Northeastern University Women's Ice Hockey

Pellegrini joined the Northeastern staff as an assistant coach in August 2012, before being promoted to associate head coach in April 2014. Pellegrini, who brings coaching experience from all aspects of the sport, joined the Huskies after spending the 2011-12 season at Harvard. In his first season on Huntington Ave., Pellegrini helped lead the Huskies to their winningest season since 2001-02, the program's 16th Beanpot championship and the team's second appearance in the Hockey East championship game in the past three seasons. In 2015-16, Pellegrini helped Northeastern set a record for most wins in a season (28) as the Huskies earned the program's first-ever bid to the NCAA tournament.  Pellegrini has served as an assistant coach at both the mens and womens collegiate levels since 2004, resulting in six conference championship appearances and four league titles. At Harvard, he assisted in recruiting, as well as the planning and execution of daily practices, game day bench responsibilities video breakdown and scouting reports for a team that finished with a 22-9-1 record. Prior to Harvard, Pellegrini was an assistant coach of the Bowdoin mens ice hockey team from 2009-11. While serving as the recruiting and video coordinator, he helped the Polar Bears to the 2011 NESCAC Championship. In addition, he coached the top-ranked power play unit in the nation as Bowdoin was ranked as high as fourth in the nation during the 2010-11 season. He also developed and ran off-ice fitness and strength and conditioning programs, organized fundraisers and community service activities, and guided six seniors to professional contracts. Pellegrinis introduction to womens ice hockey came in 2008 when he served as the inaugural head coach of the Boston Shamrocks. In his time with the Shamrocks, he guided all seven graduating players to college hockey careers, and reached the playoffs in the JWHL. Pellegrini has also had stints at UMass Boston and Nichols College as an assistant coach for mens ice hockey. In three seasons at UMass Boston (2006-09), he recruited and developed players who led the team to its most successful season since 1981, and also had the second ranked recruiting class in the nation in 2007-08. Pellegrini is a graduate of UMass Boston, where he received a degree in Community Studies. He currently resides in Stow, Mass.

Carpenito as an assistant coach of the Northeastern women's hockey team in June 2014. A 2011 graduate of Northeastern, Carpenito returns to his alma mater after spending time on the coaching staffs at Elmira College and Union College. In 2015-16, Carpenito helped NU to its winningest season in program history (28-9-1), which culminated in the Huskies' first-ever trip to the NCAA tournament.  Before Northeastern, Carpenito served as an assistant coach at Union College for the 2013-14 season. During his time with the Dutchwomen, Carpenito oversaw the development and execution of practices and was heavily involved in recruiting, scouting, film study and travel coordination. Carpenito also contributed to the development of the special teams' units, including the Union power play, which ranked seventh in the nation (18.5%) last season.   Prior to Union, Carpenito spent two years as a varsity assistant coach and head junior varsity coach at Elmira College (Division III). In two years with the Soaring Eagles, the varsity team posted a 44-10-2 record, including a 29-5 mark in ECAC West play. Elmira won the 2013 Division III national championship with Carpenito behind the bench and had seven players named to the ECAC West All-Conference Team. With Carpenito's assistance, Elmira led all Division III teams in scoring defense (1.10 goals per game) and ranked second nationally on the penalty kill with a 92.7-percent success rate.   While at Elmira, Carpenito ran practices, assisted with recruiting, oversaw all aspects of strength and conditioning, coordinated travel and assisted with game planning and strategy.   A native of Acton, Massachusetts, Carpenito worked extensively with the Northeastern club hockey teams as an undergraduate student. Carpenito played for the NU men's club team from 2008-11 and simultaneously coached the women's club team, which won the 2011 ECWHL playoff championship and finished as the national runner up in Division I of the ACHA. Carpenito was named the ACHA Division I Coach of the Year in 2011, after previously being named a finalist for the award in 2009 and '10 as well. Carpenito earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Northeastern in 2011, before getting his master's degree in general education from Elmira in 2013. 

