Hockey Program
Wayne Sheehan is in his second year as the head coach of Norwich Hockey Club.
Wayne has spent the past two seasons coaching the Sacred Heart University ACHA Division II Men’s Hockey team, compiling a 17-10-1 overall record. Before SHU, Wayne coached the Saint Thomas Aquinas High School boys’ varsity hockey team to a 40-8 overall record that included back-to-back appearances in the NHIAA Championship Game; losing in overtime in 2018 and winning the school’s first hockey championship in 2019.
Wayne’s coaching and administrative career began in 1997. He is a USA Hockey Level 5/Master Coach and also volunteers with the local youth hockey organization to help grow the game. Wayne values education as a key part of athlete growth and development. He has a master’s degree from Cambridge College, and he did his undergraduate work at Worcester State University, where he was a member of the NCAA Division III Men’s Hockey Team. A retired police chief, Wayne currently serves as the Director of Campus Safety at Norwich Free Academy.