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[TD="align: left"]Dear Harvard Hockey Alums and Friends,
I am writing to let you know that Katey Stone announced her retirement from coaching today to the players on her team. The public release below will be posted imminently.
Katey’s indelible connection with Harvard Women’s Ice Hockey is due to her passionate commitment in building the program and her many years of service to Harvard.
I also wanted you to know that a national search for a new head coach will begin immediately. As we look to recruit, search and hire an excellent coach, please send along any names of potential candidates that you would like for us to consider to Tim Troville –
ttroville@fas.harvard.edu.
Hiring head coaches is one of the most important responsibilities that I hold given the impact on student-athlete experience. I look forward to the process and am confident that we will hire an excellent coach.
We wish Katey the very best,
Erin
Erin McDermott
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[TD="align: left"]Katey Stone Announces Retirement
After 29 years at the helm of the Harvard Women’s Hockey program, Katey Stone announces her retirement from coaching.
During her tenure as Harvard’s head coach, Stone has built a national powerhouse of a hockey program, including appearances in 12 NCAA regionals, six Frozen Fours, and four national title games, as well as nine Ivy League championships, 14 total ECAC championships, 12 Beanpot titles and the 1999 National Championship. Stone’s student-athletes have garnered over 250 individual national, conference, and league honors. On the international ice, Stone served as Team USA’s head coach from 2010-2014 earning a silver medal at the 2014 Olympic Games, along with gold and silver success at the 2011-2013 World Championships and Four Nations Cups.
Stone reflects on her Crimson tenure, “It has been my distinct pleasure to represent Harvard and lead our storied program for nearly three decades. The opportunity to coach and empower the amazingly talented women of Harvard Hockey has been both a personal and professional privilege. The relationships fostered with my players over the years has been the very best part of my job. Their personal accomplishments both at Harvard and beyond, along with our shared achievements, will always be a point of great pride and inspiration for me.”
“The decision to retire from any profession is never an easy decision; for coaches, stepping down from the bench, leaving the program you have poured your heart and soul into for this many years, is especially hard. I believe a coach knows in their heart when it is time for change and I look forward to supporting the next chapter in Harvard Women’s Hockey. I am grateful to my coaching colleagues and administrators who have supported my journey. Thank you to my players and alumni for sharing your lives with me. I will continue to root for each and every young woman who has come through our beloved program. It has been an honor of a lifetime to be your coach.”
Athletic Director Erin McDermott remarks on Stone’s coaching career at Harvard, “We recognize the decades of service and commitment that Katey has given to this University and Athletic Department. We thank her for all she has done to build the women’s hockey program here, and we wish her the best in her future endeavors.”
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