Plymouth State University

Mollie Fitzpatrick was named head women’s ice hockey coach at Plymouth State in April of 2022 after successful stints at Boston University, Norwich University, Endicott College and the University of New England.
 
The bulk of Fitzpatrick’s coaching experience comes at her alma mater, Norwich University, where she won national titles as both a player and coach. She spent the 2021-22 season on the staff at BU and previously helped transition the programs at Endicott and UNE to varsity status.
 
A 2012 graduate from Norwich, Fitzpatrick returned to the Cadets’ bench for the 2015-16 season. During her six years as an assistant, she helped lead Norwich to four straight NCAA tournaments from 2017 to 2020, winning the 2018 national title and reaching the 2017 national semifinals. Norwich won at least 20 games in all five full seasons she was on the coaching staff and went 7-1 in the COVID-shortened 2020-21 season.
 
During the 2021-22 season, Fitzpatrick helped Boston University to a 12-15-6 record, including 11-9-5 mark in the Hockey East. The Terriers went 2-0-1 against UNH and fell to tournament runner-up University of Connecticut in the Hockey East Tournament quarterfinals.
 
Well-known as an exceptional recruiter, Fitzpatrick helped bring three AHCA All-Americans to Norwich, including one of the most decorated players in NCAA Division III women’s hockey history in Amanda Conway. Conway, the Laura Hurd Award winner as the national player of the year, was also the first three-time All-American in Norwich history and finished her career third on the NCAA all-time goals list and tied for fourth in points.
 
Fitzpatrick spent the 2013-14 season as an assistant at UNE, helping the program transition to varsity status. She moved into the same role at Endicott for the 2014-15 season, bringing 20 new players to the Gulls for the program’s inaugural varsity season, including several who would go on to earn All-Conference nods.
 
A two-sport athlete at Norwich, Fitzpatrick made four straight NCAA Tournament appearances as a player, winning the national championship in 2011. Splitting time between defense and forward, she played in 70 career games and totaled six goals and 13 assists. She set career highs in both goals (four) and assists (five) during her senior season after playing in 22 games.
 
Fitzpatrick also excelled on the lacrosse field, helping guide Norwich to three straight GNAC championships and three NCAA Tournament appearances while scoring 80 goals and adding 30 assists.
 
The first female inductee into the Cheverus (Maine) High School Athletic Hall of Fame, Fitzpatrick earned her Master of Science in Organizational Leadership from Norwich in 2017.