Queen's University Women's Ice Hockey

Holmberg is entering his 11th year with the team, and eighth as head coach. Last season, Holmberg guided the Gaels to a 15-7-2 record for fourth spot in the OUA. Queen's has made the playoffs in all seven seasons he has been head coach for and the team has registered 15 or more wins in a season six times in those seven years. In 2013-14 he guided the Gaels to an OUA silver medal in and in 2012-13 to their best season in team history as the team captured the OUA Championship, their second under Holmberg. The 2012-13 Gaels finished with a program best 20 wins during the regular season, topping the previous best of 19 set by Holmberg's 2009-10 team. During their 2010-11 OUA Championship season they were also the bronze medalists at the CIS Championship. In their run to Queens first OUA title in 32 years, the Gaels knocked off three nationally-ranked opponents, winning all five of their games in overtime. Included in that run, Holmberg coached the Gaels to victory in the longest game in collegiate hockey history, a six overtime win over the Guelph Gryphons in Game 1 of the OUA Championship. Holmberg was the CIS Womens Hockey Coaches Association president from 2013-2016. He is High Performance 2 trained and has spent considerable time assisting Hockey Canada and the Ontario Womens Hockey Association at various events and camps, both on and off the ice. Holmberg was named the OUA women's hockey coach of the year in 2009-10 and the Fox 40 OUA male coach of the year in 2010-11. He holds the Gaels women's hockey record for most wins by a coach including playoffs. The Pembroke, Ontario native graduated from Queen's Law in 1997.   * Conference Champions #Holmberg took on full duties for two games during 2008-09 while head coach was away. (Last updated July 4, 2016)