By: Caleb Philips, Director of Athletic Communications
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – Emma Killeen, a 2022 Plattsburgh State graduate and former women’s ice hockey student-athlete, has been hired as the new assistant women’s ice hockey coach, as announced Thursday by the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreation.
“It’s great to have Emma back in the Cardinal Women’s Hockey Family,” head coach Kevin Houle said, “She will be a great addition as her knowledge of the game and passion for Plattsburgh State women’s hockey will be a great asset to our program! We are excited to have her on board.”
Killeen enjoyed an outstanding career with the Cardinals as a key piece of the defensive unit over the course of four seasons. Playing 110 games in her career, she tallied five goals and 35 assists and appeared in all 31 games in the team’s 2019 National Championship run. In the championship game against Hamline, Killeen tallied an assist on the game-winning goal as they won 4-0 to secure their seventh national title in program history.
Killeen has coaching experience working in a variety of clinics and camps, including the Elite Hockey Camp at Norwich University and USA Ice Hockey Development Camps. She also volunteered at Learn to Skate outings hosted at Plattsburgh while a student-athlete. Outside of working the ice, she worked at Eclipse Fitness and Spa as well as a CrossFit Coach in her hometown of Watertown, Connecticut.
Outside of athletics, Killeen has most recently worked as a realtor for Regency Real Estate in Connecticut.
A 2022 graduate of SUNY Plattsburgh, Killeen earned her degree in Business Administration while minoring in athletic coaching.
(Photo provided by Plattsburgh Women’s Hockey)