Flint Year-by-Year Record Dave Flint was named the sixth head coach of the womens ice hockey program in 2008, and has led a womens hockey renaissance at Matthews Arena ever since. In seven seasons behind the bench, Flint has guided Northeastern a 134-91-25 overall record, including an 85-51-14 mark in Hockey East play. Flint has coached NU to two Women's Beanpot titles (2012, 2013), the Hockey East regular season championship (2012), and the program's first-ever NCAA tournament berth (2016), and garnered Hockey East Co-Coach of the Year and All-New England Coach of the Year accolades in 2012. In 2015-16, Flint helped Northeastern to its winningest season in program history (28-9-1) as the Huskies reached the NCAA tournament for the first time. Under Flint's tutelage, senior Kendall Coyne was named the 2016 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award winner as the top player in NCAA Division I women's ice hockey after leading the nation in goals (50), goals per game (1.35), points per game (2.27), shorthanded goals (5) and hat tricks (5). A member of Flint's 2011 recruiting class, Coyne finished her career as the all-time leading scorer at Northeastern (249 points) and the ninth-highest scorer in the NCAA since 2000. The 2014 Olympic silver medalist was also named the 2016 Cammi Granato Award Winner for the Player of the Year in Hockey East, becoming the second Husky and third honoree to win the award under Flint's guidance (Florence Schelling won in 2010 and 2012).  Since 2008, Flint has developed two Patty Kazmaier top-three finalists (Coyne and Schelling), two AHCA All-Americans (Coyne and Schelling), three Olympians (Coyne, Schelling and Julia Marty), 24 Hockey East All-Star selectionsincluding seven First Team honoreesand seven players who have played or been drafted into the NWHL/CWHL. Flint's Huskies have also excelled in the classroom as NU has accumulated 86 Hockey East All-Academic selections over the last eight years.  Flint's track record for developing Northeastern's netminders speaks for itself. Olympic bronze medalist Florence Schelling graduated as the program's all-time leader in career goals against average (1.74) and save percentage (.940), while goaltender Chloe Desjardins finished her career as NU's all-time leader in games played (104) and total saves (2,808). In only his third full season behind the bench, Flint helped the Huskies capture their first Women's Beanpot title in 14 years in 2012. Northeastern then repeated as the Beanpot champion in 2013, earning the program's 16th crownthe most among the four competing schools.  Flint arrived at Northeastern from St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., where he built the womens hockey program from the ground up and served as the head coach for five years. After serving as assistant coach to the mens hockey team at St. Anselm for seven years, Flint took over the womens hockey team in 2003 and was charged with overseeing the program's transition to varsity status. In the first varsity season, Flint led St. Anselm to a 21-3-1 record and an ECAC Open championship in 2004-05. The Hawks then won back-to-back ECAC Open titles in Flint's final two seasons (2006-08), and led the nation in scoring defense in three of Flint's four seasons at the helm of the varsity program. Flint's exceptional work at St. Anselm did not go unnoticed as he was named the ECAC East Coach of the Year three times, and was a three-time finalist for National Coach of the Year. Flint coached three ECAC East Players of the Year, two Rookies of the Year and one Goalie of the Year, as well as two All-Americans. Over Flints four-year tenure, the Hawks compiled a record of 88-15-2. Flint worked in the St. Anselm athletic department for 11 years, first as an athletic trainer and assistant coach of the mens hockey team before taking over the womens program. With the mens squad, Flint was responsible for recruiting and coaching the teams defensemen and goaltenders. While Flint was on the coaching staff, the Hawks won ECAC Division II Championships in 2000 and 2001. Since 2005, Flint has also been a member of the USA Hockey staff. In 2008, he was appointed the goaltending coach and advisor for the womens national program, where he evaluated and instructed goaltenders at all levels. He was on staff for the U.S. National Team that won the silver medal at the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada, as well as the gold-medal winning team at the 2008 World Championship in Harbin, China. Flint also served as an assistant coach to the U.S. Select Team that participated in the Four Nations Cup in 2009. Since 1999, Flint has served as director of off-ice conditioning and as assistant to the director of on-ice instruction at Superskills Hockey in Tewksbury, Mass., an off-season training site for amateur and professional goaltenders. In addition, he is an instructor at the Daccord Goaltending Camps and Pro Prospect Camps in Manchester, N.H., and has worked with former NHL goaltenders Peter