The girls varsity ice hockey program takes great pride in our student-athletes and their commitment to the Groton community. We value the importance of time spent in the classroom, the relationships and bonds formed on and off the ice, and the competitive atmosphere we create each day that we’re on the ice together. Groton plays in one of the best leagues in New England, the Independent School League (ISL), composed of sixteen teams. The goal of the coaching staff is to prepare and help develop all of our players to compete at the highest level. We also strive to provide players with valuable life lessons that they will take with them once they leave the Circle.
The Zebras start their preseason in mid-November and play nearly twenty-five league games and a holiday tournament, while practicing four to five times a week. The season ends in early March. We’re quite fortunate to have two ice rinks on campus—allowing all Groton hockey teams to practice before dinner and weeknight study halls. With a top-notch athletic center and a strength-and-conditioning coach, players spend two afternoons a week during the season in the weight room or working on their speed/agility.
The coaching staff welcomes any prospective students and their families to visit our campus for a tour and interview, to meet current players, to catch a game or practice, and to chat with Head Coach Tim LeRoy (tleroy@groton.org, 978-448-7698). Please do not hesitate to contact Coach LeRoy if you have any questions about Groton or the hockey program. We look forward to welcoming you to the Circle very soon!
Coach Dumont had a distinguished career on the ice while a student at Middlebury College: she captained the team her senior year and was selected first-team All-NESCAC and first team All-American in 2008–09. While she was at Middlebury (2005–09), the team won a NCAA championship (as well as second- and third-place finishes) and two NESCAC titles. Ms. Dumont was selected to represent Middlebury at the NESCAC women’s coaching symposium in 2009, which expanded her interest in coaching.
She has played hockey her entire life and was one of the first females to join her public school boys hockey team before transferring to St. Mark’s and playing there from 2002–05. Before Groton, Ms. Dumont coached girls ice hockey at a Maine high school and an elite children’s camp; in addition, she has organized a series of women’s hockey clinics.
Randi is associate director of admission at Groton, where she also coaches girls lacrosse. She earned a master’s degree in secondary education with a focus in special education from the University of Southern Maine.