Mickey Riley joined the Sacred Heart University men's ice hockey staff as Director of Hockey Operations ahead of the 2024-25 season (
hiring release). Part of the distinguished Riley hockey family, he joined the Pioneers after two years in the same position with the women's ice hockey program at Harvard.
While at Harvard, Riley coordinated all aspects of team travel for the Crimson, in addition to managing game and practice filming operations, plus organizing various other team events. He will handle many similar duties with SHU.
Prior to his stint at Harvard, Riley was a four-year student manager with the men's ice hockey program at the University of Connecticut as an undergraduate. As a senior, he received the team's Coach John Chapman Award, "given to the member of the program who has demonstrated what it means to be a leader." Riley was the first manager in program history to receive the award, which is typically presented to a student-athlete. He is a 2020 graduate of UConn, with a degree in communications.
Riley is part of the youngest generation of the storied Riley hockey family. He is the grandson of the legendary Jack Riley, who coached Team USA to the gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics, coached the men's ice hockey team at Army for more than 30 years (1950-86), and has been inducted into the US Hockey (1979), IIHF (1998) and Army Sports (2004) Halls of Fame.
The head coaching position at Army has been in the Riley family since 1950, as Jack's sons – Mickey's uncles – Rob (1988-04) and Brian (2004-present) have both held the head role at West Point as well. Mickey's father, Jay, played collegiately at Harvard in the early 1970s. His brother, Jack, totaled 33 points (18-15-33) across three seasons at UMass Boston (2017-20).
