Bri Wood

Bri is from Lake Villa, IL. She started playing travel hockey at 7 years old in the suburbs of Chicago before she was recruited to play prep school hockey for Vermont Academy. She played four years on Vermont Academy’s Girls Varsity Hockey team. In her senior year at Vermont, she was recruited to play college hockey at Aurora University for their inaugural season. She played three seasons at Aurora before suffering an injury that prevented her from playing her senior year.After college, she went on to work for the Chicago Blackhawks working in their Game Day Operations specializing in all on-ice activities and youth hockey events. She was also an assistant coach for Glenbrook Girls Varsity High School team and for the Vipers Hockey Club for the 12U, 14U and 19U Girls travel teams. She has worked many summer camps with US Olympians such as Kendall Coyne, Hilary Knight and Meghan Duggan along with many Division One coaches and players. Bri is in her first season at the Royals as the head coach for the 16U Girls. Additionally, she serves as the Marketing and Sponsorship Director for Extreme Ice Center.