Providence College Athletics

Bob Deraney Named Women's Hockey Head Coach

7/23/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Ice Hockey

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Providence College Assistant Vice President for Athletics John Marinatto today announced the appointment of Bob Deraney of Shrewsbury, Mass. as head coach for the women's ice hockey team. Deraney replaces Tom Sheehan who served as the interim coach since January.

Deraney, who graduated from Boston University in 1987, has extensive experience in college hockey. He played hockey for four seasons at BU, helping the Terriers capture two Beanpots (1986 and 1987) and one HOCKEY EAST title (1986).

The former Terrier netminder began his coaching career with the BU men's junior varsity team in 1987. From 1989-93, Deraney served as a men's assistant coach at Northeastern University and Dartmouth College. He went on to become the men's assistant coach at UMass-Amherst from 1993-98. In addition to his coaching duties at the collegiate level, Deraney has coached at various levels with USA Hockey, including assisting Head Coach Ben Smith with the USA Women's National Camp in Lake Placid, N.Y. in August of 1998.

"I'm very excited to be coaching a hockey program with such a great tradition," Deraney said. "Our goal is to help Providence College hockey continue as one of the top women's programs in the country and challenge for the ECAC crown."

Deraney, a native of West Roxbury, Mass., resides in Shrewsbury with his wife, Michelle, and their two daughters, Danielle and Alexa.

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