COURTNEY KESSEL
Courtney Kessel has been named the sixth head coach of women’s ice hockey at Princeton University as announced by Ford Family Director of Athletics John Mack ‘00.
Kessel, who spent four seasons as an assistant coach at Princeton from 2019-23, most recently was behind the bench in the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) as head coach of the Boston Fleet.
Teams
Jun 2023 - Present
Princeton Tigers - College Division I - Princeton, NJ, USA
Head Coach
Sep 2023 - Jun 2025
Boston Fleet - Pro
Head Coach
May 2023 - Sep 2023
Boston University Terriers Women's Ice Hockey - College Division I
Associate Head Coach
Aug 2019 - May 2023
Princeton Tigers Women's Ice Hockey - College - Division I - Princeton, NJ, USA
Assistant Coach
Jul 2022 - Jan 2023
Hockey Canada - U18 Girls World Championships
Head Coach
Jul 2019 - Jul 2019
Hockey Canada - U18 Girls World Championships
Assistant Coach
Aug 2018 - May 2019
Toronto Furies Women's Ice Hockey - Toronto, ON, Canada
Head Coach
Jul 2018 - Jul 2018
Selects Hockey - U14 Girls
Head Coach
Jul 2014 - Jul 2014
Selects Hockey - U14 Girls
Assistant Coach