Paul Jenkins enters his third season as Assistant Coach in the 2019-20 season.
He comes to Assumption College after a two-decade stint in Junior ‘A’ hockey with the Tyngsboro Huskies/Islanders Hockey Club. With the Islanders he was Head Coach and Director of Operations and oversaw six teams at the midget and junior level. His teams qualified for the playoffs in 18 of 21 seasons. He won over 370 games and was named EJHL and USPHL Coach of the Year in 2007 and 2016.
As part of the Islanders Hockey Club, Jenkins created and directed the volunteer and education program for the entire club of 48 teams of boys and girls and over 500 families. The Autism initiative has generated over $250,000 in four years for Autism Speaks. This program continues to grow and create awareness.
Jenkins was an Assistant Coach with Team USA at the inaugural World Junior Club Championship in Omsk, Russia handling the defense against Russia Red Army/CSKA, Latvia Riga, Slovakia, Sweden, Canada, Belarus and Czech Republic. Jenkins served as USA Director for Central Scouting Bureau for QMJHL as well as New England area scout for St. John and Montreal.
He has coached three current NHL players, Tim Schaller, Mats Zuccarello and Zach Sanford as well as former NHL player, current SHL player and 2nd round NHL draft pick Ole-Kristian Tollefsen. In addition, he has coached and guided over 200 players to NCAA hockey, four Olympians and eleven National Team from six different nations. Jenkins owns and operates Jenkins Hockey Dynamics, which conducts skating and over-speed programs for elite players. He has directed the skating dynamics for NESIK Sommer Camp for the past 22 years working with some of Norway’s best players and top trainers.
A 1987 graduate of Colgate University. He served as captain and won the Coley Award as top defenseman. Upon graduation he signed as a free agent with the NY Rangers and played with their top affiliate in Colorado IHL. Jenkins moved to Europe and played two additional years in Holland and Germany. Prior to Colgate he was a two-time ISL All-star and All-New England selection while at St. Mark’s. He was awarded the Flood Shield as ISL MVP. Jenkins was also offered two DI scholarships for baseball, but declined to pursue a path in ice hockey.
Jenkins lives in Milford, MA with his wife Lucy who has earned a Bachelor, Masters and CAGS from Assumption College and daughter Olivia, a recent graduate of University of Vermont.