Skudra, Andrew Raycroft and Scott Clemmensen. A 1993 graduate of North Adams State College (now the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts), he was a four-year member as a goalie on the varsity mens ice hockey team. He was named Team MVP as a senior. Flint received his bachelors degree in Biology with a concentration in Sports Medicine. He is an Athletic Trainer Certified and a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist. Flint currently resides in Merrimack, N.H., with his wife, Alison, and their two children, Paige and Tate. Dave Flint Head Coach 2631 Dave Flint Year-by-Year Record Dave Flint was named the sixth head coach of the womens ice hockey program in 2008, and has led a womens hockey renaissance at Matthews Arena ever since. In seven seasons behind the bench, Flint has guided Northeastern a 134-91-25 overall record, including an 85-51-14 mark in Hockey East play. Flint has coached NU to two Women's Beanpot titles (2012, 2013), the Hockey East regular season championship (2012), and the program's first-ever NCAA tournament berth (2016), and garnered Hockey East Co-Coach of the Year and All-New England Coach of the Year accolades in 2012. In 2015-16, Flint helped Northeastern to its winningest season in program history (28-9-1) as the Huskies reached the NCAA tournament for the first time. Under Flint's tutelage, senior Kendall Coyne was named the 2016 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award winner as the top player in NCAA Division I women's ice hockey after leading the nation in goals (50), goals per game (1.35), points per game (2.27), shorthanded goals (5) and hat tricks (5). A member of Flint's 2011 recruiting class, Coyne finished her career as the all-time leading scorer at Northeastern (249 points) and the ninth-highest scorer in the NCAA since 2000. The 2014 Olympic silver medalist was also named the 2016 Cammi Granato Award Winner for the Player of the Year in Hockey East, becoming the second Husky and third honoree to win the award under Flint's guidance (Florence Schelling won in 2010 and 2012).  Since 2008, Flint has developed two Patty Kazmaier top-three finalists (Coyne and Schelling), two AHCA All-Americans (Coyne and Schelling), three Olympians (Coyne, Schelling and Julia Marty), 24 Hockey East All-Star selectionsincluding seven First Team honoreesand seven players who have played or been drafted into the NWHL/CWHL. Flint's Huskies have also excelled in the classroom as NU has accumulated 86 Hockey East All-Academic selections over the last eight years.  Flint's track record for developing Northeastern's netminders speaks for itself. Olympic bronze medalist Florence Schelling graduated as the program's all-time leader in career goals against average (1.74) and save percentage (.940), while goaltender Chloe Desjardins finished her career as NU's all-time leader in games played (104) and total saves (2,808). In only his third full season behind the bench, Flint helped the Huskies capture their first Women's Beanpot title in 14 years in 2012. Northeastern then repeated as the Beanpot champion in 2013, earning the program's 16th crownthe most among the four competing schools.  Flint arrived at Northeastern from St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., where he built the womens hockey program from the ground up and served as the head coach for five years. After serving as assistant coach to the mens hockey team at St. Anselm for seven years, Flint took over the womens hockey team in 2003 and was charged with overseeing the program's transition to varsity status. In the first varsity season, Flint led St. Anselm to a 21-3-1 record and an ECAC Open championship in 2004-05. The Hawks then won back-to-back ECAC Open titles in Flint's final two seasons (2006-08), and led the nation in scoring defense in three of Flint's four seasons at the helm of the varsity program. Flint's exceptional work at St. Anselm did not go unnoticed as he was named the ECAC East Coach of the Year three times, and was a three-time finalist for National Coach of the Year. Flint coached three ECAC East Players of the Year, two Rookies of the Year and one Goalie of the Year, as well as two All-Americans. Over Flints four-year tenure, the Hawks compiled a record of 88-15-2. Flint worked in the St. Anselm athletic department for 11 years, first as an athletic trainer and assistant coach of the mens hockey team before taking over the womens program. With the mens squad, Flint was responsible for recruiting and coaching the teams defensemen and goaltenders. While Flint was on the coaching staff, the Hawks won ECAC Division II Championships in 2000 and 2001. Since 2005, Flint has also been a member of the USA Hockey staff. In 2008, he was appointed the goaltending coach and advisor for the womens national program, where he evaluated and instructed goaltenders at all levels. He was on staff for the U.S. National Team that won the silver medal at the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada, as well