Hannah McGowan '15 returned to the Adrian College NCAA women's hockey coaching staff in October of 2024.
McGowan is a 2015 graduate of Adrian College where she was a four-year member of the Bulldogs. She served as team captain in 2014 and 2015, guiding the team to its first NCHA Regular Season Championship in 2014. During her career, she was named to the NCHA All-Rookie Team in 2011 and was a two-time NCHA All-Academic Honoree. She competed in 103 games totaling 47 goals with 53 assists for 100 career points. After graduating from Adrian College, McGowan played one season for the Buffalo Beauts in the NWHL and one season for the Neuberg Highlanders in the EWHL in Austria.
In 2017, McGowan came back to Adrian College to serve as assistant coach of the Bulldogs. During the 2017-18 season, Adrian compiled a 22-6-1 record and won the NCHA Regular Season and NCHA Slaats Cup Playoffs. That season the team advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals and earned two All-American selections.
After Adrian, McGowan went on to coach at RIT as a Division I assistant. She served as the primary assistant coach and worked with the defense from 2018-20. At RIT, she coached a CHA Conference Freshman of the Year, three CHA Rookies of the Week, and 17 CHA All-Academic honorees.
After her time at RIT, she spent time as a Program Coordinator for USA Hockey Arena before serving as a Portfolio Manager of Hockey for Play Hockey. She continued to coach hockey as assistant coach of the Belle Tire Girls 19U hockey team, and head coach of the Saint Clair Shores 10U hockey team and the Belle Tire Girls 12U hockey team.
The 2025-2026 season will mark McGowan's third season as an assistant coach for the Women's NCAA hockey team.
*Updated as of July 15, 2025*
