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Head Coach jrice@babson.edu (781) 239-5981 |
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Jamie RiceA 1990 graduate of Babson, Jamie Rice is currently in his sixth season as head coach of the men's ice hockey program. Rice has enjoyed great success in his first five years back at his alma mater, leading the Beavers to a 85-45-8 record and five straight national rankings. He was named ECAC East Coach of the Year and was a finalist for the prestigious Edward Jeremiah Award, given annually to the top coach in Division III ice hockey, in 2006, and in 2007 was named New England Coach of the Year after guiding Babson to its first ECAC East championship since 1992 and its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1993. This past winter, he once again led Babson to the ECAC East Championship and the program's 14th bid to the NCAA Tourney.
Rice returned to Babson in 2004 after spending 14 years as an assistant coach at Colby College, Dartmouth College, Brown University, and Northeastern University. During his five-year tenure at Brown, he helped guide the Bears to a 1993 NCAA Tournament appearance and a 1995 Ivy League Championship.
A native of Newton, Massachusetts, Rice played four seasons at the forward position for Babson from 1986 to 1990, helping the Beavers amass a spectacular record of 81-31-10 during that stretch. He recorded 24 goals and 55 assists for 79 points in 116 career games, including a career-high 32 points in 1988-89.
In addition to the college ranks, Rice coaches in the Massachusetts Satellite Program and for USA Hockey, most recently as a head coach at the USA Hockey Select 15 Festival in St. Cloud, Minnnesota in the summer of 2006. He also serves as the director of the Babson College Summer Hokcey Camp, and he is a well-respected lecturer for USA Hockey's Coaching Education Program.
Rice earned his Master's Degree in Education from Boston
University in 1998. He currently resides in Walpole, Massachusetts
with his wife, Stephanie, his seven-year old son, Mark, and
three-year old twins, Erika and Kayla.
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Assistant Coach bmcconnell@babson.edu (781) 239-6006 |
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Brian McConnell is entering his second season as an assistant coach for the Babson ice hockey program. A four-year player at Boston University from 2001-2005, McConnell has brought to Babson an impressive resume that includes numerous individual and team accomplishments. During his brilliant collegiate career, he helped lead the Terriers to three NCAA Tournament appearances and three Beanpot Championships while earning Hockey East All-Rookie Team honors in 2002, the Brent McInnis Award for the player who best exemplifies the spirit of BU hockey in 2005, and a position as team captain in 2005. In addition, he was selected in the second round (39th pick overall) in the 2002 NHL Draft by the Calgary Flames, and he was a member of the 2003 United States World Junior Hockey Team that advanced all the way to the bronze medal game at the World Junior Championships in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
Prior to attending BU, McConnell played two years for the U.S. National Team Development Program, serving as assistant captain for the Under-17 Team in 2000 and as captain for the Under-18 Team in 2001. Following his graduation, he participated in the Boston Bruins Camp in 2005, played for the Trenton Titals of the ECHL in 2005-06, and then played for the Fresno Falcons (also of the ECHL) in 2006-07.
McConnell, who also serves as Babson's Intramural
Coordinator, currently resides in Norfolk, Massachusetts.