Norwich hires ‘absolute slam dunk’ Leacy as new assistant coach for girls’s hockey group

Norwich has introduced the hiring of Shavonne Leacy as an assistant coach for the ladies’s hockey group.

“Having the ability to welcome Shavonne to our program is an absolute slam dunk for each our gamers and workers,” Norwich head coach Justin Simpson mentioned in a press release. “Shavonne has proven she is a program builder, relentless recruiter, gifted abilities coach, and a tremendous individual. She can have an immense affect on our student-athletes and program from day one. I’m thrilled to get to work with Shavonne and construct one thing particular collectively right here at Norwich.”

Most lately, Leacy served because the founder and proprietor of Boston Selects Women Hockey, offering year-round coaching for gamers of all ages, together with movie breakdowns and recruiting steerage. Concurrent together with her time at Boston Selects, Leacy served because the director of ladies hockey on the Boston Hockey Academy, the place she was instrumental in constructing the ladies program from the bottom up. Moreover, Leacy spent the final eight years as a coach with USA Hockey. Her background in participant improvement started with teaching on the women varsity stage at Princeton Day Faculty in New Jersey whereas additionally teaching the Princeton Tiger Lilies.

Leacy performed collegiately at UConn, showing in 41 contests earlier than incomes her bachelor’s diploma in 2021.

“I’m honored to hitch the Norwich College ladies’s ice hockey program as an assistant coach,” Leacy mentioned. “I’m grateful to director of athletics Ed Hockenbury, head coach Justin Simpson, and the whole athletics workers for the chance to be a part of an establishment with such a powerful custom and dedication to excellence. I’m excited to work alongside Coach Simpson as this system embarks on an thrilling new chapter. The inspiration established by former head coach Sophie Leclerc Doherty and her assistant coach Taylor Willard has created a program acknowledged for its excellence each on and off the ice.

“As a former Division I participant at UConn, I convey a deep understanding of the sport at a excessive aggressive stage. My ardour has all the time been to provide again to the game by supporting the expansion and improvement of ladies hockey at each stage. I stay up for making use of this expertise and dedication to contribute to the continued success of the Norwich ladies’s ice hockey group.”