Men's Ice Hockey coaching staff

Peter Belisle
Head Coach
Phone - 617-287-7812
Email - peter.belisle@umb.edu

Head Coach Peter Belisle enters his second season at UMass Boston after a first year that saw him direct the Beacons to its highest win total in seven years.

Belisle became the program’s 11th varsity head coach after spending nine years with Division I University of Connecticut as an assistant coach. The New England Native spent his first year of coaching with College of the Holy Cross, where he helped guide the Crusaders to their first playoff victory in 13 years. He returned to UConn the following season to help guide the program that he was once a part of as a four-year standout player. Belisle helped direct the Huskies to a 19-16-1 mark in 1999-2000, en-route to a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship in 2000 and was behind the bench for UConn’s second 20-win season in 1998-99 when it put together a 20-10-4 mark, including an 18-6-4 record in MAAC play.

Prior to his joining the coaching ranks, Belisle was a four-year letter winner with the Huskies from 1991-95 as a forward. During his playing tenure at Storrs, UConn posted one of the greatest four-year periods in school-history with a 71-25-12 mark, including four ECAC playoff appearances. He is still the second all-time leading playoff goal scorer in Connecticut ice hockey history and during his junior season, was the recipient of UConn’s 7th Player Award. During his career with the Huskies, he tallied 36 goals and 42 assists for a total of 78 points.

Belisle’s coaching experience is not limited to his collegiate tenure, having instructed and been a coach at several of New England’s premier hockey camps as well. He has served as a head instructor at the Connecticut Hockey Experience, the Learn to Skate Program at UConn, Bill Belisle’s Hockey School, and the Mount Saint Charles Instructional Hockey Program and for the past three summers, Belisle coached at the USA Hockey Team New England Select 14 and Select 15 Player Development Camp.

Prior to his collegiate career, Belisle was a part of Mount Saint Charles Academy teams that captured the Rhode Island State championship twice and, during his junior season, the Mounties’ success wasn’t limited to the state level as they were crowned national champions as well.

The native of Manville, RI, graduated with a bachelor of science degree in business administration, management from UConn in 1995 and followed that with a master of arts degree in sport management in 1999 also at the Storrs campus.

Belisle currently resides in Cumberland, RI with his wife, Carrie and their new baby girl, Madeleine.

Jeff Pellegrini
Assistant Coach
Phone - 617-287-7828

Email - jeff.pellegrini@umb.edu

Jeff Pellegrini returns for his second year at UMass Boston. He serves as the staff’s recruiting coordinator and concentrates his on ice efforts with the team’s forwards. The Lynn, MA native is that rare individual who has enjoyed outstanding success as both a player and coach in his career.

During his two seasons as an Assistant Coach at Nichols College, Pellegrini helped guide the Bison to their most successful season ever. Much of the team’s success can be attributed to his recruitment and development of high-level talent. The team owned the highest-scoring offense in the nation and boasted three freshmen, who were all named to the ECAC Northeast All-Rookie squad, including the league’s Rookie of the Year. Two Pellegrini recruits were ranked among the nation’s top 10 in scoring and another was the highest-scoring defenseman in the country.

Prior to his arrival at Nichols, Pellegrini made his mark on the junior hockey circuit as well, mentoring the Boston Junior Blackhawks to four consecutive appearances at the National Junior B Championships. Several of his players moved on to the Junior A and collegiate hockey levels as well. Pellegrini’s achievements did not go unrecognized as evidenced by his being tabbed by his colleagues as the coach of the Interstate Junior Hockey League All-Star team.

Before coaching the Blackhawks, he enjoyed a tremendous career playing for them. The former blueliner finished as the program’s all-time leading scorer with 497 career points and was inducted into the Blackhawks’ Hall of Fame. Pellegrini was a dominant player in the IJHL and was named the league’s Most Valuable Player three times as well as being named a three-time Defenseman of the Year honoree.

He currently resides in Lynn and is a graduate assistant, pursuing a masters of science degree in human services from UMass Boston.

Bob Connors
Assistant Coach
Phone 617-287-7828
Email - coming soon

Bobby Connors joins the UMass Boston men’s ice hockey coaching staff this season and is very familiar with Coach Belisle, having played at University of Connecticut with him for two seasons.

The defenseman helped the Huskies to the ECAC Final Four in 1993, but had his career cut short after two seasons, due to an injury.

Following his collegiate playing career, Connors went on to coach boys hockey at Watertown High School, serving as the varsity team’s Assistant Coach for three seasons. He was a familiar face in the Watertown hockey community, coaching for over 10 years within the youth hockey circuit.

Connors knows the Boston area extremely well, growing up in Watertown and playing hockey at Catholic Memorial in West Roxbury, where he helped CM to three state championships, including his senior campaign as the’s captain.

He currently resides in Watertown, MA with his wife Mariella, who are expecting their first child in April.

Athletic Trainer
Ed Perkins (UMass Boston '91)