The RMU ladies’s hockey crew has introduced the hiring of Keri Clougherty as an assistant coach forward of the 2025-26 season.
A former Boston School defenseman and a frontrunner each on and off the ice, Clougherty brings a wealth of expertise, ardour, and character “that align seamlessly with the values and imaginative and prescient of RMU ladies’s hockey,” in response to a information launch.
“Keri goes to be an unbelievable addition to our program,” mentioned RMU head coach Logan Bittle in a press release. “She’s somebody who has lived every thing we preach right here — being an awesome teammate, working with function, serving others, and always chasing enchancment. Together with working with our ‘D’ core, she’ll add a recent perspective to our ability growth, movie breakdown, and one thing she’s extraordinarily captivated with—management growth. We’re going to hit the bottom working this summer time.
“Keri matches our tradition completely. We’re not simply excited so as to add a coach with a powerful resume — we’re excited so as to add the form of one that helps elevate the usual each single day.”
Clougherty joins RMU after finishing her collegiate profession at Boston School, the place she performed 4 seasons as a defenseman. Past her contributions on the ice, she distinguished herself as a campus chief. She served as president of the Scholar-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), was named an ACC Prime Six for Service honoree, and have become a top-five finalist for the 2025 NCAA Hockey Humanitarian Award, recognizing her for important contributions to each her crew and neighborhood.
She was additionally awarded the celebrated Welles Crowther “#19” Patch, offered yearly to the BC student-athlete who greatest exemplifies the motto “women and men for others.”
Her neighborhood influence contains work with Newton Athletes Limitless, Morgan’s Message, and a number of youth hockey teaching initiatives by Paul Vincent Hockey, Pioneer Valley Hockey Camp, and her personal summer time coaching program, Clougherty Hockey. These efforts underscore her dedication to mentorship, growth, and utilizing the game to uplift others.
Clougherty will play a key function in working with the Colonials’ defensive core whereas main initiatives in ability growth, video evaluation, and this system’s rising emphasis on management coaching.
“I’m so excited to hitch the RMU workers and crew,” mentioned Clougherty. “I’m so grateful for this chance and may’t wait to work alongside Logan, Liam, your entire workers and gamers. To affix a bunch with such nice crew tradition and requirements is thrilling and I’m honored to now be part of it.
“I’m wanting to get on the ice and start the journey forward.”
