Yale University Women's Ice Hockey

Morgan helped the team to a five-game winning streak, and three individuals earned All-Ivy League recognition. Prior to coming to Yale Morgan went 78-49-12 in five seasons at St. Norberts, earning NCHA Coach of the Year honors after leading the team to a school-record 19 wins in 2013-14. He was named NCAA Division III West Region Coach of the Year after leading the Green Knights to an NCHA title in 2012-13, when the team beat UW-River Falls 3-2 in overtime in the championship game of the NCHA OBrien Cup Playoffs. St. Norbert made its first NCAA Division III Tournament appearance a week later, falling to No. 1 Plattsburgh State 5-2 in a national quarterfinal game. Morgan, St. Norberts first coach, led the program to a successful inaugural season in 2010-11. Playing with a roster composed entirely of freshmen, the Green Knights went 12-11-4 overall and 9-8-3 in the NCHA. St. Norbert defeated NCAA Division III Tournament qualifier Adrian College and also picked up two ties against another NCAA Tournament squad in UW-River Falls. In addition to team accomplishments, Morgans efforts at recruiting and player development also resulted in numerous individual honors for his St. Norberts student-athletes. During his tenure the Green Knights had one CoSIDA Academic All-American, two All-Americans, one USCHO all-freshmen team selection, nine NCHA All-Conference selections, six NCHA all-freshmen team selections, one NCHA Freshman of the Year and seven NCHA All-Tournament team selections. Before taking over at St. Norberts, Morgan spent six years at Dartmouth (2003-04 through 2008-09), helping the Big Green to five NCAA Tournament appearances -- including three straight from 2007 through 2009. Dartmouth was 128-53-18 during his tenure. In his time at Dartmouth Morgan helped the Big Green advance to the ECAC Hockey Tournament semifinals five times. The team won two ECAC Hockey Tournament championships, one ECAC Hockey regular season championship and a pair of Ivy League championships. Morgan coached four Olympians, 13 Under-22 national team players and one All-American. He also coordinated recruiting and coached the defensemen. Prior to arriving at Dartmouth, Morgan was the head coach at North Country Community College in Saranac Lake, N.Y., finishing with a 15-4-1 record and leading the team to the 2003 NEWCHA championship. During the 2001-02 season Morgan was the general manager and head coach of the Medicine Hat Hawks. He was later selected to coach one of eight teams at the Alberta Winter Games, where his team went undefeated and won the gold medal. In 2000-01, Morgan led the University of Lethbridges team which finished fourth in the Canada West Universities Athletics Association at 16-11-3. He was named Canada West Hockey Coach of the Year. From 1995 through 2000 he served as Medicine Hat Colleges athletics director. In addition to his collegiate coaching, Morgan has coached at multiple camps -- and was selected to coach at Hockey Canada's National Women's Development Team selection camp in August of 2016. He also has coached at USA Hockeys Central District Development Camp, which he began working in 2010. Also, he has served on multiple committees with various hockey organizations, including the AWHCA. Morgan graduated from the University of Alberta in 1992 with a bachelor of physical education degree. He earned his masters degree in education from the University of Lethbridge in 2003. View: | Desktop

Flygh, who went to the NCAA Tournament five times as an assistant coach at Harvard and Minnesota-Duluth, was named Yales head womens ice hockey coach on July 28, 2010. Flygh (whose name is pronounced YO-a-keem FLEEG) is the 10th coach in Yale womens ice hockey history. In 2014-15, Flygh led the Bulldogs to their best winning percentage in eight years, finishing with the second-most overall wins in school history (15). Yale also made its second straight ECAC Hockey Championship playoff appearance. The team tied the school record for wins in conference games with 12 and scored the second-most goals in a season in school history (93). In 2013-14 Flygh led the Bulldogs to their first ECAC Hockey Championship playoff appearance since 2008, and their first postseason win since 2005 (a 3-2 double overtime win at then-No. 5 Harvard Feb. 28 in game one of the quarterfinals). The Bulldogs eventually lost the series two games to one (including a double overtime loss in game two), falling one goal shy of the program's second appearance at the ECAC Hockey semifinals. During Flygh's first six years at Yale, the team was honored in multiple ways both on and off the ice. Forward Phoebe Staenz, who won a bronze medal at the 2014 Olympics with Team Switzerland, earned multiple Rookie of the Year honors in 2013-14. Goaltender Jaimie Leonoff was a second team All-Ivy League selection in 2012-13, and earned a spot at Hockey Canada's National Women's Program goaltending camp in June of 2013. Goaltender Jackee Snikeris '11 was a first team All-ECAC Hockey honoree and ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Year in 2010-11, and was selected to USA Hockey's annual Warren Strelow Goaltending Camp for the fourth straight time in 2011. Yale has also had a Hockey Humanitarian Award finalist in each of Flygh's