Saint Michael's College women's ice hockey alumna Meghan Sweezey '10 heads into her 10th year with the program with the 2025-26 school year, and second as head coach. She also helps oversee summer camps at the College.
Sweezey, who owns Girls 4 Hockey, which she founded in 2016 to continue growing the game, has served her alma mater in various roles over the past decade-plus. Prior to assuming head coaching duties, she was the College's Assistant Director of Alumni and Parent Relations (2012-18) before spending two months as the interim Assistant Director for Admissions, filling those roles while simultaneously coaching. Sweezey remains a familiar face on campus through her assistance to Alumni Relations at events such as reunion.
Sweezey, who started a skills clinic in Reading, Mass., in 2012 for girls between the ages of 5 and 14, founded Girls 4 Hockey (G4H) in the Burlington, Vt., area four years later, with the goal of engaging players ages 4 through adult in skills-based programming, focusing primarily on female player development. Within seven years, G4H grew from one program serving eight individuals into 14 programs serving 620 individuals by 2023. Sweezey and her G4H coaches work with an additional 300 players through private skills clinics. She oversees all aspects of G4H, not only coaching and developing practice plans but recruiting and training an all-female coaching staff, performing marketing and advertising, managing finances, and collaborating with local youth hockey organizations on creative initiatives that continue growing the game.
For the past several years, Sweezey has worked with the Vermont Shamrocks AAA Select Hockey program, assisting spring team organization, tryout facilitation and skill development as well as serving as a bench coach for 10U and 12U spring tournament teams for the past two seasons. Sweezey previously coached girls at the high school level in her native Massachusetts. She was the junior varsity head coach at Reading Memorial High School in 2011-12, which was also her second year as a varsity assistant at the school. In 2010, Sweezey was the volunteer head coach of Reading Youth Hockey's U19 JV squad. During three summers (2008-10), Sweezey supervised and coached girls ages 14 to 17 at the USA Hockey New England District Development Camp.
Sweezey gained additional leadership experience beyond the rink as the Events Manager for Special Olympics Vermont (SOVT) between 2018 and 2020, managing all major fundraising events, including its marquee event, the Penguin Plunge, which raises nearly 40% of SOVT's annual operating budget. As the head of the 2020 Penguin Plunge, Sweezey helped SOVT set a since-broken fundraising record while attracting nearly 1,400 participants.
A senior captain for Saint Michael's in 2009-10 after twice serving as an assistant captain, Sweezey graduated tied for first in program history in career games (103), power-play goals (12) and short-handed goals (3). She was also third in points (71), tied for third in assists (39) and fourth in goals (32). Sweezey landed on the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) East All-Academic team each of her final two seasons. After earning bachelor's degrees in psychology and English from the College, Sweezey completed a master of education in school counseling at Suffolk University in 2012.
Saint Michael's College Women's Ice Hockey Head Coach, 2024-25 to Present (2nd Season)
- 1 NEWHA All-Rookie Team Honor
- 2 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Honors
- 6 AHCA All-American Scholar Honors
- 19 NEWHA All-Academic Honors
Saint Michael's College Women's Ice Hockey Assistant Coach, 2013-14 to 2018-19, 2022-23 to 2023-24 (8 Seasons)
- Strength & Conditioning Coach, 2018-19 (1 Season)
- Top Assistant Coach, 2014-15 to 2015-18 (4 Seasons)
- Volunteer Assistant Coach, 2013-14, 2022-23 to 2023-24 (3 Seasons)
- 2 NEWHA All-Conference Honors
- 1 NEWHA All-Rookie Team Honor
- 2 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Honors
- 36 AHCA All-American Scholar Honors
- 86 NEWHA/NEHC/ECAC East All-Academic Honors
Founder/owner/coach, Girls 4 Hockey, Burlington, Vt., 2016 to Present
- Designed to engage players ages 4 through adult in skills-based programming, focusing primarily on female player development. By 2023, G4H grew from one program serving eight individuals into 14 programs serving 620 individuals. G4H works with an additional 300 players through private skills clinics. Sweezey oversees all aspects of G4H, not only coaching and developing practice plans but recruiting and training an all-female coaching staff, performing marketing and advertising, managing finances, and collaborating with local youth hockey organizations on creative initiatives that continue growing the game.
Started skills clinic for girls between 5 and 14 in Reading, Mass., 2012
Vermont Shamrocks AAA Select Hockey Coach
- Assisted spring team organization, tryout facilitation and skill development as well as serving as a bench coach for 10U and 12U spring tournament teams in 2023 and 2024
Reading (Mass.) Memorial High School Junior Varsity Girls' Ice Hockey Head Coach, 2011-12 (1 Season)
Reading (Mass.) Memorial High School Varsity Girls' Ice Hockey Assistant Coach, 2010-11 to 2011-12 (2 Seasons)
Reading Youth Hockey U19 Junior Varsity Volunteer Head Coach, 2010 (1 Season)
USA Hockey New England District Development Camp Coach (Ages 14-17), 2008-10 (3 Summers)
