Chicago Blackhawks News Release

BOSTON - Northeastern alumna Kendall Coyne Schofield has been hired by the Chicago Blackhawks to be the organization's first-ever female Player Development Coach and Youth Hockey Growth Specialist, announced by the Blackhawks on Monday. Coyne Schofield won the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award at Northeastern in 2016 and holds school records in goals (141) and points (249) over 133 games played.

"Kendall continues to break barriers and be an amazing role model for young women around the world. I couldn't be more proud of her. The Blackhawks are lucky to have her on staff," said head coach Dave Flint. 

A forward for the U.S. Women's National Ice Hockey Team, Coyne Schofield is a six-time World Champion at the International Ice Hockey Federation Women's World Championship and has twice represented the U.S. in the Olympic Winter Games, earning a gold medal in PyeongChang 2018 (2 goals, 1 assist) and silver medal in Sochi 2014 (2 goals, 4 assists). At Northeastern, she led the NCAA in goals, goals per game, points per game, short-handed goals and hat tricks during the 2015-16 season, earning the top player award in women's hockey. On January 25, 2019, Coyne Schofield became the first woman to compete in the National Hockey League's All-Stars skills competition, posting a time of 14.326 seconds in the fastest-skater challenge. She has also recently held broadcasting analyst roles with NBC Sports and NBC Sports California.

"Adding talented people with diverse and multi-faceted backgrounds like Kendall, Erik and Juan enhances our operations as we assess the changing landscape of hockey at all levels and continue to build and maintain a system of elite hockey," said Chicago Blackhawks Senior Vice President and General Manager Stan Bowman. "Each of these individuals brings unique experience to their position, and we are excited to welcome them to the Blackhawks family."

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