Friar Coaching Staff Hockey East titles with a 25-14-4 record, and earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament for the second time in three years. In 1989, Deraney served as an assistant/goalie coach with the Northeastern University men’s program. After one season at Northeastern, Deraney joined the staff of Dartmouth College and spent three seasons as the Big Green’s recruiting coordinator while working with the team’s forwards, defensemen and goaltenders. During that period, the program experienced a significant turnaround, going from the 45th-ranked team in the country in 1990 to No. 29 in 1993. During his first season at Dartmouth, Deraney was an assistant under Ben Smith, who would later guide the U.S. Women’s National Team. Deraney went on to become the top assistant coach at UMass-Amherst from 1993-98. His responsibilities at UMass included working with the defense and goaltenders, recruiting, and acting as the program’s university liaison. Deraney was instrumental in helping rebuild the hockey program at UMass after it was re-instituted in 1993. In addition to his coaching duties at the collegiate level, Deraney has coached at various levels with USA Hockey. In 2008, he was on the coaching staff for the U-18 Women’s National Team that won the gold medal at the inaugural IIHF World Women’s U-18 Championships. He joined recently graduated Friars Ashley Cottrell ’12 and Kate Bacon ’12 to defeat Canada, 5-2. Deraney helped select the 1998 Men’s USA Select Team, which competed at the IIHF Pool-A World Championship Qualification Tournament in Austria. Deraney also worked closely with the 1996 Men’s U.S. World Junior National Team and has been involved with all levels of national player development since 1989 for both men and women. Deraney, a native of West Roxbury, Mass., resides in Shrewsbury, Mass. with his wife, Michelle, and their two daughters, Danielle, a member of the Providence softball team, and Alexa.
Friar Highlights Under Bob Deraney July 23, 1999 - Bob Deraney becomes the fifth coach in the history of Providence women’s hockey. October 24, 1999 - The Friars defeat eventual National Champion Minnesota, 1-0, at Schneider Arena as Bob Deraney earns his first victory as a head coach. February 6, 2000 - PC knocks off top-ranked Harvard, 1-0, at the Bright Hockey Center. It is the first time any Providence College team defeats a No. 1-ranked opponent since the men’s team defeated Boston University in the 1996 Hockey East Semifinals. March 4, 2000 - The Friars earn their 20th win of the season with a 5-4 victory at Dartmouth. Jess Tabb nets a hat trick as the squad posts their 10th 20-win season in 26 years. March 10, 2001 - The Friars make their 18th consecutive trip to the ECAC Tournament. Harvard, which eventually advances to the Frozen Four, defeats PC, 4-3, in overtime. March 15, 2002 - The Friars defeat second-ranked Niagara, 3-2, in double overtime in the semifinals of the ECAC Eastern League Tournament. Danielle Culgin scores 1:06 into the second overtime for the win. March 16, 2002 - Providence defeats Northeastern, 1-0, to capture the school’s seventh ECAC Tournament title. Jackie Tamsin scores the lone goal in the first period. May 31, 2002 - Providence becomes a charter member of the newly formed Women’s Hockey East. November 1, 2002 - The Friars defeat Boston College, 4-1, in Chestnut Hill, Mass. in the inaugural Women’s Hockey East game. Sophomore Mara Amrhein scores her first collegiate goal, and the first goal in Women’s Hockey East play. February 23, 2003 - Providence claims the inaugural Women’s Hockey East regular season title by defeating Maine, 2-1. February 28, 2003 - The Friars defeat Niagara, 3-2, in overtime to earn their 24th victory of the season, the most ever in team history. March 16, 2003 - Providence defeats New Hampshire, 1-0, in the inaugural women’s Hockey East Tournament Championship. The lone goal is scored by sophomore Hilary Greaves in the second period. March 25, 2003 - The Friars end the season ranked fifth in the nation in the USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll, marking the program’s highest finish. February 22, 2004 - The Friars defeat Boston College, 5-2, to earn their 500th victory, becoming only the second Division I women’s hockey team to reach that plateau. March 10, 2004 - Deraney becomes the second coach in the program’s history to win 100 career games at Providence as the Friars defeat Boston College, 6-1. March 21, 2004 - Providence defeats New Hampshire, 3-0, in the Women’s Hockey East Tournament final for the second straight year. Senior Kelli Halcisak scores the game-winning goal in the third period to earn the Friars’ third consecutive league title. March 13, 2005 - Providence defeats Connecticut, 3-1, in the Hockey East Tournament final to capture its fourth straight league title, including the ECAC Eastern in 2002. March 18, 2005 - Providence advances to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history. Junior Katelynn Laffin records the game’s first goal in PC’s 6-1 loss versus No. 1 Minnesota. March 8, 2008 - Providence upsets No. 10 Connecticut, 5-1, to earn a place in the Hockey East Championship game for the fifth time in the last six seasons. November 29, 2008 - The Friars defeat Brown, 1-0, in the 14th annual Mayor’s Cup, maintaining possession of the trophy in consecutive seasons for the first time. December 5, 2009 - PC defeats No. 5 UNH, 4-1, becoming the first Hockey East team to defeat the Wildcats in Durham, N.H. since the league was created in 2002-03. January 9, 2010 - Bob Deraney leads PC to its 600th victory as a program with a 6-3 victory over No. 8 Cornell. Providence joins UNH as the only NCAA DI programs with 600 wins. February 20, 2010 - The Friars claim their third Hockey East regular season championship with a 5-2 victory at Vermont. February 26, 2011 - The Friars defeat Maine in the Hockey East Quarterfinals, becoming the only conference member to advance to the tourney semifinals every year.
The Deraney Family (left to right): Michelle, Alexa, Danielle and Bob. 22 - 2012-13 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE WOMEN’S HOCKEY
March 3, 2012 - Providence shuts out No.7 Northeastern, 2-0, to advance to its sixth Hockey East final