Upcoming Event: Men's Ice Hockey versus Simon Fraser (Exhibition) on October 3, 2025
Men's Ice Hockey
vs Simon Fraser (Exhibition)
Providence College Athletics
Men's Ice Hockey
McNiff, Jim
Jim McNiff
- Title:
- Goaltending Coach
Jim McNiff is in his sixth season as the volunteer goaltending coach at Providence College.
Over the past three seasons, McNiff mentored the Friar goaltenders, including Jon Gillies, a two-time All-American. Last season, Gillies made a career-high 49 saves en route to being named the Frozen Four's Most Outstanding Player as the Friars claimed their first NCAA title with a 4-3 victory over Boston University. Gillies was named a Second Team All-American for the second time in three seasons and he became just the fifth goaltender in Hockey East history to earn multiple First Team Hockey East honors (first Friar goaltender to do so).
Gillies, who signed with the NHL's Calgary Flames after the season, recorded three of the top-four, single-season goals-against averages in program history, including a .930 mark as a junior. Providence finished the 2014-15 season ranked fifth in the nation in scoring defense, yielding just 2.05 goals-against per game.
McNiff, who played hockey at Merrimack College and graduated in 1998, is the Director of Stop It Goaltending, which runs goaltending camps, clinics, private lessons and video analysis in Foxborough, Mass. McNiff has worked with some of the top college goaltenders and youth goalies in all levels. He also serves as the owner and operator of the Stop It Goaltending equipment store, Fresh Sports Gear.
McNiff has a wealth of coaching experience. In addition to being an assistant coach at Wayland High School for two seasons, McNiff has been conducting private goalie lessons for the past seven years and has served as goaltending coach for several youth organizations and teams.
McNiff enjoyed a stellar high school career at Don Bosco High School, where he served as team captain and helped lead his team to a 1992 appearance in the Elite Eight State Tournament at the Boston Garden.
A native of Marlborough, Mass., McNiff has one daughter, Caelan.
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