Pellegrini Named Rams Head Ice Hockey Coach
Framingham, MA - The Framingham State College athletic department is pleased to announce that Jeff Pellegrini has been named the Framingham State College head ice hockey coach. Pellegrini becomes the 11th coach of the Framingham State College ice hockey program.
Pellegrini joins the Rams coaching staff with an impressive coaching background. He brings a wealth of hockey knowledge and recruiting experience. His first collegiate coaching experience was as an assistant coach at Nichols College, where the hockey program had not experienced a winning season in nearly thirty years. Pellegrini recruited two freshman who were nationally ranked in scoring for the Bison, as well as the conference rookie of the year and three All-League rookies. He helped lay the foundation for the Bison team that captured the 2009 ECAC Northeast Championship.
After leaving Nichols, Pellegrini became the assistant ice hockey coach at UMass Boston in 2006 and has been instrumental in the Beacons success over the last few seasons. He served as the team's primary recruiting and video coordinator and helped lead the team to their best season since 1981. Pellegrini helped land the #2 recruiting class in 2007-08 and the Beacons as a team received national recognition that same year as they won their first playoff game in eight years.
Prior to his arrival at Nichols College, Pellegrini was the head coach of the Boston Junior Blackhawks where he was selected the 2004 Coach of the Year and was selected to coach the IJHL All-Star Team. In addition to his success coaching the Blackhawks, Pellegrini also had a successful career as a player. He finished as the program's all-time leading scorer and was a three time most valuable player and three time defenseman of the year.