Toronto Six assistant captain Breanne Wilson-Bennett has been hired as an assistant coach with Colgate University's women's hockey team.
Breanne Wilson-Bennett, a three year veteran with the PHF's Toronto Six, is trading in her skates to step behind the bench with Colgate University's women's hockey team.
Wilson-Bennett was hired this week as an assistant captain with Colgate. She returns to the program where she played four NCAA seasons graduating following the 2017-2018 season.
"With Breanne's return to Colgate as assistant coach, it is more than a homecoming; it's a brand new chapter for our program," said head coach Greg Fargo in a school news release. "As a former Raider student-athlete, Breanne embodies the spirit, drive, and excellence that we love about our players we get to coach. She played a key role in transforming our program as a player and now, in her new role, she'll be able to continue to do so. Breanne's unique perspective as an alumna, coupled with her coaching experience, will surely inspire our current and future players to reach new heights."
Last season Wilson-Bennett scored 12 points in 24 games and added three points in four playoff games for the Isobel Cup champion Toronto Six. Following her graduation from Colgate, Wilson-Bennett also spent a season playing for MoDo in the SDHL.
"I am so excited to be coming home," Wilson-Bennett said.
"My time at Colgate as a student-athlete was the experience of a lifetime. I enjoyed every moment and I feel so privileged to be coming back as an assistant coach. I am eager to learn from coach Fargo and his amazing staff and to work with and teach such a talented group of young athletes. This program has had so much success and I cannot wait to contribute to that in my own way."
Wilson-Bennett was also an assistant coach with Union College in 2021-2022.