Tim Whitehead was the Head Hockey Coach at the University of Maine from 2001-2013.  A six-time finalist for the Spencer Penrose Trophy as Division I National Coach of the Year, Whitehead won the award in 2002. In 2012, he led the Black Bears to their 7th NCAA Tournament appearance in 11 years, a run that included four Frozen Fours, two National Championship games, and the 2004 Hockey East Championship. While at Maine, Whitehead was inducted into Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest academic honor society, "for outstanding commitment to academic excellence at the University of Maine." In 2013, his men's hockey team earned its 13th consecutive team GPA at 3.0 or above.  

 

Prior to his position at Maine, Whitehead was the Head Coach at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, and also served as an Assistant Coach at UMass Lowell, Maine, and Middlebury College.  Prior to that, he taught history and social studies at St Gregory The Great School in Hamilton, NJ and at John Baptist High School in Bangor, ME. Whitehead played professional hockey in Europe before starting his teaching & coaching career.  He earned his undergraduate degree at Hamilton College and his Master's degree in Education at the University of Maine, graduating summa cum laude.