Allison Paiano was hired as a Colgate University assistant women’s ice hockey coach in September 2006.
A native of Orleans, Ont., Paiano is a 2006 Colgate graduate. She earned dual degrees in both International Relations and French and was four-year letterwinner on the women’s ice hockey team.
A member of the Colgate century club with 110 career points, Paiano ranks second on the all-time career scoring list. She scored 54 goals in her career to reach second on the all-time list and her 56 assists is fourth all-time.
She holds career records for most penalty minutes (145), most short-handed goals (4), and is tied for most points in a game with six. Paiano is second in career power-play goals (18), game-winning goals (8) and games played (136).
Paiano was a member of the 2005 ECACHL All-Star Team that competed against the U.S. National Team in Nov. 2005. She was also selected to the first NCAA Frozen Four Skills Challenge in April. In Milwaukee she made a name for herself and for Colgate women’s hockey when she scored the goal that led to the East defeating the West.
Paiano has coached at numerous camps and clinics, including: Jacques Martin Hockey School, Pro Ambitions Hockey School, Jayna Hefford and Lori Dupuis Hockey School, Huron Hockey School, Dan Tessier Hockey School and Wizard Pro Goaltending Hockey School.
Prior to coming to Colgate, Paiano played for the Ottawa Raiders of the National Women’s Hockey league (NWHL). She is a 2002 graduate of St. Peter High School.
