Bob Jay

Robert Gould Jay (born November 18, 1965, in Burlington, Massachusetts) is an American former professional ice hockey player and coach. He appeared in three games for the Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League (NHL) and played nine seasons in the International Hockey League (IHL).

Bob Jay
Born (1965-11-18) November 18, 1965
Burlington, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Right
Played for Los Angeles Kings
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 1993–2002

After his playing career ended, Jay turned to coaching, most notably as an assistant to Ted Donato at Harvard University from 2004 to 2007 and again from 2009 to 2011.[1] He has been an assistant coach for the United States women's national ice hockey team through several campaigns[2] including the Sochi Olympics where the team won a silver medal.[3] Jay was also head coach for the Boston Pride of the National Women's Hockey League from 2015 to 2017.[4][5]

References
  1. "Bobby Jay Returns as Harvard Assistant Coach," GoCrimson.com, Jul 8th 2009.
  2. "Witt, Jay and Stauber Named Olympic Women's Team Assistant Coaches", "http://www.usahockey.com/".
  3. "Bobby Jay ’88 Helps Lead U.S. Women’s Ice Hockey Team to Silver", "http://www.merrimack.edu/", March 05 2014.
  4. "Boston Pride Announce Bobby Jay as Head Coach," http://nwhl.co/.
  5. "Bobby Jay". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 29, 2021.


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