Sacred Heart University Men's Ice Hockey

Marottolo is in his seventh season as the head coach of the Sacred Heart men's hockey team.  In his first season, Marottolo won the Bauer Hockey Coach of the Year in the Atlantic Hockey Association.  He guided the Pioneers to a 21-13-4 record, tied for the most wins in program history, and a 12-game unbeaten streak, the longest in program history. In the 2013-14 season, the Pioneers were one of three teams in the country to improve by 10 wins over the previous season, going 12-24-0 with a season-opening win over then-#1 UMass Lowell. Sacred Heart was 11-16-0 in Atlantic Hockey that season as well. Last season, SHU reached the Atlantic Hockey Tournament quarterfinals while winning double-digit games for the second straight season. Marottolo, a North Haven, CT native and former Choate Rosemary Hall hockey star, was on the Yale men's hockey staff for 13 seasons and helped the Bulldogs reach the NCAA Tournament twice, including the 2008-09 season. He was promoted to associate head coach in 2003. During his tenure, he recruited four All-Americans, nine All-ECAC Hockey selections and four Ivy League Rookies of the Year. An assistant coach at Trinity College for two winters before Yale, Marottolo played collegiate hockey at Northeastern University and graduated in 1989. The following two years he served as player/head coach of the Hockey Club of Metz, France. While overseas, he was also head coach of Euro-Sport/Drummond Hockey School in Amenville, France. Marottolo, who speaks French fluently, has also served as an assistant coach for Team New England at the 1997 Select 16 USA Hockey Festival and coached the 1998 Select 15 team before becoming head coach of the 1999 New England Select 15 squad that finished fourth. He and his wife, Lynn, daughter, Kailey, and son, Jack, reside in North Haven.

Beal was promoted to associate head coach on August 4, 2016 This is a very deserving promotion for Joel and were excited that hes a part of our coaching staff, said Marottolo. Joel is a very valuable cog in what were building here with our hockey program. His passion, work ethic, and knowledge are key ingredients in helping our student-athletes grow both on and off the ice. Beal will enter his fourth season at SHU this year. In his first season in 2013, the Pioneers improved by 10 wins from the year before. SHU has won at least 10 games in each of his three years on the bench. In 2014, SHU reached the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Hockey Tournament for the first time in five years. The Pioneers have also had three All-Atlantic Hockey selections in the last three years, including Justin Danforths Rookie of the Year award in 2014 and Second Team pick this past season. Beal joined Coach Marottolo's staff in 2013 after spending two seasons as an assistant at his alma mater Union College.  He helped guide Union to the ECAC Championship this past season as the Dutchmen advanced to the 2013 NCAA East Regional Finals. Before joining the Union staff, Beal served as the assistant coach of the Varsity Prep League team at Albany Academy. Beal led recruiting efforts and worked with the forwards and power play units on a daily basis. He also helped monitor the off-season and pre-season training regimen and coordinated in-season video work. Beal also served as the Head Coach of the Troy Albany Youth Hockey Minor Midget AAA team.   After graduating in from Union in 2005, Beal spent three years coaching various youth hockey teams and running summer camps with the Schenectady Youth Hockey Association. A four-year letterwinner at Union, Beal recorded 101 points (27 goals, 74 assists) in four seasons with the Dutchmen. A native of Brantford, Ontario, Beal is one of 19 student-athletes to reach 100 points in the history of the men's ice hockey program. As an assistant captain in 2004-05, Beal led Union to its first regular season sweep of Rensselaer, and its first playoff win in nearly 11 years. He holds the school single-season assists mark (matched by Kelly Zajac in 2010-11) after recording 29 assists in 2002-03, and he is second on the career assists list.

McDougall begins his sixth season as and assistant coach at SHU.  McDougall joined the staff just as the Pioneers began a program-record setting 12-game unbeaten streak.  Before coming to SHU, McDougall spent two years on the coaching staff at Wesleyan as both an assistant and graduate assistant coach. McDougall's duties at Sacred Heart primarily consist of working with the team's forwards and recruiting. McDougall is a 2007 graduate of the University of Connecticut, where he was a four-year member of the men's ice hockey team. McDougall registered 22 goals and 21 assists for 43 career points while playing in 89 contests as a forward for Huskies. He has also been active as a camp and club team counselor, instructor, and coach over the last seven years. McDougall has worked with the Massachusetts Player Development Camp handling 13-15 year olds and the Connecticut Hockey Experience with 13-18 year-old players. Before joining the Pioneers, McDougall was the head coach of the Neponset Valley River Rats Under-18 team of the Massachusetts Select League for 5 seasons.