Kennedy Officially Named to U.S. Olympic Women's Coaching Staff
October 15, 2021 | Women's Hockey
Associate head coach Courtney Kennedy to serve as an assistant coach for the 2022 U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team
Kennedy was an assistant coach on the U.S. National Team that earned a silver medal at the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championships in September. Kennedy will be coaching some familiar faces, as Cayla Barnes, Alex Carpenter '16, Kali Flanagan '19, and Megan Keller '19 are a part of the U.S. centralization roster that has been training together in Blaine, Minn. since early October.
The Wobrun, Mass. native has helped lead the U.S. to four goal medals at the IIHF U18 Women's World Championship as an assistant coach, including in 2013, 2014, 2017 and 2018. She was also an assistant coach for the silver medal-winning U.S. Women's National Team at the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship.
As a player, Kennedy helped Team USA to a silver medal at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games and bronze at the 2006 Games, and was also a member of the gold medal-winning U.S. entry at the 2005 IIHF Women's World Championship, the first-ever U.S. team to claim the top spot on the podium in the event.
Kennedy and the Jane Rattigan Head Women's Hockey Coach, Katie Crowley, have been on the BC bench together since the 2007-08 season. In that time, BC has been to 11 NCAA Tournaments and six NCAA Frozen Fours and won five Hockey East regular-season titles, three Hockey East Tournament championships and six Beanpot crowns.
