BEMIDJI, Minn. – Bemidji State University Women's Hockey head coach Amber Fryklund announced Tuesday that Jess Strack has accepted the position of Assistant Coach for the Beaver Women's Hockey team. She joins Emma Sobieck and Sarah Bobrowski as Assistant Coaches on Coach Fryklund's staff.
 
Strack joins the Beaver Hockey family after most recently serving as an Assistant/Goaltender Coach at Merrimack College that competes in the Hockey East conference in Division I. She is also the Director of Hockey Operations of Stop It Goaltending working under Boston University Goaltending Coach Brian Daccord.
 
She will work specifically with the Beaver netminders while also assisting with hockey operations and recruiting.
 
Strack earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Finance from Franklin Pierce University where she graduated with Magna Cum Laude honors and backstopped the Ravens' women's hockey program from 2016-20. During her time with the program, Strack was part of its transition from Division III to DI and was a co-captain of the team in 2019-20. While there she was a two-time AHCA All-American Scholar and appeared in 20 games throughout her four-year career. She posted a 9-3-0 career record including a 5-0-0 record her senior season.
 
Following her collegiate career, Strack competed in the Elite Women's Summer Hockey League in 2020 and later played professionally with the Connecticut Whale of the former Premier Hockey Federation from 2021-23. She then served as a practice goalie for New York of the Professional Women's Hockey League in 2024 before retiring.
 
Strack has also served as an Evaluator at Massachusetts USA Hockey CCM High Performance Festivals as well as coached at numerous elite goaltending clinics.
 
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Located on the shore of Lake Bemidji, Bemidji State University sponsors 15 varsity athletic programs with NCAA Division I men's and women's hockey membership in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and Western Collegiate Hockey Association, while its 13 NCAA Division II programs hold membership in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).
 
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