  200th career victory: Dec. 8, 2009 at Boston College (4-0 win)

PLAYER RECOGNITION
•   UNH has had eight All-America selections during his nine-year tenure; in 2010, Kelly Paton was a First Team selection and Courtney Birchard was named to the Second Team; in 2006, Martine Garland and Sadie Wright-Ward were named to the First Team while Jennifer Hitchcock was a Second Team selection
•    Kelly Paton was a Top 3 Finalist for the ‘10 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award
•   Martine Garland was a Top 10 Finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award in 2007 and 2008
•   Jenn Wakefield was a Top 10 Finalist for the Patty Kaz in 2009
•   Sam Faber was also a Top 10 Finalist for the Patty Kaz in 2008
•   Nicole Hekle was a Top 10 Finalist for the Patty Kaz in 2006
•   UNH has swept Hockey East’s “Big Three” awards (Player, Rookie and Coach of the Year) twice – 2003 and 2006
•   A Wildcat was named Hockey East Player of the Year each of the league’s first four years of existence
•   A UNH player has been named Hockey East Rookie of the Year three times (Lindsay Hansen ‘03; Sam Faber ‘06; Jenn Wakefield ‘08)
•   A Wildcat was the Hockey East Goaltending Champion each of the first six years
•   A UNH player was the Hockey East Scoring Champion three consecutive seasons (2004, 2005, 2006) and four times overall (2008)
•    Kacey Bellamy (‘09) won a silver medal as a member of the U.S. Olympic Team at the 2010 Olympics
•   Two UNH Wildcats skated on the 2007-08 U.S. Women’s National Team that won gold at the ‘08 IIHF World Championship
•   One Wildcat skated on the 2007-08 Great Britain Women’s National Team that won gold at the ‘08 IIHF World Championship
•   Three UNH athletes on the 2008 roster also skated for a national select team, and six competed on an Under-22 team

Jamie Wood

Jamie Wood

Title: Associate Head Coach
Phone: 603-862-0305
Email: jamie.wood@unh.edu
Year: Second Season
College: Middlebury '94

OFF THE ICE
•   Jamie Wood is a native of Miramichi, New Brunswick
•   He is married to Carie and has three children – Matthew, Maggie and Celia
•   1994 graduate of Middlebury College with a B.A. in both Education and Political Science
•   Received a law degree from the University of New Brunswick in 1999

ON THE ICE: COLLEGE
•   Four-year letterwinner at Middlebury College
•   Recorded 74 career points
•   Led the Panthers to the 1990 ECAC championship
•   Captained the team as a senior, when he was named MVP
•   Awarded the Buff Bermas Award in recognition of team spirit, dedication and community service

ON THE BENCH
•    Joined the UNH coaching staff as an associate head coach in June 2010
•   Served as assistant coach at the University of Minnesota for the 2009 and 2010 seasons
•   In those two years, UM had a 58-14-8 overall record, including 41-8-7 in the WCHA
•   UM finished in first place in the WCHA standings both years
•   UM advanced to the Frozen Four both years
•   Head coach at Elmira College for two seasons (‘02 and ‘03) with a 49-5-3 overall record that included a 51-game unbeaten streak vs. Div. III teams
•   Led the Soaring Eagles to the ECAC West title and a national championship both years
•   Director of Operations at Maritime Hockey Academy, 2007-08
•   Director of Operations at the Warner Hockey School, 2003-07
•   Coached at the University of New Brunswick, 1999-2000

ACCOLADES
•   AHCA Division III National Coach of the Year in 2002
•   AHCA Division III National Coach ofthe Year finalist in 2003
•   ECAC Coach of the Year, 2002 and 2003

PLAYER RECOGNITION
•   In two years at Elmira, three players recieved a total of five All-America awards

Stephanie Jones

Stephanie Jones

Title: Assistant Coach
Phone: 603-862-0305
Email: stephanie.jones@unh.edu
Year: Sixth season
College: UNH '05

OFF THE ICE
•   A native of Kimberley, British Columbia

ON THE ICE: HOCKEY CANADA
•   Member of the Canada National Women Under-22 Team that competed at the European Air Canada Cup in January 2004
•   Participated at the 2003 Hockey Canada U-22 National Development  Camp

ON THE ICE: COLLEGE
•   Four-year varsity letterwinner at New Hampshire from 2001-05
•   Played in 142 career games, which is four less than the school record
•   Averaged 1.00 points per game in her career with 142 points; that total ranks 17th on the program’s all-time leaderboard
•   Scored 78 career goals to rank No. 11 on UNH’s all-time list
•   Led the Wildcats in goals three of the four seasons she played with 17 as a rookie in 2002, 22 as a sophomore in 2003 and 24 as a senior in 2005
•   Led the team in points as a sophomore with 37
•   Recorded a personal-best 42 points as a senior
•   Ranked No. 20 in the nation in goals per game as a senior, as well as No. 16 in game-winning goals
•   Served as team captain – and was the only senior – in 2005

ON THE BENCH
•   Helped guide UNH to four NCAA Tournament appearances from 2007-10
•   Hockey East regular-season champions in ‘07 ‘08 ‘09
•   Hockey East Tournament champions in ‘07 ‘08 ‘09
•   33 wins in 2008 tied the program’s single-season record
•   28 wins in 2007 ranks fourth on program’s single-season list
•   UNH was ranked No. 1 in the nation for eight weeks in the 2008 season
•   In 2008, UNH ended the year #1 in the nation in penalty kill, #2 in offense, #2 in defense and #2 in power play
•   The 2008 Wildcats broke six Hockey East team records and tied two others en route to the league’s first undefeated season
•   Ranked No. 1 in the nation during the 2007 season (ended at No. 4)
•   Began her coaching career as an assistant coach at Colgate University in the 2005-06 season
•   At Colgate, her responsibilities included assisting in all recruiting (U.S. and Canada); on and off ice coaching with emphasis on forwards and special teams; academic advising; managing players’ well-being; and creating and directing the off-ice conditioning program
•   Helped lead the Raiders to wins against nationally-ranked St. Lawrence and Clarkson as well as consecutive ties vs. nationally- ranked Mercyhurst

ACCOLADES
•   Hockey East Player of the Year (2005)
•   New England All-Star Team (2005)
•   Hockey East First Team All-Star (2003 and 2005)
•   ECAC Eastern League All-Rookie Team (2002)
•   UNH women’s hockey Karyn Bye Award – MVP (2005)
•   UNH women’s hockey Fan Favorite Award (2005)

PLAYER RECOGNITION
•   Under Jones’ guidance, a Colgate forward broke the program’s rookie points record and garnered ECAC All-Rookie Team honors in 2006

Rob Day

Rob Day

Title: Volunteer Assistant
Year: First season
College: WPI

Rob Day, who has been coaching goalies for 25 years, joined the UNH women's ice hockey coaching staff as a volunteer assistant for the 2011-12 season. He has served as the goalie coach for the NH Junior Monarchs (EJHL) for the past 12 seasons and has helped many of their goaltenders move on to the collegiate level.

Day's company, Puckstoppers Goaltending, which has locations in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Maine, has helped a number of goalies achieve their dreams of college and professional hockey. Six received NCAA All-America (D1 and D3) recognition over the past seven years, many have been league all-stars and several have represented the U.S. in international competition. His protégés have also been successful at the prep and high school levels.

Day has also served as a lecturer for USA Hockey and a writer for several hockey publications. 

Day is a graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute.



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