Chris MacKenzie

Biography

Current Head Coach – University of Connecticut Former Assistant Coach at The Ohio State University Former Head Coach – Niagara University Former NCAA D1 Men’s Assistant – UMass Lowell 2024 NCAA National Coach of the Year 2024 NCAA Tournament Appearance 2024 Hockey East Conference and Tournament Champions 2025 Hockey East Regular Season Champions 2024 & 2025 Hockey East Coach of the Year Fosters a culture that excels in academics, athletics, and community. Proven ability to recruit successful student athletes. Chris MacKenzie enters his thirteenth season in charge of the UConn women's ice hockey program in 2025-26. He was named the second head coach in program history in May of 2013. A veteran of the collegiate coaching ranks, MacKenzie has experience in both the women's and men's sides of the sport. In the 2024-25 season, MacKenize led the Huskies to their second consecutive Hockey East Regular Season Championship, posting a 19-6-2 record in league play. MacKenzie had the Huskies in the national rankings for most of the season, appearing in the national polls in 20 out of the 22 weekly polls, earning a ranking as high as No. 8. The Huskies allowed the fewest goals in Hockey East play for the second year in a row, leading the conference in several statistical categories, including, goals against average (1.40), save percentage (.944), shots on net (840), faceoffs won (762), and faceoff win percentage (56.7%). For the second consecutive season, MacKenzie was recognized as the H