Coach Michael Cox

Michael Cox begins his fourth season as head women's ice hockey coach at Salve Regina University. Last season, he led the Seahawks to their first winning season (18-9-1), their first-ever win over seven-time conference champion Manhattanville, and a berth in the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Finals for the first time in school history.

In his first two seasons behind the bench at Salve Regina, Cox combined to win 18 games - more than the program had tallied in its first seven years of existence. He equaled that total last season, and his team carried that momentum into the playoffs. The Seahawks began their run to the finals with a 7-2 win at No. 4 seed Mass.-Boston, and the following weekend, blanked the seven-time reigning conference champion Valiants. The win snapped an 18-game losing streak to Manhattanville, who won both games against the Seahawks during the regular-season by a combined score of 9-0.

Cox arrived in Newport in 2006 with a wealth of experience coaching women's ice hockey at the Division I level. From 1997-2006, Cox assisted in the success of three Boston-area schools - Harvard, Northeastern, and Boston College. At each school, he was responsible for both on-ice coaching as well as video analysis. During his three-year tenure at Harvard, the Crimson won a school-record 33 games and won the 1999 AWCHA National Championship.

Most recently, Cox was an assistant coach at Boston College, where he helped the Eagles capture their first Beanpot Championship (2006) and earn their first-ever berth in the Hockey East Finals, finishing with a school-best 20-11-4 record.

A 1993 graduate of Merrimack College with a degree in English, Cox has coached and directed numerous camps and clinics throughout New England. Currently, he is the director and owner of Inside Edge Ice Hockey Camps for Women. He resides in Westboro, Mass. with his wife and their son.

(Updated 8/10/09)