> Teddy Donato has retired from the NHL and been named head coach at Harvard.


> From: Deron Treadwell <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 2004/07/02 Fri PM 11:25:37 EDT
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Guy Perron Named Women's Coach
>
> July 2, 2004
> GUY PERRON NAMED WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY COACH AT MAINE
> Perron served as interim coach of the women’s program the past two months.
>
> ORONO, Maine – The University of Maine has named Guy Perron as the new
> head women’s ice hockey coach. Perron, a 1990 graduate of the University
> of Maine, served as a volunteer assistant with the Black Bear men’s
> program last season and was instrumental in leading Maine to a berth in
> the national championship game. He also served as interim coach of the
> women’s program the past two months.
>
> “We are pleased to named Guy Perron as our women’s ice hockey coach,” said
> Patrick Nero. “He brings a wealth of experience to the position that will
> be of great benefit to our student-athletes.”
>
> Perron has strong ties to the University of Maine as both a
> student-athlete and as a coach and has been successful in both. He
> returned to Maine last fall after serving as captain of the Black Bears in
> 1988–89 and 1989–90. He was also an assistant coach at Maine in 1991–92
> and 1994–95.
>
> “I am extremely excited about being named women’s ice hockey coach,” said
> Perron. “This is a great opportunity for myself and the women’s ice hockey
> program. We have a lot of challenges, but I am eager to get in and
> continue building the tradition of Maine hockey. I am thankful for being
> chosen to lead the program to the next level of success.”
>
> Perron was a four-year letterwinner with the Black Bears. He played in 136
> career games, scoring 62 goals and adding 84 assists for 146 career
> points. He left Maine ranked ninth on both the school’s career goals and
> career assists lists and seventh in career points. In his first season,
> Perron helped lead the Black Bears to their first of four consecutive
> trips to the NCAA Tournament.
>
> Prior to his return to Maine a year ago, Perron coached the Chicago Freeze
> of the North American Hockey League where he was head coach from 1997
> through 2003. He compiled a record of 167-150-19 with the Freeze, while
> leading them to the playoffs in each of his six seasons behind the bench.
>
> Before coaching the Chicago Freeze, Perron served as an assistant coach at
> Dartmouth College from 1995 through 1997. He also coached at Bangor High
> School from 1992–1994 where he compiled a record of 20-21 in two seasons.
> In his rookie season, he was named Class A Coach of the Year after leading
> the Rams to the state playoffs. After graduation from Maine, Perron played
> professionally in Sweden at the Division I level before returning to the
> United States to accept a position at Maine.
>
> Perron and his wife, Renee, reside in Bangor with their daughter Grace and
> son Jack. Perron becomes the second head coach of the women’s program
> which became a Division I sport in 1998. The Black Bears finished the
> 2003–04 season with a record of 12-16-4 and lost to eventual champion
> Providence in the Hockey East semifinals.
>