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Candice Moxley became the third women’s ice hockey coach at Buffalo State in 2013 and transformed the Bengals into a national caliber program in just four short seasons at the helm prior to stepping down in May 2017.
After inheriting a team that had posted one winning record its first 14 seasons and had appeared in the conference playoffs only once in the previous 10 seasons, Moxley led the Bengals to four-consecutive postseason berths and guided the program to its first-ever top-10 national ranking during the 2016-17 season. She paced the Bengals to a school record for wins in a season with 18, going 18-8-0 in 2015-16, and followed that up with a 17-8-2 record in 2016-17, including the program’s first-ever postseason win in the form of a 4-0 victory over Potsdam.
Moxley posted an overall record of 45-29-5 during a three-year stretch after bringing her first recruiting class to campus for the 2014-15 season, and finishes her time at Buffalo State with a record of 48-50-7.
She also worked as a video coach with Hockey Canada's National Development Team since 2013.
Prior to Buffalo State, Moxley spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Ohio State, where she helped the team improve its win-loss record each season. Prior to joining the Buckeye staff, she served one year as the head coach at Trinity College School in Port Hope, Ontario, and two years as an assistant at Robert Morris in Pittsburgh, where she was responsible for game strategy planning, video review, practice planning and opponent scouting.
Before her stint at Robert Morris, Moxley was the head on-ice Instructor for Canadian Hockey Enterprises from 2002-2008. There, she was in charge of implementing on-ice practice plans for a variety of ages and skill levels. Moxley has also worked as an instructor at the Stephanie Boyd's Female Hockey School and the New Ice Age Hockey School in Stouffville, Ontario. She also had stints coaching for Goulding Park Midget Boys AA Hockey and for the Markham District High School's women's varsity team.
A native of Markham, Ontario, Moxley is familiar with Western New York as a four-year player at Division I Niagara from 2001-05, where she played in 135 career games and netted 34 goals and 78 points. As a freshman, she helped the team reach the NCAA Frozen Four. A team captain and All-College Hockey America (CHA) honoree as a senior, she was also a three-time CHA All-Academic Team member.
She continued her playing career after completing her bachelor’s degree in business commerce from Niagara, spending time in the National Women's Hockey League. She also earned a silver medal at the Esso Women’s Hockey Nationals and at the 2007 Provincial Championships. She won a silver medal with Team Canada in the World Inline Hockey Championships in France in 2014 and was also a member of the 2013 Canadian National Ball Hockey Team.
Moxley also has a master’s in business administration from Niagara and another master’s in instructional leadership from Robert Morris.
Updated 6/1/17
