Derek Alfama became a member of the women's ice hockey staff in September 2013.
Alfama was most recently an assistant at The College of the Holy Cross, where he mentored the Crusaders for the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons. In 2012-13, Holy Cross finished the season with an overall record of 16-6-5 and 9-4-5 in ECAC East action. He helped the team to a 19-4-3 record in his first season with the program, as the Crusaders advanced to the ECAC Open Championship.
Alfama joined Holy Cross after spending the previous three seasons as an assistant coach at Norwich University. During the 2010-11 campaign, he helped the Cadets to an overall record of 25-4-1, with the team winning the NCAA Division III Championship. Norwich finished as the NCAA runner-up in 2009-10, and advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals in 2008-09. The Cadets had a 20-6-5 record in 2009-10 and a 19-9-1 mark in 2008-09, which added to an overall record of 64-19-7 during his three years on the staff. Norwich also received the American College Hockey Association Division III Women's Staff of the Year Award in two of Alfama's three seasons.
He has also been involved with the USA Hockey Satellite program for the past four seasons.
Alfama's playing experience includes four years at St. John's High School in Shrewsbury, Mass., and one season at Trinity Pawling School in Pawling, N.Y.
A 1996 graduate of Norwich with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice, he was a four-year member of the Cadets' ice hockey team. He served as team captain during his senior season and received the program's Robert Priestly Award.
