SWHA Coaching Staff – 2023-24

Our coaches, head and assistants, have extensive experience in the game of ice hockey. All are USA Hockey certified and all have played the game at a very high level, including prep school, NCAA and professional. We have the experience, connections and know-how to help your daughter reach her hockey potential.

Jessica Young
Jessica YoungDirector of Women's Hockey
The SWHA is thrilled to have Jessica Young as our Director of Women’s Hockey and U14 Tier 1 Head Coach!

Jessica graduated from Middlebury College in 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in Economics. She grew up in Mission Hills, Kansas, and played for the AAA St. Louis Lady Blues program from U12 through U19.

In college, Jessica was a member of the Middlebury Women’s Ice Hockey Team and was selected to the All-NESCAC team all four years that she was there, including Rookie of the Year when she was a freshman. Jessica was also selected to the CCM All-American College Hockey Squad following her 2016-2017 season.

Jessica spent the past three years as the assistant and then head coach of the Tilton School Girl’s Varsity Hockey Team. In addition to running the Girl’s Hockey Program at Tilton, Jessica has spent her summers coaching at USA Hockey affiliated camps, including the Girls 16/17 National Camp, the Girls 14 Eastern Select Camp, and the New England Development Camp. She also spent time with the IPH Hockey team in Connecticut, focusing on skill and player development.

Jessica Young
Jessica YoungU8 - Head Coach
Craig Duchesne
Craig DuchesneU10 Gold - Head Coach
COMING SOON!
COMING SOON!U10 Red - Head Coach
COMING SOON!
COMING SOON!U10/12 Development - Head Coach
Adelle Murphy
Adelle MurphyU12 Gold - Head Coach
Matthew O’Keefe
Matthew O’KeefeU12 Red - Head Coach
Ali O’Leary
Ali O’LearyU14 2009 Gold - Head Coach
Jessica Young
Jessica YoungU14 2010 Gold - Head Coach
COMING SOON!
COMING SOON!U14 '09/10 Red - Head Coach
Ellice Murphy
Ellice MurphyU16 SPA Full Season - Head Coach
COMING SOON!
COMING SOON!U19 Split Gold - Head Coach
Peter Tufts
Peter TuftsU19 Split Red - Head Coach
Adelle Murphy
Adelle MurphyU12 Gold Head Coach
Ali O’Leary
Ali O’LearyU14 - 2009 Gold Head Coach
Ellice Murphy
Ellice MurphyU16 SPA Head Coach
Meredith Caponigro
Meredith CaponigroOff Ice Skills Coach