Bobby Rodrigue was named the first head coach in program history in October 2023.
Since 2006, Rodrigue has served as the head coach for the Owls' club program, shepherding it from its infancy to a regional power in the American Club Hockey Association.
The Owls won New England Conference Hockey Association championships in 2016, 2020, and 2023, and made ACHA national tournament appearances in 2016, 2017, and 2019. The Owls were also selected for the 2020 version of the tournament before it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rodrigue has also coached several NECHA All-Stars, including Will Slohm, Kyle Carignan, and Carlin Testa. Carignan and Testa were also both selected to represent the United States on the ACHA National Team at the World University Games, held in Russia in 2019.
In 2017, he was a national finalist for the ACHA Coach of the Year award, and in 2016, he received the Bob O'Conner District Coaching Education Award.
A Keene State graduate with a degree in Management, Rodrigue received the Outstanding Service Award from the KSC Alumni Association in 2016, and the KSC Outstanding Citizen of the Year in 2000.
Rodrigue currently serves as the Operations Manager and Hockey Director for Keene ICE, the facility that the Owls will use as they begin competition in 2024-25. He has also been the Player Development Administrator for the New England District of USA Hockey, as well as a Select Camp Team Leader and Mentor Coach Developer for USA Hockey, and the Coach-in-Chief for the New Hampshire Amateur Hockey Association.
