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Stonehill announced Monday it will add women’s hockey as its 23rd varsity program and will compete in the NEWHA starting in 2021-22. Pictured, from left to right, are Stonehill vice president for student affairs Pauline Dobrowski, Stonehill president Fr. John Denning, NEWHA commissioner Bob DeGregorio and Stonehill director of athletics Dean O’Keefe (photo: Stonehill Athletics).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Stonehill College will add women\u2019s hockey as its 23rd varsity athletic program and has accepted an invitation to compete in the Division I New England Women\u2019s Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) when it starts with the 2021-22 academic year.<\/p>\n

The announcement was made Monday by Stonehill president Fr. John Denning, NEWHA commissioner Bob DeGregorio, Stonehill director of athletics Dean O\u2019Keefe and Stonehill vice president for student affairs Pauline Dobrowski inside the Sally Blair Ames Sports Complex.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe addition of women’s ice hockey will provide another compelling opportunity for student-athletes to pursue their passion through athletics and scholarship at the College,” said Denning, who also serves on the NCAA Division II Presidents’ Council. “We are pleased to join the NEWHA and look forward to introducing Stonehill and our mission to a new audience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stonehill will become the seventh member of the NEWHA, joining Franklin Pierce, Long Island, Post, Sacred Heart, St. Anselm and St. Michael’s.<\/p>\n

The NEWHA will be eligible for a bid to the NCAA tournament starting in 2022.<\/p>\n

“We were excited to hear Stonehill College was adding a women\u2019s hockey program and happy that the Skyhawks had targeted the New England Women\u2019s Hockey Alliance for conference membership,\u201d said DeGregorio. \u201cThis is a great day for the NEWHA and for the sport of women\u2019s ice hockey. Their launch of a women\u2019s program will enhance the competition within our league and give a roadmap for other schools looking to offer women\u2019s ice hockey.”<\/p>\n

Stonehill will begin a search for the program\u2019s first head coach immediately to start preparations for the program\u2019s first season. The program will train and compete at the Bridgewater Ice Arena, a dual ice surface facility located in Bridgewater, Mass.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is an exciting day for Stonehill College as we officially begin preparing for the Skyhawks to take the ice in the fall of 2021, and we are eager to join our fellow NEWHA members and compete at the highest level of women\u2019s collegiate ice hockey,\u201d said O\u2019Keefe. \u201cThe sport of ice hockey has a long and storied history in the Northeast, and we are thrilled to represent greater Boston and all of Massachusetts in the NEWHA as we look to help grow the sport of women\u2019s ice hockey.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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