Just saw that the team is going to be looking for a new coach.

Wonder if this was part of the move to D1?

I was a super fan of the Icepack from about late 2018 to early 2020, and went to about 8-10 games in the 2019-2020 season. Then covid hit and interrupted that, and for whatever reason I kind of haven't followed them quite as closely since. The team not being quite as good after those stellar seasons in the 2018-2020 period has been part of it. I still try to go to a game or two a year. I did go to the Frozen Finley game at Carter-Finley, which was amazing.

Tim Healy got a job out of state with a boarding school. Will coach their boys hockey team and work in the admissions / financial aid offices. His kids will go there for free and likely stay in New England for college. There really wasn't a decision. Sucks for us, but he'll continue to support the administrative side of the program remotely as long as needed.

Here's the release

We're blown away by the support that's been shown these last two months -- help us cross the final benchmark to set up Coach Ward and next year's team for success! Please visit https://t.co/ePRMFjt0XH for donation, sponsorship and jersey information. Go Pack!#icepack50 #ncsu pic.twitter.com/2z0tKCVdkF

— NC State Icepack (@NCStateHockey) June 29, 2026