Western New England Golden Bears men's ice hockey

The Western New England Golden Bears are a Men's Division III team in Commonwealth Coast Conference. The school was called Western New England College until July of 2011 when it was renamed Western New England University. The university is located in a suburban neighborhood in Springfield, Massachusetts near the border with Wilbraham, Massachusetts. The team had played out of the Smead Arena in Springfield about 2.5 miles (4 km) off campus until 2016. The team moved to the Olympia Ice Center in Springfield for the 2016-17 season.

Program
The program was established for the 1980-81 season. The team became a member of the Commonwealth Coast Conference as the ECAC Northeast morphed into the CCC for the 2016-17 season.

Conferences

 * ECAC South (1980-1999)
 * ECAC Northeast (1999-2016)
 * Commonwealth Coast Conference (2016-present)

Arenas

 * Smead Arena (-2016
 * Olympia Ice Center (2016-present)

Head Coaches

 * Jeff Kravitz (1980-1986) 19-82-1
 * Michael Badger (1986-2001) 146-166-16
 * Karl Enroth (2001-2006) 26-79-11
 * Chris Bernard (2006-2009) 17-52-4
 * Greg Heffernan (2009-present) 81-181-18 as of end of 2019-20 season

NCAA Tournament Appearances
None

Links

 * Commonwealth Coast Conference men's ice hockey website
 * Western New England Golden Bears men's ice hockey website