Meghan Gillis enters her 14th season as Head Coach of the Williams College women's ice hockey program in 2024-25.

Meghan Gillis Williams' Resume:

• Winningest Coach in Williams Women’s Ice Hockey History (140 victories)
• Guided program to its first two NESCAC Championships (2014, 2019), both captured on home ice at Lansing Chapman Rink
• Program's second and third NCAA Quarterfinals appearances (2014, 2019) and first-ever NCAA win (2019)
• NESCAC Coach of the Year as voted by peers (2014, 2019)
• Most single season wins in program history (21 in 2019)
• Runner-up for National Division III AHCA Coach of the Year (2019), Top-four (2014)
• New England Division III Coach of the Year (2019)
• Recruited and Coached 2014 and 2019 NESCAC Players of the Year and 2014 NESCAC Rookie of the Year
• Coached two First Team All-Americans (2014: Cristina Bravi and Hanna Beattie) and one Second Team All-American (2019: Meghan Halloran)
  • These were the third, fourth and fifth All-Americans in program history
• Recruited and coached 14 ALL-NESCAC First and Second Team players in 13 years
• Over 80 student-athletes named NESCAC All-Academic (2011-present)
• Five ACHA Academic All-Americans in the first year of award (2018) and another five in 2019, an impressive 16 Academic All-Americans in 2022, six in 2023 and 11 in 2024, which are student-athletes with a GPA of 3.75 or higher

Meghan Gillis Playing Resume:
A native of Whycocomagh, Cape Breton Island (Nova Scotia), Gillis graduated from Bowdoin College in 2007 with a major in government and legal studies and a minor in English. A highly decorated women's ice hockey player at Bowdoin, Gillis was named the NESCAC Rookie of the Year in 2004, as her 24 goals and 19 assists left her with the highest point total both on her team and among conference rookies.

In her four years on the ice, Gillis earned three All-NESCAC Team honors and one All-American selection, graduating from Bowdoin with 154 career points, good for third on the program's all-time scoring list. The Polar Bears were a combined 75-26-1 (.740 winning percentage) during Gillis' time, qualifying for the NCAA Tournament twice, advancing to the NESCAC Final three times and winning the conference title once.
 
Meghan Gillis Coaching Resume Before Williams:
Before Williams, Gillis spent two years at Pomfret School (Pomfret, Conn.), as an Assistant Director of Admissions, Head Girls’ Ice Hockey Coach and Assistant Softball Coach. Pomfret compiled a 21-16-9 record during Gillis' tenure. In her first year as head coach, Pomfret advanced to the Division I playoffs for the first time since 2006.

Prior to Pomfret, Gillis spent one year as an Assistant Women's Ice Hockey Coach at Amherst College, where the team captured the program's first NCAA Division III Championship. While at Amherst, Gillis received her Master of Science in Sport Management from the University of Massachusetts Amherst Isenberg School of Management.