Girls Varsity Ice Hockey

Team Overview

2002, 2013, & 2014 New England Division II Champions

The Girls’ Hockey team at FGS has a proud tradition of success and each year competes with the best teams from small and large school programs in the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC). FGS has three championships (2002, 2013, 2014) and numerous final four appearances including making it to the NEPSAC finals in March 2017.

Meet the Coaches

Daniel Allen

Head Coach

Dan Allen is Assistant Director of Admissions and Head Coach, Girls Varsity Ice Hockey. A native of Brookfield and graduate of Immaculate High School and Proctor Academy, Dan holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Western Connecticut State University, where he played hockey and baseball. Prior to joining FGS, he served as a history teacher and Head Ice Hockey Coach at Vermont Academy. He was also the academy’s Head Coach for Varsity Boys Golf and Assistant Coach for Varsity Boys Soccer. Dan served as Director of Danbury Arena Hockey and Assistant Coach for the NCAA Division II hockey team at St. Michael’s College. He was a camp coach for the New York Rangers and Elite Hockey as well as a USA Hockey instructor and evaluator in Vermont.
Andrew Kurjiaka

Assistant Coach
Julianne Petrillo

Assistant Coach

Julie Petrillo ’18 joined The Frederick Gunn School faculty in 2022. Julie is teaching Pathways, a freshman course that is part of the Center for Citizenship and Just Democracy’s four-year curriculum. She is an Assistant Coach for Girls Varsity Crew and Girls Varsity Ice Hockey. A proud Gunn alumna, Julie graduated from Trinity College, where she majored in educational studies and minored in English. A four-year member of Trinity’s NCAA Division III Women's Rowing Team, Julie won a silver medal with the open eight in the Head of the Housatonic Regatta in her freshman year, and was named Captain in her senior year. Originally from Orange, Connecticut, she now lives on campus.