Heather Linstad

Heather Linstad is an ice hockey coach, most prominently with the Connecticut Huskies from 2000 to 2013.[4]

Heather Lindstad
Biographical details
Born (1967-02-26) February 26, 1967
Chelmsford, Massachusetts
Playing career
1985–1989Providence
Position(s)Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1992–2000Northeastern (ECAC)
2000–2013Connecticut (Hockey East)
2011–2012United States U-18 team
2016–2017Connecticut Whale (NWHL)
Head coaching record
Overall322–289–81 (college)[1]
7–15–1 (pro)
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]

Coaching career

Prior to beginning her coaching career, she was a college ice hockey player for the Providence Friars women's ice hockey team, earning the ECAC player of the year in 1989.[5] She was then head coach for eight seasons at Northeastern Huskies from 1992 to 2000, winning the ECAC coach of the year 1994. In 2000, Linstad became the women's ice hockey coach at the University of Connecticut, coaching the Connecticut Huskies for thirteen seasons. On February 13, 2010, Linstad obtained her 300th win as a head coach, with a 4–1 over her alma mater, the Providence Friars.[3] Linstad abruptly resigned from her coaching position at the University of Connecticut on March 13, 2013, after two poor seasons.[6] In 2016, she would be awarded the Women's Hockey Founders Award by the American Hockey Coaches Association for her contributions to the growth and development of women's ice hockey in the United States.[5]

Linstad was the head coach of the United States U-18 women's ice hockey team through the 2011–12 year.[7]

On January 29, 2016, Lindstad was named as head coach of the Connecticut Whale of the National Women's Hockey League.[4] She left the team after the 2016–17 season.[8]

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.[9][10]

Coaching statistics
TeamSeasonWLT/OTLPostseason
Northeastern Huskies1992–931473
Northeastern Huskies1993–941963
Northeastern Huskies1994–9514125
Northeastern Huskies1995–961455
Northeastern Huskies1996–972790
Northeastern Huskies1997–982665
Northeastern Huskies1998–992573
Northeastern Huskies1999–002293
Connecticut Huskies2000–013100
Connecticut Huskies2001–0211213
Connecticut Huskies2002–0311204
Connecticut Huskies2003–049196
Connecticut Huskies2004–0516128
Connecticut Huskies2005–0612211
Connecticut Huskies2006–0717153
Connecticut Huskies2007–082285
Connecticut Huskies2008–0919124
Connecticut Huskies2009–102197Lost Hockey East final
Connecticut Huskies2010–1113193
Connecticut Huskies2011–124237
Connecticut Huskies2012–133293
Connecticut Whale2015–16230Lost Semifinals, 1–2 vs. Buffalo Beauts
Connecticut Whale2016–175121Lost Semifinal game, 2–8 vs. Boston Pride
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References
  1. "Coaching Records | Year by Year | Heather Linstad - Statistics - USCHO.com - U.S. College Hockey Online". USCHO. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  2. "Annual Awards/All-League" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  3. "Heather Linstad Acknowledged for 300th Win". Retrieved September 24, 2011.
  4. "Whale Coach Resigns" (PDF). NWHL. January 29, 2016.
  5. "FORMER NU COACH HEATHER LINSTAD HONORED BY AHCA". Northeastern Huskies. January 15, 2016.
  6. "Heather Linstad Resigns As Women's Ice Hockey Coach". Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  7. "Linstad Named U.S. Women's". Retrieved September 24, 2011.
  8. "Connecticut Whale Name Ryan Equale Head Coach". Double G Sports. June 27, 2017.
  9. "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.
  10. "Former Hockey Player Joins Federal Sexual Assault Suit Against UConn". Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
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