Providence College Men's Ice Hockey

Twitter: @CoachLeaman Entering his 15th season at the helm in 2025-26, Head Coach Nate Leaman has led a resurgence of the Providence College men’s hockey pro...

Head Coach Nate Leaman has announced the hiring of Joe Palmer to the staff as an assistant coach on Aug. 7, 2023. Palmer spent the previous four seasons (2019-23) as a goaltending & video coach with the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League. As a member of the Syracuse staff, Palmer was responsible for the coaching and management of all Syracuse Crunch and Orlando Solar Bear (ECHL) goalies in-season, as well as assisting in the goalie portion of Development Camp. Palmer also put together detailed pre-scouts on opposing team’s goaltender’s tendencies, weaknesses, puck handling and shootout strategy. His responsibilities as video coach included - cut-up all video of future opponents (special teams and 5-on-5 tendencies) for head coach and assistant coaches and put together detailed scouts of upcoming opponents and game-plan sheets to be sent out to the team. Prior to Syracuse, Palmer spent 2015-19 as the Director of Hockey Operations for the Cornell University men’s hockey program and also served as an assistant/goaltending coach for Hamilton College. Palmer is the founder and primary instructor of Syracuse-based Palmer Goalie Systems, where he provides personal instruction and video analysis to more than 30-area goaltenders who compete at the AAA, prep school, junior and college levels. As a player, Palmer was a two-time gold medalist with the United States at the IIHF Under-18 World Championship and was later named to the U.S. team at the World Junior Championship in

Joel Beal enters his sixth season at Providence College in 2024-25 and first as Associate Head Coach after being hired on Sept. 3, 2019. Beal works primarily with the Friars' penalty kill unit, the defensemen corps and assists on the recruiting trail. The penalty kill units have finished in the top-20 in each of Beal's first five seasons at Providence. Beal spent the 2018-19 season at Miami University where he was involved with the RedHawks’ recruiting efforts and on-ice development. Prior to Miami he spent five seasons, two as an associate head coach, with the Sacred Heart men’s hockey program where worked in all elements of player development. The Brantford, Ont. native returned to his alma mater, Union College, for two seasons from 2011-13 as an assistant coach where he helped guide the Dutchmen to an ECAC title and NCAA Regional Final appearance in 2012-13. Before joining the Union staff, Beal served as the assistant coach of the Varsity Prep League team at Albany Academy. Beal led recruiting efforts and worked with the forwards and power play units on a daily basis. He also helped monitor the off-season and pre-season training regimen and coordinated in-season video work. Beal also served as the Head Coach of the Troy Albany Youth Hockey Minor Midget AAA team. A four-year letterman for the Dutchmen from 2001-05, Beal served as an alternate captain his final two season under then Head Coach Nate Leaman where he amassed 27 goals and 74 assists in 135 career games.

Ron Rolston enters his sixth season at Providence College in 2022-23, his fifth as an Associate Head Coach after being promoted to the position on May 14, 20...