Head coach Dave Flint announced the hiring of Ashley Ryan as the team’s operations coordinator in June 2016. Ryan joins the staff after a standout playing career at Elmira College, where she won the 2013 Division III national championship and was named a two-time first team All-American.
As a senior at Elmira in 2014-15, Ryan racked up 61 points in only 30 games en route to earning the Laura Hurd Award for the top player in Division III women’s ice hockey. Ryan’s 42 assists broke the Elmira single-season record and tied the NCAA Division III mark for most helpers in a season.
Ryan led Elmira in scoring in three of her four collegiate seasons and finished her career with 158 points, which ranks third all-time at the school. The Rochester, New York, native also earned All-Academic distinction from 2012-15 and served as a team captain in 2014-15.
In four seasons with Ryan on the roster, the Soaring Eagles posted a 91-19-4 overall record and won at least 20 games every year. The 2012-13 team played to a 24-5-1 mark en route to the program’s third NCAA Division III title and first since 2003.
In addition to her on-ice exploits, Ryan has also gained professional experience in a number of different capacities over the years. From 2010-12, Ryan served as an assistant manager in food service with the Rochester Red Wings–the top minor league affiliate of the Minnesota Twins (MLB).
Ryan also completed a community service project with the Elmira Youth Jackals hockey club from 2011-15, during which time she helped aspiring hockey players develop basic game skills. Ryan then went on to an internship with the Elmira Heights Police Department in 2015, before serving as a resident counselor for the Villa of Hope group home in Rochester.
Ryan earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice with a minor in Sociology and Anthropology from Elmira in 2015.
