Coaches

FCDS hockey coach since 2006, Mrs. Pearce can’t wait to take to the ice this winter. “What I love most about coaching JV hockey at FCDS is the teamwork the boys demonstrate, especially when their level of experience varies. Whether the boys are lifelong players or learning to skate, they support each other and compete together.” Mrs. Pearce played four years of varsity ice hockey and lacrosse at Dartmouth College and has coached various sports throughout her career.

Twelve-year coaching veteran and former Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) forward Peter Alden was named the head coach of the 18U & 16U Elite Hockey Academy teams.  He enters his fourth season as head coach of the Elite Hockey Academy, along with being the President of the Academy.
 
Before coaching, Alden was a Division 1 hockey player. He played his freshman year at UMass Amherst in Hockey East under the tutelage of the legendary Don "Toot" Cahoon. After a year, he transferred home to play for Rand Pecknold and the Quinnipiac University Bobcats. He played three years for the Bobcats and was a part of the first team that played in the ECAC in the history of Quinnipiac. 
 
After college, he spent four years at the Choate Rosemary Hall School in Wallingford CT, coaching the boys' hockey program. As a coach, he has developed three NHL draftees and over 20 Division 1 athletes.