Plymouth State University

Ben Chipman Year-By-Year Results
Year	Overall Record	Conference Record
2025-26	12-14-0	6-12-0
2024-25	18-7-2	11-2-2
2023-24	6-20-0	6-12-0
Totals	36-41-2	23-26-2

Ben Chipman was named interim head coach of the women's ice hockey program prior to the 2023-24 academic year and was endorsed as head coach over the summer.
 
In his first season on the bench, the team doubled its win total from the previous year, recorded its most conference wins since 2017-18 and returned to the NEHC Tournament.
 
Chipman’s second year was historic for several reasons. The Panthers set multiple individual and team records in the MASCAC, posting a program-best 18-7-2 record and an 11-2-2 mark in conference play. PSU earned the top seed for the inaugural MASCAC Tournament before outlasting Rivier in the championship game in four overtimes, the second-longest game in NCAA Division III women’s hockey history.
 
With the LEC sponsoring ice hockey for the first time in 2025-26, Chipman competed in a third conference in three seasons. Despite a significantly more challenging league schedule, he guided the Panthers to a 12-14-0 overall record and a trip to the LEC Tournament after orchestrating a 6-3 stretch in late-season conference play.
 
As a player, Chipman was a three-year captain who helped lift the Panthers to four straight MASCAC titles and NCAA Tournament appearances from 2018-23, including just the second home NCAA Tournament game in program history in March 2023. He also earned four MASCAC Fall/Winter and Winter/Spring All-Academic Team selections and achieved President’s List honors with a perfect GPA every semester.
 
Chipman has been a significant presence in the community during his time at Plymouth State, participating in several campus organizations and serving in leadership roles.
 
His coaching experience includes five years with Plymouth State Youth Hockey, as well as work with British Columbia Hockey League and Alberta Junior Hockey League players at the STIX Collegiate Cup Showcase. He also spent two seasons coaching for the Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities for Children in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.