Shelley Coolidge
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- Year:
- 2003-2009
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- Category:
- Builder
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- Inducted:
- 2024
Bio
Shelley Coolidge was the Gee-Gees head coach from 2003 to 2009, and she holds the program record for most playoff victories. Coolidge's Gee-Gees made four appearances at the national championship tournament, bringing the program to national prominence.
Coolidge was named the conference Coach of the Year in 2003-04 and four times guided the team to the conference final, winning the banner in 2003-04 and capturing silver medals in 2005-06, 2006-07, and 2008-09. Coolidge's career regular season record with uOttawa is 48-38-5-10 (.475 winning percentage), with 14 postseason victories.
A past president of the U SPORTS Women's Hockey Coaching Association, Coolidge was an assistant coach at the 2009 World University Winter Games where Canada won the first ever gold medal in women's hockey.
The manager of women’s hockey at Hockey Canada prior to becoming Gee-Gees head coach, Shelley was also the Head Coach of Carleton Ravens women’s hockey from 2009-2014. Shelley has held positions with International Ice Hockey Federation and the Coaching Association of Canada, Ringette Canada, and has been heavily involved in coach development and mentoring programs. She is a past recipient of the Canadian Women in Sport Breakthrough Award and Hockey Canada’s Hal Lewis Award.