Penn State women's hockey hired a new assistant coach. The former UMass Boston women's hockey head coach Moe Bradley is moving beyond her alma mater and bringing her coaching experience to Happy Valley.
For the past two seasons, Bradley coached the Beacons and had a 21-26-5 overall record and 19-13-14 New England Hockey Conference record. She earned the 2024 NEHC Coach of the Year award. Prior to stepping up as head coach Bradley was an assistant at UMass Boston for one season.
“We are delighted to welcome [Bradley] to our Penn State [h]ockey family. She is a dynamite teacher of hockey – a great communicator, a self-starter, a grinder, and most importantly, a genuine human,” head coach Jeff Kampersal said, according to Penn State Athletics. “Moe will be a mentor for the women in our program and will help them holistically, both on and off the ice.”
Bradley was a netminder for the Beacons while she was in college. She posted 0.938 and 0.895 save percentages as a junior and senior, respectively, at UMass Boston over her 30 games played (15 per season). As a junior she allowed 1.58 goals on average and 3.18 goals on average as a senior. Before becoming a Beacon, she played Divison I women's hockey at UNH for two seasons. However, she only saw ice time in seven games.
Bradley also has coaching experience at Stevenson, Suffolk, and Boston College, according to USCHO. At BC, she served as a goaltending coach. The Eagles went to the NCAA Tournament twice while she was coaching there in 2019 and 2021. Former BC goaltender Abigail Levy, who Bradley helped develop, was a two-time Women's College Hockey Goalie of the Year Award semifinalist.
She also coached NEHC All-Conference selections, defenseman Gianna Skrelja (Third Team, 2024-25) and goaltender Leah Bosch (Third Team, 2023-24) while at UMass Boston. Skrelja and Bosch were also part of their All-Rookie Teams in 2023-24 and 2022-23, respectively.
“I am very excited to be joining the staff at Penn State next season, with many thanks to coach Kampersal for extending this opportunity,” Bradley said, according to PSU Athletics. “The momentum in Hockey Valley is palpable and I realize how fortunate I am to be joining this program. I genuinely look forward to what is to come.”
Bradley now joins Kampersal and current assistants Makenna Newkirk and Jennifer Wakefield for the 2025-26 season at Penn State. Given her Division I experience at BC in the highly-competitive Hockey East conference, the transition from the NEHC to Atlantic Hockey America won't be too stark for the new hire.