The Chatham Cougars are a Women’s Division III ice hockey team representing Chatham University, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from the United Collegiate Hockey Conference. The team is based out of the Hunt Armory, which is located just minutes from the school’s campus in the Shadyside neighborhood of Pittsburgh. The women’s program was established at the varsity level for the 1998-99 season.
Quick Hits
- School: Chatham University
- Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- School Founded: 1869
- Enrollment: 2,300
- Colors: Purple, Gray, Black, & White
- Home Arena: Hunt Armory
- Arena Capacity: 550
- Rink Dimensions: 200′ x 85′
- Conference: United Collegiate Hockey Conference (UCHC)
- Head Coach: Alex Ochterbeck
Conferences
- NCAA Division III Independent (1999-2002)
- ECAC West (2002-2017)
- United Collegiate Hockey Conference (2017-present)
Arenas
- Alpha Ice Complex (1999-2018)
- Frozen Pond Arena (2018-2019)
- Pittsburgh Ice Arena (2018-2022)
- Hunt Armory (2021-present)
- team played in multiple arenas for parts of four seasons from 2018 through 2022
Head Coaches
- Pilar Gibson (1998-2002) 2-21-0 (.087)
- Mike Joseph (2002-2003) 0-14-0 (.000)
- Tara McMillen (2003-2005) 0-31-0 (.000)
- Lainie Wntrup (2005-2007) 0-34-1 (.014)
- Phoebe Manchester (2007-2009) 10-56-4 (.171)
- Jason Evans (2009-2017) 41-139-10 (.242)
- Jessica Newstrom (2017-2019) 14-32-2 (.313)
- Mike O’Grady (2019-2026) 58-97-10 (.382)
- Alex Ochterbeck (2026-present) 0-0-0 (.000)
Year by Year Results
| Season | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Conference Tournament | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
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Division III Independent | Overall Record |
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| 1998-99 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | - | - | N/A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| 1999-00 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 152 | - | - | N/A | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 152 |
| 2000-01 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 38 | - | - | N/A | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 38 |
| 2001-02 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 33 | - | - | N/A | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 33 |
ECAC West | Overall Record |
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| 2002-03 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 105 | 0 | 7th of 7 | Did not qualify | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 127 |
| 2003-04 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 137 | 0 | 7th of 7 | Did not qualify | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 157 |
| 2004-05 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 131 | 0 | 7th of 7 | Did not qualify | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 25 | 186 |
| 2005-06 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 103 | 0 | 7th of 7 | Did not qualify | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 135 |
| 2006-07 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 93 | 1 | 8th of 8 | Did not qualify | 19 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 19 | 137 |
| 2007-08 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 16 | 88 | 2 | 9th of 9 | Did not qualify | 23 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 23 | 121 |
| 2008-09 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 32 | 83 | 8 | T-7th of 10 | Did not qualify | 24 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 36 | 99 |
| 2009-10 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 28 | 68 | 8 | 9th of 10 | Did not qualify | 25 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 46 | 85 |
| 2010-11 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 19 | 124 | 0 | 10th of 10 | Did not qualify | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 19 | 124 |
| 2011-12 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 133 | 0 | 10th of 10 | Did not qualify | 23 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 21 | 146 |
| 2012-13 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 79 | 2 | 9th of 9 | Did not qualify | 25 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 28 | 113 |
| 2013-14 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 26 | 63 | 6 | T-8th of 9 | Did not qualify | 25 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 42 | 89 |
| 2014-15 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 26 | 55 | 11 | T-7th of 10 | Did not qualify | 25 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 54 | 73 |
| 2015-16 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 29 | 58 | 9 | T-7th of 10 | Did not qualify | 24 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 41 | 64 |
| 2016-17 | 18 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 28 | 85 | 5 | T-9th of 10 | Did not qualify | 25 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 56 | 95 |
United Collegiate Hockey Conference | Overall Record |
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| 2017-18 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 40 | 62 | 8 | 7th of 9 | Did not qualify | 23 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 57 | 72 |
| 2018-19 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 24 | 57 | 8 | 8th of 10 | Did not qualify | 25 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 38 | 76 |
| 2019-20 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 28 | 61 | 10 | 4th of 6 South | L, QF 7-1 (Manhattanville) | 25 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 47 | 95 |
| 2020-21 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 33 | 0.545 | 4th of 10 | W, QF 4-3 OT (Alvernia) L, SF 4-1 (Nazareth) | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 40 |
| 2021-22 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 64 | 54 | 35 | T-4th of 11 | W, QF 4-1 (Stevenson) L, SF 4-1 (Nazareth) | 27 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 84 | 73 |
| 2022-23 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 64 | 60 | 31 | T-5th of 11 | W, QF 3-1 (Alvernia) L, SF 6-1 (Nazareth) | 27 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 79 | 93 |
| 2023-24 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 39 | 49 | 25 | 7th of 11 | L, QF 5-0 (Utica) | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 56 | 58 |
| 2024-25 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 73 | 0 | 4th of 4 | L, SF 5-0 (Nazareth) | 25 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 34 | 129 |
| 2025-26 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 25 | 50 | 6 | 7th of 8 | Did not qualify | 24 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 38 | 82 |
