
Babson Head Coach Jamie Rice to be Keynote Speaker at All Star Reception
January 25, 2012
The AJHL is happy to announce that Jamie Rice, Head Coach of the Babson Men’s Ice Hockey team, will be the keynote speaker for the AJHL All Star and Young Guns Reception on Saturday, January 28th, 2012 at the Four Points Sheraton, Norwood, MA. Coach Rice took no time to accept the AJHL’s offer and is looking forward to being part of the event.
A 1990 graduate of Babson, Jamie Rice is currently in his eighth season as head coach of the men's ice hockey program. Rice has enjoyed great success in his first seven years back at his alma mater, leading the Beavers to a 110-71-13 record and a top-15 national ranking in all but two seasons. He was named ECAC East Coach of the Year and was a finalist for the prestigious Edward Jeremiah Award, given annually to the top coach in Division III ice hockey, in 2006, and in 2007 was named New England Coach of the Year after guiding Babson to its first ECAC East championship since 1992 and its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1993. Rice then led Babson to the ECAC East Championship and the program's 14th bid to the NCAA Tourney in 2009, as well as two more trips to the conference championship game in 2010 and 2011.
Rice returned to Babson in 2004 after spending 14 years as an assistant coach at Colby College, Dartmouth College, Brown University, and Northeastern University. During his five-year tenure at Brown, he helped guide the Bears to a 1993 NCAA Tournament appearance and a 1995 Ivy League Championship.
A native of Newton, Massachusetts, Rice played four seasons at the forward position for Babson from 1986 to 1990, helping the Beavers amass a spectacular record of 81-31-10 during that stretch. He recorded 24 goals and 55 assists for 79 points in 116 career games, including a career-high 32 points in 1988-89.















Rivera will join teammate Todd Thomas next year at Potsdam, a school that was his first choice to play college hockey at next season. 

"Gio has been great over the last 2 seasons for us. He is a player that a coach wishes he could mold. He works hard every game and plays well on both sides of the puck. He was on fire in the beginning of the season before getting hurt and missing about 6 weeks and is just now getting back into game form. UMass is getting themselves a very dedicated and very hard working young man and I believe he is going to do a great job at the next level. We wish him the best of luck in the years to come," said Chris Cerrella. 



