Hockey Staff
wildcat HOCKEY Sports Medicine Renee Kleszczynski Head trainer Women’s Ice Hockey The Sports Medicine Department at the University of New Hampshire consists of eight full- and part-time certified and licensed athletic trainers. In addition to director Jon Dana, the full-time employees are Glenn Riefenstahl, Cindy Michaud, Renee Kleszczynski, Barbara Hemphill and Dan Sedory, who serves primarily as the Coordinator for the CAAHEP approved Athletic Training Curriculum. The primary staff also includes Meg Lesnikoski. The department works out of two locations: the Field House and the Whittemore Center. Both athletic training rooms utilize currently available modalities including muscle stimulators, ultrasound, heat, cryotherapy and hydrotherapy. Renee Kleszczynski, a 1994 graduate of Winona State (Minn.) who went on to attain a Master of Arts in Physical Training from Western Michigan in ‘96, enters her fifth season as the head trainer of the women’s ice hockey team. Kleszczynski is a certified member of both the NATA and the College Athletic Trainer’s Society. She is assisted by student trainers Ashlei Brock, Jaime Greenhalgh and Bryan Morissette. The Certified Athletic Trainer provides a myriad of services to the department and the student-athlete. These include, but are not limited to, initial injury assessment and management, emergency injury/illness management, referral to appropriate professionals, interface with associated physicians and others, rehabilitation, counseling, administrative duties including insurance coordination, supervision of practices and games, development and implementation of emergency plans, as well as student athletic supervision. The athletic training room is considered to be “a designated facility where comprehensive health care services are provided. Comprehensive health care services included practice and game preparation, injury/illness evaluation, first aid and emergency care, follow-up care, rehabilitation and related services.” (National Athletic Trainer’s Association Education council)
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Academic Center Cathy Leach Assistant Academic Services Athletic excellence is one-half the formula for success in the collegiate experience for University of New Hampshire women’s ice hockey players. The primary measure of achievement is the student-athlete’s success in the classroom. Last year, the women’s ice hockey team placed seven student-athletes on the Women’s Hockey East Academic Honor Roll; in 2006, the league’s Top Scholar-Athlete recipient was UNH’s Amy McLaughlin. New Hampshire also boasts one of the top graduation rates in the country for its student-athletes. Serving as Assistant Athletic Director for Academic Services since 1994 is Joanne Maldari, a 1990 graduate of Holy Cross who went on the earn her master’s degree in Athletic Counseling at Springfield College. She was recognized for her outstanding efforts at UNH by receiving the University’s 2001 Academic Advising Award. Before coming to Durham, Maldari served athletic counseling internships at Springfield and Central Connecticut State University. Cathy Leach assists Maldari and enters her 10th year of working directly with women’s hockey student-athletes. Leach was the University’s Women’s Sports Information Director from 1985-88 and served as interim Women’s Athletic Director in the 1989-90 season before working in admissions from 1990-2001. UNH is dedicated to enhancing the studentathlete’s ability to achieve academic excellence. Realizing the time commitment the players give to the school, the University administers a comprehensive program of academic support services that is available to Wildcat women’s ice hockey players and all other student-athletes. This program includes the monitoring of academic progress and providing tutorial services, as well as interacting with the academic advisors within the various colleges. In the summer of 2004, the University remodeled the Academic Center that is located in the Field House for use by Wildcat student-athletes.
MEDIA RELATIONS Douglas Poole Associate Director Athletic Media and Public Relations The Athletic Media Relations department at UNH consists of five sports information professionals and work-study students. The Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Media Relations is Tom Wilkins, who joined the Wildcat program in the fall of 2007. Douglas Poole (UNH ‘93) enters his seventh season as the office’s Associate Director. He will serve as the women’s hockey contact for the 11th consecutive season and 12th time in 14 years. The primary responsibility of the Athletic Media Relations department is to promote the 20 varsity sports at UNH. Included in this responsibility is the coordination of relations with media members, the promotion of student-athletes for academic and athletic achievement awards, the production of media guides and programs, web site maintenance and the upkeeping of team and individual statistics.
2010-11 UNH WOMEN’S HOCKEY
Yvette Auger Administrative Assistant Women’s Ice Hockey 15th Season Colin Shank Director of Hockey Operations Fourth Season Danielle Pargoli Team Manager Women’s Ice Hockey Third Season Caitie Colitti Team Manager Women’s Ice Hockey Third Season