Bio

American International College head ice hockey coach Eric Lang '98/'08 announced the hiring of Matthew Woodard '09 as assistant coach on October 30, 2020 and his subsequent promotion to associate head coach on April 27, 2023.

Woodard, who graduated with degrees in criminal justice and psychology, competed in 133 games for the Yellow Jackets, notching six goals and 23 assists for 29 points from the blueline from 2005-09, including playing for Lang when he was the graduate assistant coach from 2006-08; in 2006-07, Woodard had his best season statistically, with four goals and seven assists for 11 points, all career highs.

Following a two-year professional playing career, Woodard began coaching, spending two seasons at Manhattanville College coaching the Valiants women's team alongside classmate Dave Turco '09; from there, he made the jump to coaching at the Division I level at RIT, where he was an assistant from 2013-17. Among the players Woodard coached with the Tigers were Kendall Cornine and Mallory Rushton, who are now with the National Womens Hockey League's Metropolitan Riveters.

More recently, Woodard spent 2017-19 at Yale and was an assistant coach at Dartmouth for the 2019-20 season.