Heather Linstad
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head Coach |
| Team | Connecticut Whale (NWHL) |
| Record | 0–1–0 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 26, 1967 Chelmsford, Massachusetts |
| Playing career | |
| 1985–1989 | Providence |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1992–2000 | Northeastern (ECAC) |
| 2000–2013 | Connecticut (Hockey East) |
| 2011–2012 | United States U-18 team |
| 2016–present | Connecticut Whale (NWHL) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 322–289–81[1] |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1982 Hockey East | |
| Awards | |
| ECAC Player of the Year (1989)[2] Chelmsford High School Hall of Fame (2009) | |
| Records | |
| 300 wins[3] | |
Heather Linstad is the current head coach of the Connecticut Whale of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL).[4]
Coaching career
Linstad was the women's ice hockey coach at the University of Connecticut, coaching the Connecticut Huskies for thirteen seasons. She previously coached eight seasons at Northeastern. She also was a player at Providence. On February 13, 2010, Linstad obtained her 300th win as a head coach, with a 4–1 over the alma matter Friars.[3]
In June 2011, Linstad was named the head coach of the United States U-18 women's ice hockey team. She held this position through the 2011–12 year.[5] She has also won the ECAC Coach of the Year.
Linstad abruptly resigned from her coaching position on March 13, 2013 after two poor seasons.[6]
On January 29, 2016, Lindstad was named as Head Coach of the Connecticut Whale of the National Women's Hockey League.[4]
Controversy
A lawsuit filed against the University of Connecticut alleges Linstad dismissed a female hockey player from the team for not being stable enough following an alleged on-campus sexual assault by a male hockey player in 2011.[7][8]
Coaching statistics
| Year | W | L | T | Postseason |
| 2010–11 | 13 | 19 | 3 | |
| 2009–10 | 21 | 9 | 7 | Lost Hockey East final |
| 2008–09 | 19 | 12 | 4 | |
| 2007–08 | 22 | 8 | 5 | |
| 2006–07 | 17 | 15 | 3 | |
| 2005–06 | 12 | 21 | 1 | |
| 2004–05 | 16 | 12 | 8 | |
| 2003–04 | 9 | 19 | 6 | |
| 2002–03 | 11 | 20 | 4 | |
| 2001–02 | 11 | 21 | 3 | |
| 2000–01 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Coaching Records | Year by Year | Heather Linstad - Statistics - USCHO.com - U.S. College Hockey Online". USCHO. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Annual Awards/All-League" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b "Heather Linstad Acknowledged for 300th Win". Retrieved September 24, 2011.
- ^ a b "Whale Coach Resigns" (PDF). NWHL. January 29, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Linstad Named U.S. Women's". Retrieved September 24, 2011.
- ^ "Heather Linstad Resigns As Women's Ice Hockey Coach". Retrieved December 23, 2013.
- ^ "Rape Victim Was Kicked Off UConn Hockey Team For Not Being 'Stable Enough': Lawsuit". Huffington Post. December 20, 2013. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
- ^ "Former Hockey Player Joins Federal Sexual Assault Suit Against UConn". Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
- ^ "Connecticut Huskies Women's Hockey: Year-By-Year". USCHO.com. Retrieved April 20, 2010.