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Cara Morey Named Head Coach of Princeton Women's Hockey
June 12, 2017 | Women's Ice Hockey
Cara Morey, a cornerstone at Hobey Baker Rink for the last six years and a rising star in international coaching, has been promoted to head coach of the Princeton University women's hockey team, Ford Family Director of Athletics Mollie Marcoux Samaan announced today.
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Morey, who had been the associate head coach for the Tigers, replaces Jeff Kampersal, who left Princeton to become the head coach at Penn State.
"Cara is a super star in every sense of the word and we are thrilled that she will be our next head coach," Marcoux Samaan said. "She has played an enormous role in the many successes of the team over the past six years and I am confident that she will build upon these successes to provide the very best experience for our student-athletes. Not only is Cara one of the best technical coaches I've seen, she is a true believer in our motto of Education through Athletics and is 100 percent committed to developing her players on and off the ice."
Morey has spent the last six years on Kampersal's staff, helping to lead Princeton to the ECAC quarterfinals five times and most recently the ECAC semifinals this past season, when Princeton went 20-10-3. She also was instrumental in Princeton's run to the 2016 Ivy League championship and at-large berth in the NCAA tournament.
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Princeton has had nine All-ECAC and 18 All-Ivy League selections in her six years. This past year, she helped recruit and develop goalie Steph Neatby, the 2017 USCHO Division I Rookie of the Year. She also helped Kelsey Koelzer earn first-team All-America honors in 2016.
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"I'm excited and grateful to become the next head coach of Princeton Women's Hockey," Morey said. "I want to thank Mollie Marcoux Samaan for this incredible opportunity and Jeff Kampersal for allowing me to grow as a coach. He is the soul of PWIH and I hope to continue in his success, leading this program into the national spotlight. I also want to thank our alumni, our players, and my family for their continued support of my career. I can't wait to get started!"
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In addition to her coaching at Princeton, Morey also coached with Team Canada at the U-18 World Championships this winter, helping the Canadians to a silver medal. Her international experience includes a gold medal as a player with Team Canada at the 2000 Nations Cup, two years experience as a player in the national program and gold as an assistant coach with Canada's National Women's Development Team at the 2015 Nations Cup in Germany. Morey was also a coach at the National Development Team Camps in 2012 and 2014, at the 2014 National Women's Team Fall Festival and at the 2016 National Women's Under 18 three-game series with the U.S. this past August.
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A 2001 graduate of Brown University, Morey was a two-sport athlete playing, both hockey and field hockey. An All-ECAC and All-Ivy League defender, she helped the Bears to three AWCHA National Championship tournament appearances, including two runner-up finishes.Â
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She earned All-Ivy and All-America honors in both sports and was the 2001 recipient of Brown's Bessie H. Rudd Award, which is given to the female varsity athlete that has done the most to promote female athletics through spirit, enthusiasm and leadership. She also represented Brown at the NCAA Leadership Conference in 2000.
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She then played two seasons in the NWHL with the Montreal Wingstars and the Brampton Thunder.
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Morey is married to Sean Morey, a former NFL Pro Bowler who won a Super Bowl title with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2006. The couple have three daughters, Devan, Kate and Piper.
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Morey, who had been the associate head coach for the Tigers, replaces Jeff Kampersal, who left Princeton to become the head coach at Penn State.
"Cara is a super star in every sense of the word and we are thrilled that she will be our next head coach," Marcoux Samaan said. "She has played an enormous role in the many successes of the team over the past six years and I am confident that she will build upon these successes to provide the very best experience for our student-athletes. Not only is Cara one of the best technical coaches I've seen, she is a true believer in our motto of Education through Athletics and is 100 percent committed to developing her players on and off the ice."
Morey has spent the last six years on Kampersal's staff, helping to lead Princeton to the ECAC quarterfinals five times and most recently the ECAC semifinals this past season, when Princeton went 20-10-3. She also was instrumental in Princeton's run to the 2016 Ivy League championship and at-large berth in the NCAA tournament.
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Princeton has had nine All-ECAC and 18 All-Ivy League selections in her six years. This past year, she helped recruit and develop goalie Steph Neatby, the 2017 USCHO Division I Rookie of the Year. She also helped Kelsey Koelzer earn first-team All-America honors in 2016.
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"I'm excited and grateful to become the next head coach of Princeton Women's Hockey," Morey said. "I want to thank Mollie Marcoux Samaan for this incredible opportunity and Jeff Kampersal for allowing me to grow as a coach. He is the soul of PWIH and I hope to continue in his success, leading this program into the national spotlight. I also want to thank our alumni, our players, and my family for their continued support of my career. I can't wait to get started!"
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In addition to her coaching at Princeton, Morey also coached with Team Canada at the U-18 World Championships this winter, helping the Canadians to a silver medal. Her international experience includes a gold medal as a player with Team Canada at the 2000 Nations Cup, two years experience as a player in the national program and gold as an assistant coach with Canada's National Women's Development Team at the 2015 Nations Cup in Germany. Morey was also a coach at the National Development Team Camps in 2012 and 2014, at the 2014 National Women's Team Fall Festival and at the 2016 National Women's Under 18 three-game series with the U.S. this past August.
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A 2001 graduate of Brown University, Morey was a two-sport athlete playing, both hockey and field hockey. An All-ECAC and All-Ivy League defender, she helped the Bears to three AWCHA National Championship tournament appearances, including two runner-up finishes.Â
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She earned All-Ivy and All-America honors in both sports and was the 2001 recipient of Brown's Bessie H. Rudd Award, which is given to the female varsity athlete that has done the most to promote female athletics through spirit, enthusiasm and leadership. She also represented Brown at the NCAA Leadership Conference in 2000.
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She then played two seasons in the NWHL with the Montreal Wingstars and the Brampton Thunder.
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Morey is married to Sean Morey, a former NFL Pro Bowler who won a Super Bowl title with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2006. The couple have three daughters, Devan, Kate and Piper.
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