Jordin Pardoski enters her sixth season as an assistant women’s hockey coach in 2025-26.
Pardoski spent two seasons in the same roll at Brown University, assisting in all aspects of the program, including recruiting and team operations, with a focus on defensive player skill development.
Pardoski was an assistant coach at Division III Elmira from 2016-18, helping the Soaring Eagles to back-to-back United Collegiate Hockey Conference (ECHC) Championships and NCAA Tournament appearances in her two seasons with the program. Elmira finished the 2017-18 season with a 25-3-2 record, playing all the way to a runner-up finish in the NCAA Tournament, while also finishing in the NCAA Quarterfinals the following year.
Pardoski helped mentor two All-Americans at Elmira, including 2018 first-team selection, Sarah Hughson who went on to sign with the NWHL Connecticut Whale, as well as second-team pick, Kelcey Crawford. Ari Smith was also voted the 2018 Elite 90 Award winner.
Pardoski graduated from Penn State in 2016 following a standout four-year career as a defender for the Nittany Lions. Voted an assistant captain her sophomore year, she served as a co-captain the following two seasons while making 143 career appearances and totaling 25 points on eight goals and 17 assists from the blue line. Pardoski was honored with a trio of academic awards, including Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, All-Big Ten Academic Team and All-CHA Academic Team accolades.
Pardoski earned a bachelor’s degree in human development and family studies from Penn State before completing a master’s degree in general education at Elmira in 2018.
