Lauren Williams (ice hockey)

Lauren Williams
Born September 9, 1996 (1996-09-09) (age 28)
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Position Defenceman
Shot Right
Played for PWHPA New England
Worcester Blades
Wisconsin Badgers
Current PWHL coach New York Sirens (asst.)
Coached for Stonehill College
Mount Royal University
Playing career 2018–2022

Lauren Williams (born September 9, 1996) is a Canadian professional women's ice hockey coach and former player. She is currently an assistant coach for the New York Sirens of the Professional Women's Hockey League.[1] Prior to joining the staff of the Sirens, she coached at Stonehill College (2022–23) and Mount Royal University (2023–24).

Williams previously played 3 years in the PWHPA (2019–22)[2] after spending one year with the Worcester Blades of the CWHL (2018–19), having been drafted first overall.[3] She is an alumna of the Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey program.

  1. ^ Kennedy, Ian (July 9, 2024). "New York Rounds Out Coaching Staff Hiring Lauren Williams". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved July 9, 2024. PWHL New York has added a third member to their 2024-2025 coaching staff hiring Lauren Williams as an assistant coach from Mount Royal University.
  2. ^ "Female hockey players wrestle with choice of choosing pro league | CBC Sports". Archived from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  3. ^ David Alter, The Canadian Press (August 27, 2018). "CWHL commissioner Jayna Hefford aims for improved visibility of women's hockey". Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on September 10, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2018.