Colgate has replaced the now departed Greg Fargo who took over as head coach of PWHL New York with long time assistant Stefan Decosse.
Colgate has replaced the now departed Greg Fargo who took over as head coach of PWHL New York with long time assistant Stefan Decosse.
After nearly a decade in an assistant coaching role, Stefan Decosse has been named Colgate University’s new head women’s hockey coach, Vice President and Director of Athletics announced Tuesday.
Becoming the fifth head coach in program history, Decosse boasted a 202-69-20 record during his tenure as an assistant. He served the past nine seasons behind the bench for the Raiders, helping lead Colgate to two NCAA Frozen Fours and four ECAC championships.
“Coach Decosse has worked tirelessly over the past nine years to help build Colgate women’s hockey into a nationally-recognized program,” said Amir. “He has a deep understanding of the culture and values of both Colgate and the women’s hockey program, and he and his family have been pillars in the Hamilton and Colgate communities. We look forward to him continuing to guide our student-athletes to success on and off the ice.”
Decosse took on a number of different roles as an assistant coach, including stints as the director of recruiting, director of player development, and program liaison. Since 2019 he has ushered in five recruiting classes ranked in the top five nationally (neutralzone.net), including a 2023 class rated first among all 36 NCAA Division I women’s hockey programs.
“I am honored to have been selected as the new head coach of Colgate women’s hockey,” Decosse said. “Having called Hamilton home for the past nine years, I know how special this place is. The unwavering support and dedication of the staff, faculty, alumni and student-athletes has been instrumental in getting Colgate women’s hockey to where it is today.”
“I am fully committed to preserving that winning culture here in Hamilton while finding new ways to propel the program forward on and off the ice.”