Rhode Island Rams women's ice hockey | |
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University | University of Rhode Island |
Conference | Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League |
Governing Body | ACHA Women's Division 1 |
Head coach | Ashley Pagliarini[1] 3rd season, 57–36–5 |
Assistant coaches | Richard Torres, Tom McCormick |
Arena | Bradford R. Boss Arena Kingston, Rhode Island |
Colors | Keaney blue, navy blue, and white[2] |
ACHA Tournament appearances | |
2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 | |
Conference Tournament championships | |
ECWHL: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014 | |
Conference regular season championships | |
ECWHL: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018 | |
Current uniform | |
The Rhode Island Rams women's ice hockey team represents the University of Rhode Island (URI) in Women's Division 1 of the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA). Since the team's 1999 inauguration, the Rams have been one of the most successful programs in intercollegiate women's ice hockey, winning nine regular season and nine playoff titles in the 15-year existence of the Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League, both ECWHL records. The Rams have also qualified for 12 of the 18 ACHA National Tournaments held for women's teams, a number that trails only Massachusetts, Michigan and Michigan State. Highlighting Rhode Island's 12 ACHA tournament bids are eight semifinal appearances, including five in a row from 2004 through 2008. The team's present coach, Ashley Pagliarini, was a standout defenseman at URI from 2004 through 2009 and is just the second head coach in team history, taking over for program founder Beth McCann for the 2014–15 season.[3]