Anthony Walsh is serving as an assistant coach of the U.S Under-17 Men’s Select Team for the first time in 2023.
Walsh recently wrapped up his first season at USA Hockey's National Team Development Program where he served as an assistant coach for the U.S. National Under-17 Team in 2022-23.
The Burr Ridge, Ill., native was an assistant coach for the U.S Under-18 National Team that won gold at the 2023 Under-18 IIHF World Championship.
He came to the NTDP after spending the 2021-22 campaign as an assistant men’s ice hockey coach at Fredonia State University, where he started his coaching career. A 2019 graduate of Yale University, Wash spent the 2019-2020 season with the Bulldogs for as the program’s director of hockey operations and also worked as a skills coach for Connecticut youth hockey programs.
As a player, Walsh skated four seasons (2015-2019) at Yale University, where he was named captain of the Bulldogs for his senior season. He recorded 24 points (9G-15A) in 104 career games and was awarded the Malcolm G. Chace Award, given to the member of the Yale men’s ice hockey team who, “through sportsmanship, spirit, and ability, has best served the finest traditions of Yale hockey.”
Before playing collegiately, Walsh suited up in the USHL with the Green Bay Gamblers (2012-2015) and Sioux City Musketeers (2015), appearing in 114 games between the regular season and Clark Cup Playoffs.