as the gold-medal winning team at the 2008 World Championship in Harbin, China. Flint also served as an assistant coach to the U.S. Select Team that participated in the Four Nations Cup in 2009. Since 1999, Flint has served as director of off-ice conditioning and as assistant to the director of on-ice instruction at Superskills Hockey in Tewksbury, Mass., an off-season training site for amateur and professional goaltenders. In addition, he is an instructor at the Daccord Goaltending Camps and Pro Prospect Camps in Manchester, N.H., and has worked with former NHL goaltenders Peter Skudra, Andrew Raycroft and Scott Clemmensen. A 1993 graduate of North Adams State College (now the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts), he was a four-year member as a goalie on the varsity mens ice hockey team. He was named Team MVP as a senior. Flint received his bachelors degree in Biology with a concentration in Sports Medicine. He is an Athletic Trainer Certified and a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist. Flint currently resides in Merrimack, N.H., with his wife, Alison, and their two children, Paige and Tate. Dave Flint Year-by-Year Record

Hershkowitz as the director of operations. Hershkowitz has been at NU as a student and employee since 2003. "We're very excited to have Julie joining our staff," said Flint. "She has been a part of the Northeastern family for several years, and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in many different areas. We're thrilled to have her with us." Hershkowitz will be responsible for the team's digital video analysis system, including all video breakdown and management of video databases for coach and player use as well as maintaining statistical databases. She will also coordinate the pre-scouting of opponents, scouting reports and video exchange with all opponents in addition to assisting with team travel coordination. After working with many different facets in the athletics department, I am excited to have the opportunity to contribute to the continued success of the womens ice hockey program at Northeastern, Hershkowitz said. Hershkowitz joins the womens hockey staff following a four-year stint as a residence director at NU where she managed the administrative operations for four residence hall communities of 678 students, as well as supervising a student staff of 11 resident assistants and one senior resident assistant. She also facilitated student learning through judicial hearings and conflict mediation. Hershkowitz is no stranger to the athletic department, having served as an intern in the Northeastern compliance office last season. There, she assisted with the distribution of NCAA National Letter of Intent forms to incoming student-athletes and provided NCAA rules education materials for coaches, student-athletes and athletics staff members. Hershkowitz received by Bachelors degree in Philosophy before earning a Master of Education in 2009 and a Master of Sport Leadership in 2013. Hershkowitz resides in Boston. Julie Hershkowitz Director of Hockey Operations Northeastern womens ice hockey head coach Dave Flint announced on August 1, 2013 the hiring of Julie Hershkowitz as the director of operations. Hershkowitz has been at NU as a student and employee since 2003. "We're very excited to have Julie joining our staff," said Flint. "She has been a part of the Northeastern family for several years, and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in many different areas. We're thrilled to have her with us." Hershkowitz will be responsible for the team's digital video analysis system, including all video breakdown and management of video databases for coach and player use as well as maintaining statistical databases. She will also coordinate the pre-scouting of opponents, scouting reports and video exchange with all opponents in addition to assisting with team travel coordination. After working with many different facets in the athletics department, I am excited to have the opportunity to contribute to the continued success of the womens ice hockey program at Northeastern, Hershkowitz said. Hershkowitz joins the womens hockey staff following a four-year stint as a residence director at NU where she managed the administrative operations for four residence hall communities of 678 students, as well as supervising a student staff of 11 resident assistants and one senior resident assistant. She also facilitated student learning through judicial hearings and conflict mediation. Hershkowitz is no stranger to the athletic department, having served as an intern in the Northeastern compliance office last season. There, she assisted with the distribution of NCAA National Letter of Intent forms to incoming student-athletes and provided NCAA rules education materials for coaches, student-athletes and athletics staff members. Hershkowitz received by Bachelors degree in Philosophy before earning a Master of Education in 2009 and a Master of Sport Leadership in 2013. Hershkowitz resides in Boston.