UND Women's Hockey Names Kami Cote Assistant Coach
Aug. 7, 2006
GRAND FORKS, N.D. - University of North Dakota head women's hockey coach Shantel Rivard announced on August 4, 2006 the hiring of Kami Cote as assistant coach. Cote replaces former assistant coach Dawn Froats, who resigned last month to pursue other career opportunities.
Cote was a standout goaltender at the University of Vermont from 2001-05 and was the ECAC Goaltender of the Year and an ECAC First Team All-League selection as a senior in 2004-05. A two-year team captain and two-time team most valuable player, Cote earned four letters at Vermont and was named to three straight ECAC All-Academic teams.
In 2004-05, Cote was named a National Strength and Conditioning All-American, an AWHCA Division I National Scholar Athlete and was nominated for the NCAA Hockey Humanitarian Award. She graduated ranked second in Division I women's hockey history with 3,221 career saves.
Cote's head coach at Vermont was Dennis Miller, who was recently hired as UND's associate head coach.
Cote has extensive experience as a hockey instructor, having served as a goalie coach in each of the last two summers and both the USA Hockey New England Development Camp and the Breakaway Hockey Camp in Burlington, Vt. In addition to several other hockey camps, she has also served as a personal goaltending instructor since 2000
A native of West Jordan, Utah, Cote received her bachelor's degree in education with a specialization in physical education with concentration in exercise science. She is currently pursuing her master's degree in education.
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