Celeste Brown (ice hockey)


Celeste Brown is an American former professional ice hockey player for the National Women's Hockey League and current head coach of the RIT Tigers women's ice hockey team. Brown previously played for the New York Riveters during the 2015/16 NWHL season and the Connecticut Whale.
In 2017, she was named an Assistant Coach for Penn State Women’s Ice Hockey.

Career

During college, Brown played for the Rochester Institute of Technology women's ice hockey team, winning the NCAA Division III National Championship in her freshman year. She later served as a captain of the team.
Brown signed a professional contract with the New York Riveters in 2015, joining the franchise for the 2015/16 NWHL season as a forward. In August 2016, it was announced that Brown had joined the Connecticut Whale as a practice player for the 2016/17 season.
In 2017, she was named an Assistant Coach for Penn State Women’s Ice Hockey.
On July 17, 2020, Brown was named the head coach of the RIT Tigers women's ice hockey team, where she played from 2011 to 2015.