first three seasons, and Aleca Hughes '12 won the award in 2012. Additionally, the team has had three different players win the Sarah Devens Award, a joint award for leadership that includes both ECAC Hockey and Hockey East: Snikeris in 2011, Hughes in 2012 and Alyssa Zupon '13 in 2013. As a team, Yale was named the Dave Solomon Memorial Sports Persons of the Year by the New Haven Register for 2011. The award honored the Bulldogs for their community service efforts, including the annual Mandi Schwartz Marrow Donor Registration Drive at Yale (held in memory of Mandi Schwartz '10 (1988-2011) and her battle with cancer) and "Yale Bulldog PAWS (Pediatric Alliance With Student-athletes)", a program started by Zupon that pairs Yale athletic teams with pediatric patients from Yale-New Haven Hospital to serve as a support group. The team has also received multiple academic honors during Flygh's tenure. In every season he has been here the team has had at least 16 ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team selections, including a league-best 19 in 2010-11. The team also had five Academic All-Ivy League selections in his first six years: Snikeris in 2010-11, Zupon in 2012-13, Tara Tomimoto '13 in 2013-14, Leonoff in 2014-15 and Janelle Ferrara '16 in 2015-16. Flyghs nine-year career as an assistant coach prior to coming to Yale was marked by consistent success; teams he coached for had a combined winning percentage of .701 (176-69-21) and he was a part of six seasons of 20 or more wins. Flygh came to Yale after three seasons as an assistant at Harvard. There, he helped the Crimson to a 71-20-8 overall record, two NCAA tournament appearances, two ECAC Hockey regular season championships, two Beanpot tournament championships and one ECAC Hockey tournament championship. He was a part of Harvards perfect 22-0-0 ECAC Hockey regular season in 2007-08, the same year the Crimson advanced to the NCAAs Frozen Four. Flygh had a pair of stints leading Harvard while head coach Katey Stone was away coaching for USA Hockey. The Crimson went 4-0-1 in those games. His primary coaching responsibilities included working with the defense and the penalty-killing unit. Harvard was ranked in the top four in the country in scoring defense each year that Flygh was there, and led the nation in that category in 2007-08 (1.00 goals per game). Harvard was also ranked in the top six in penalty killing each year that Flygh was there. At his two recent assistant coaching stops, Flygh worked with two of the top coaches in career victories in the NCAA in Stone and UMD's Shannon Miller. He helped coach seven All-Americans and a Patty Kazmaier Award winner. Flygh served as an assistant coach at Minnesota-Duluth for three seasons, working with the defense and penalty killing unit. The Bulldogs made the NCAA tournament every year that he was there. They advanced to the NCAA Frozen Four championship game in 2007 and posted an overall record of 72-26-9. During Flyghs tenure, UMD ranked fourth nationally in goals allowed per game and third in penalty killing. During his first season in 2004-05, the UMD penalty kill unit allowed just 16 goals in 206 power plays, leading the country with a 92.2-percent efficiency. Flygh began his coaching career at his alma mater, New England College, as a graduate assistant with the mens ice hockey team in 2001-02. He helped the Pilgrims to a 53-23-4 record and three second-place finishes in three seasons before moving on to Minnesota-Duluth. As a player for New England, Flygh was the Pilgrims defensive player of the year. He went on to play professional hockey in Sweden for the Lysekil Vikings. Flygh has been active in international hockey, coaching at the IIHF Women's World Championship for Sweden in 2012 and 2013. He was also on Sweden's staff for the 4 Nations Tournament in December of 2012. A native of Tyringe, Sweden, Flygh graduated from New England College with a bachelors degree in kinesiology in 2000. He earned a masters degree in organizational management from New England in 2002. He is married to Angela Francisco Flygh, a 2001 Harvard graduate and former Crimson womens ice hockey captain. They have two children. updated June 14, 2016

Koizumi, who earned a gold medal as a member of the U.S. Womens National Team at the 2008 IIHF World Womens Championship, joined the Yale womens ice hockey staff as an assistant coach for the 2010-11 season. Koizumi played for the University of Minnesota-Duluth while Yales head coach Joakim Flygh was an assistant there, and she captained UMD to the NCAA Frozen Four championship game in 2007. Koizumi has helped the Bulldogs make steady progress on the ice in recent years. In 2014-15 they tied the school record for wins in ECAC Hockey games (12) and had the second-most overall wins in school history (15). The team also made its second straight ECAC Hockey playoff appearance.  