ELMIRA, N.Y. – Elmira College Director of Athletics Rhonda Faunce announced the hiring of Jake Bobrowski as head women’s ice hockey coach on Friday afternoon. Bobrowski becomes the 8th head coach in program history after the departure of Tim Crowley this past month.
“We feel very fortunate to have Jake join our staff as the new Head Women’s Ice Hockey coach”, said Faunce. “Jake is an accomplished coach and recruiter that is capable of stepping into our current competitive level to make sure we don’t miss a beat. Our team deserves someone of his caliber, and we can’t wait for the season to start to see what they can accomplish this year.”
“I am honored to be named the new head coach of Elmira College women’s ice hockey,” said Bobrowski. “I look forward to carrying on a proud tradition of pride and excellence in this program. I would like to thank Rhonda (Faunce), Erin (Gehen), President Lindsey, as well as the search committee and panel members for the opportunity. My family and I are excited to join the Elmira family and look forward to seeing what this talented group of young women can accomplish!”
Bobrowski kicks off his head coaching career with the Soaring Eagles after a yearlong stint with Division I Minnesota as an assistant coach. While on the Golden Gophers women’s staff, Bobrowski was a part of a 29-9-1 record which included a trip to the NCAA Division I Quarterfinal round. During the season, seven Golden Gophers achieved AHCA All-American Scholar status, while Peyton Hemp (National Rookie of the Year) and Taylor Heise (First Team All-American, Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award) led the way in national honors.
Prior to Minnesota, Bobrowski spent six seasons at Hamline University, where he helped assist the Pipers to back-to-back Frozen Fours and the 2019 National Championship game as an assistant coach.
Before his time at Hamline, the St. Paul native was the head coach of Hill-Murray’s junior varsity girls hockey team and assistant coach of the Pioneers’ varsity team. During his seven seasons with Hill-Murray, the Pioneers appeared in five MSHSL Class AA State Tournaments. The Pioneers won the state championship in 2014, their first in program history, and were runners-up in 2013. Hill-Murray’s junior varsity team won conference championships each year he was head coach. His coaching experience also includes a strong background in youth hockey. In 2007-08, Bobrowski served as head coach of the U12 Western Wisconsin Stars girls youth program. The team finished as state runner-up that season. Bobrowski’s specialty at Hamline was recruitment. As a head recruiter, he recruited seven All-Americans and the 2019 AHCA National Player of the Year.
During his time at Hamline, Bobrowski helped lead the Pipers to the NCAA D-III Frozen Four in 2018 and NCAA D-III National Runners-Up in 2019. In his first season at Hamline, the team posted a 9-13-3 record, the most wins by the program in nearly a decade. In the 2017-18 season, Hamline made the NCAA tournament for the first time in program history and finished third. The next season, Hamline posted a program record 23-wins and advanced to the NCAA D-III Championship game. This was the first time a MIAC team had reached the national championship. In six seasons under Bobrowski, Hamline went 88-41-14 overall and 58-26-9 in the MIAC.
