Meredith Roth joined Harvard women's ice hockey as the Associate Head Coach in September of 2023.
Roth joins the Crimson staff after a four-year tenure as the Associate Head Coach at the College of the Holy Cross. Prior to her time in Worcester, Roth was the head coach at St. Norbert College, a DIII program in Wisconsin. With her at the helm, the Green Knights enjoyed great success, playing their way into the NCHA Championship game in 2016.
Previously, Roth coached at Providence College in two stints from 2006-10 and 2012-15. In between her time with the Friars, Roth was on staff at Cornell University, and helped the Big Red reach the Frozen Four twice from 2010-2012. Roth’s first head coaching job came in 2004 when she was appointed the leader of the Shattuck St. Mary’s School U-16 team.
In addition to her collegiate coaching experience, Roth has been heavily involved in USA Hockey, in particular its U18 program. She was named as an Assistant Coach for the United States U18 Women’s National Team for its 2023-24 season and helped coach the group to a gold medal at the 2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship in Zug, Switzerland. Roth was also with the group during its Gold medal run in the 2020 IIHF World Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia. She has been integral in the success of the U18 program since coaching at her first camp in 2006.
A talented skater herself, Roth was a four-year member of the Providence Friars women’s ice hockey team and was a two-time captain. In her four years, the Friars captured three conference championships, one in the ECAC (2002) and two in the Hockey East (2003, 04). Roth also skated on the international stage with the U.S. Women's National Team at the U22 and Senior levels. In her junior season at Providence, Roth made the national team that was set to compete at the 2003 IIHF World Championships in Beijing before it was canceled.
Roth graduated from Providence in 2004 with a degree in social science before going back to school at the State University of New York – Cortland, where she earned a master’s degree in sports management.
In addition to her formal education, Roth was also recently selected to attend a Diversity and Inclusion Scouting Mentorship Program, hosted by the Boston Bruins, during the 2021-22 season. During the nine-month program, she worked on developing skills in management, scouting, talent identification and decision-making at the National Hockey League (NHL) level. Throughout the course of the program, she worked closely with contacts from the Bruins front office and regularly attended American Hockey League (AHL) and NHL games as a scout.
