Karilyn Pilch

Karilyn Pilch is an American professional ice hockey executive and current general manager of the Boston Pride in the NWHL.

Karilyn Pilch
Born (1986-12-17) December 17, 1986
Salem, New Hampshire, United States
Height 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Position Goaltender
Played for Boston University
Playing career 2005–2007

Career

Pilch played for Salem High School, the only girl on the team, and went on to play nine games as a backup goalie for Boston University.[1][2]

From 2009 to 2016, she served as an assistant coach for Saint Anselm College, before becoming Director of Hockey Operations at Boston University.[3] She would stay at the university until being hired as general manager of the Boston Pride for the 2019–20 season.[4] In her first year with the Pride, the team finished as regular season champions, making it to the Isobel Cup finals before the playoffs were postponed by the 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak.

Personal life

Pilch has a bachelor's degree in management, as well as an MBA.[5]

References
  1. Willis, David. "Salem trailblazer Pilch now GM of NWHL's Boston Pride". The Eagle-Tribune. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  2. Daily Free Press (2006-02-15). "Backed by a 26-save game from backup netminder Karilyn Pilch, BU notched its 11th win of the 2005-06 season. – The Daily Free Press". Daily Free Press. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  3. Boston University (2016-09-20). "Pilch Named Director of Hockey Operations". Boston University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  4. Murphy, Mike (2019-07-22). "Boston Pride name Karilyn Pilch general manager". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  5. Fascetta, Spencer (2020-03-05). "A Sit Down with Pride GM Karilyn Pilch". Bruins Diehards. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
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