Ice Hockey
Julie Knerr
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- jaknerr@syr.edu
- Phone:
- 2326
Julie Knerr joined the Syracuse women’s hockey program as an assistant coach before the start of the 2018-19 season and quickly cemented her position on the coaching staff.
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Knerr has prioritized working with Syracuse’s underclassmen in her first two years with the program, her efforts culminating in the 2018-19 and 2019-20 freshmen classes registering 111 points (42-69), along with Mae Batherson (6-16-22) picking up All-USCHO Rookie Team honors in 2019-20. In Knerr’s first season on the staff, ‘Cuse won the first College Hockey America (CHA) Tournament Title in program history.
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Knerr made her way to Syracuse after multiple coaching stints at programs across Central New York. The Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec, native has coached at Nazareth College, the Selects Academy at Bishop Kearney High School, and SUNY Cortland.
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Knerr was a founding member of the Selects Academy, a program that brings elite youth hockey players from around the world to live and learn at Bishop Kearney while competing at the highest level of girls’ high school hockey.
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Knerr was responsible for building the Selects Academy from scratch, including serving as the program’s head of recruiting. Alongside head coach Chris Baudo, Knerr helped guide the U16 team to a 52-11-6 record in 2016-17 before becoming the head coach of the U19 team the following year where she guided her team to a 23-17-2.
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Her coaching career began at SUNY Cortland in 2015 where she joined the program upon her graduation from Syracuse.
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Knerr, who earned a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education with a minor in coaching from Syracuse in 2015, was a crucial member of the Orange’s front line throughout her career. She helped the team advance to the College Hockey America (CHA) Tournament Championship in 2012-13 and 2014-15 and scored 38 points across 143 career games. She was also named to the CHA All-Academic Team every year while at Syracuse.
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Knerr has prioritized working with Syracuse’s underclassmen in her first two years with the program, her efforts culminating in the 2018-19 and 2019-20 freshmen classes registering 111 points (42-69), along with Mae Batherson (6-16-22) picking up All-USCHO Rookie Team honors in 2019-20. In Knerr’s first season on the staff, ‘Cuse won the first College Hockey America (CHA) Tournament Title in program history.
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Knerr made her way to Syracuse after multiple coaching stints at programs across Central New York. The Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec, native has coached at Nazareth College, the Selects Academy at Bishop Kearney High School, and SUNY Cortland.
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Knerr was a founding member of the Selects Academy, a program that brings elite youth hockey players from around the world to live and learn at Bishop Kearney while competing at the highest level of girls’ high school hockey.
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Knerr was responsible for building the Selects Academy from scratch, including serving as the program’s head of recruiting. Alongside head coach Chris Baudo, Knerr helped guide the U16 team to a 52-11-6 record in 2016-17 before becoming the head coach of the U19 team the following year where she guided her team to a 23-17-2.
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Her coaching career began at SUNY Cortland in 2015 where she joined the program upon her graduation from Syracuse.
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Knerr, who earned a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education with a minor in coaching from Syracuse in 2015, was a crucial member of the Orange’s front line throughout her career. She helped the team advance to the College Hockey America (CHA) Tournament Championship in 2012-13 and 2014-15 and scored 38 points across 143 career games. She was also named to the CHA All-Academic Team every year while at Syracuse.
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