Olivia Z.

After graduating college in 2019, I coached in Buffalo, NY with the Nichols School Girls Varsity Hockey team as well as the Niagara Jr. Purple Eagles u19 team. I also helped coach u9 Buffalo Jr. Sabres where I was fortunate to learn and coach alongside the skating coach for the Buffalo Sabres. In 2022 I moved to Boston to play for the Boston Pride and was an assistant coach for the Thayer Academy Varsity girls hockey team. I have worked every summer for at least 10 years coaching for Premier Ice Prospects. I am fortunate to coach alongside many professional players and D1 and D3 coaches.

I played this past season for PWHL NY in the inaugural season of the PWHL. I was drafted 69th overall and signed to the team this past fall. I previously played for the Boston Pride in 2022/23. I was a chosen to be part of the PHF All-Star game during this season. Before the Pride I played in the Swedish professional league for Linkoping and HV71. I attended Colgate University and played four years of D1 college hockey. Our team was national champion runner-up in 2018. During our NCAA run, I was voted to the NCAA all tournament team. In 2019 I was chosen to the ECAC second team.

I would typically start with skating and edge work drills. I think skating is the one of the most important skills for players to have in order to be successful. I would then get into skill related drills. These would depend on if there is anything specific the athlete wants to work on or based on their position.