In 2013-14 the Bulldogs earned their first postseason win since 2005 with a 3-2 double overtime win at then-No. 5 Harvard in game one of the quarterfinals. The Bulldogs eventually lost the series two games to one (including a double overtime loss in game two), falling one goal shy of the program's second appearance at the ECAC Hockey semifinals. Koizumi was one of Flyghs first two hires after taking over as head coach prior to the 2010-11 season. The Bulldogs showed many signs of progress on the ice in their first season under their new leaders, and they were one of three finalists for ECAC Hockeys SKOR Sports Trophy, recognizing the team that exemplifies sportsmanship, tenacity, commitment and innovation. They were in contention for an ECAC Hockey playoff spot until the final game of the year, and increased their goal total in conference games by 17 percent over the previous season (from 36 to 42). Yale was one of the least-penalized teams in the conference (8.1 penalty minutes per game) and did not incur a major penalty all season. In addition to their work on the ice, the Bulldogs are extremely active in the community. Each year they lead a marrow donor registration drive at Yale named in memory of Mandi Schwartz '10 (1988-2011) and her battle with cancer. The team also began the Yale Bulldog PAWS (Pediatric Alliance With Student-athletes) program with Yale-New Haven Hospital, adopting a local girl, Giana, who is recovering from surgery for a brain tumor. In addition to her gold medal at the 2008 IIHF Womens World Championship in China, Koizumi also was part of the U.S. teams second-place finish at the 2007 Four Nations Cup. She was on the U.S. Womens Select Team in 2008-09 while getting her masters degree in education from Minnesota-Duluth. She also played for the U.S. Under-22 Select Team in the series with Canada in 2004 and 2006. Koizumi has participated in six USA Hockey National Festivals (2004-2009) and four USA Hockey Player Development Camps (2000-2003). She has also participated in several USA Hockey Holiday Festivals and June Conditioning Camps, and has played for Team USA at three Womens World InLine Hockey Championships (2005-07). That included a gold medal in Detroit in 2006 and a silver medal in France in 2005. In addition to playing for the U.S., Koizumi has also served as a head coach at multiple USA Hockey National Girls Hockey festivals, working with the U14 team in Rochester, N.Y., in 2010 and 2011; the U16 team in St. Cloud, Minn., in 2009 and 2010; and the U17 team in Lake Placid, N.Y., in 2007. She also served as an evaluator at USA Hockeys Pacific District tryouts in Seattle, Wash., from 2007 through 2009. Koizumi, a forward, finished her career ranked No. 7 on the UMD career scoring list with 155 points (84-71-155) and was a team captain for two years. As a senior in 2006-07 she led the Bulldogs to the NCAA Womens Frozen Four championship game after coming back from a torn MCL midway through the season. She scored two goals, including the game-winner, in a double-overtime victory over Boston College in the national semifinal game and was named to the Frozen Four All-Tournament Team. She was also a third team All-WCHA selection that year, and was named to the WCHA All-Rookie Team as a freshman. Koizumi finished in the top three in points on her team every year (second with 40 points (22-18) as a senior, first with 43 points (17-26) as a junior, third with 41 points (24-17) as a sophomore, third with 31 points (21-10) as a freshman). A standout in the classroom as well as on the ice, Koizumi was a four-time WCHA All-Academic Team selection and a two-time WCHA Scholar-Athlete. She graduated magna cum laude with a bachelors degree in psychology and a minor in coaching in 2007. She completed her masters degree in education in 2009. Koizumi supplemented her experience of playing for Shannon Miller (currently the coach with the most national titles, five) at UMD by also serving as a graduate assistant coach for her alma mater in the fall semester of 2007. Additionally, she completed a coaching practicum with the Denfeld varsity high school boys team in Duluth in 2007. Before coming to Yale Koizumi spent a season as an assistant coach for the White Team at the North American Hockey Academy. She also played part-time for the Montreal Stars in the CWHL, helping the team to the CWHL regular season title. She had 11 goals and 11 assists in just 17 games. From 2010-11 to 2014-15 she played part-time for the Boston Blades in the Canadian Women's Hockey League. She helped the Blades win the Clarkson Cup as CWHL champions in 2012-13 and 2014-15. In 2015-16 she is playing with the Connecticut Whale of the National Women's Hockey League, making her a part of the league's historic first season. Koizumi also played two seasons for the Minnesota Whitecaps of the Western Womens Hockey League. In 2008-09 she ranked second on the team with 17 points (11-6-17) and led the team to the WWHL championship. That same year she also served as head junior varsity coach and assistant varsity coach for the Totino Grace high school girls program in Fridley, Minn. Koizumi founded and serves as the head instructor for the Tsunami Performance Zone Hockey Camp since 2005. She also serves as an instructor for the Canadian Hockey Enterprises Hockey School. She was the head instructor for power skating and dry-land clinics in Huntington Beach, Calif., from 2003 through 2006.  Koizumi, who was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, is a 2003 graduate of Marina High School (Calif.). She played for the Cal Selects Hockey Club from 1999-2003, and was named the 2002-03 Cal Selects Player of the Year.   updated Oct. 8, 2015