Quinnipiac University Athletics named Rick Seeley (Toronto, Ontario) as the third head coach in the history of its women’s ice hockey program on April 8, 2008. Seeley joins Quinnipiac while continuing a stellar coaching career in women’s collegiate ice hockey, most recently as head coach of fellow ECAC Hockey member Clarkson University. Last season Clarkson advanced to the ECAC Hockey Tournament Semifinals and finished the year ranked No. 8 in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll and No. 9 in the U.S. College Hockey Online Poll. Clarkson owned a 24-9-5 overall record and placed fourth during the regular season in arguably the nation’s most competitive women’s college hockey conference.
Named as the Clarkson head coach in the fall of 2002 Seeley ushered in women’s hockey as a varsity athletic program and, in the Golden Knights’ first five seasons, compiled a 93-67-18 (.573) overall record. The Green and Gold earned ECAC Hockey Playoff berths in their first four seasons in the conference.
The 2006-07 season saw the end of an era come when Seeley's first recruiting class completed its four-year run at Clarkson. An 18-15-3 mark and another trip to the ECAC Hockey Playoffs capped a remarkable run for the Class of 2007, as Seeley and his senior class nearly upset Frozen Four participant St. Lawrence University in the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals. That season Seeley coached an ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team Forward and an All-Rookie Team Defenseman.
In 2005-06 Clarkson boasted the ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Year, who was also a Second-Team All-American, in addition to an All-Rookie Team Defenseman. Last season Clarkson’s roster included several ECAC Hockey honorees, including an All-Rookie Team Forward, an All-Rookie Team Goaltender, a Third-Team All-Conference Forward and a Third Team All-Conference Defenseman.
This is Rick's second season with MIHS of Canada. At our 2007 Alaska Girls program Quinnipiac recruited a top Prospect out of Alaska Jordan Elkins who is in her freshman year. Rick brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the MIHS program.