Whitney Colbert
Head Coach, Hamlin University | Co-Founder, Forte Performance
Whitney Colbert (15-10-0, one season) will begin her second season as Hamline University head women’s hockey coach in 2022-23.
The Ithaca, New York native currently serves as a USA Hockey National Team Evaluator for both the Under-18 Team and National programs. Colbert was previously the assistant women’s hockey coach at NCAA Division I Union College in Schenectady, New York for the 2017-18, 2018-19, and 2019-20 seasons.
Colbert arrived to the Pipers following a one-season stint as the head women’s hockey coach at Blake School in Hopkins, Minnesota. Colbert kicked-off her coaching career at Connecticut College, where she served as an assistant women’s hockey coach during the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons. The Camels accumulated a 27-18-6 record over Colbert’s two seasons as assistant coach.
Colbert’s coaching career also includes the international stage, as she served as the Team China assistant women’s hockey coach at the 2020 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.
Colbert was a four-year member of the Trinity College (Conn.) women’s hockey team. She led the Bantams to NESCAC Tournament Final Four appearances in 2010-11, and 2011-12.
Colbert obtained her bachelor’s degree in sociology from Trinity (Conn.) in 2014, and earned a master’s degree in sports leadership from Northeastern University in 2017.
