Karilyn Pilch


Karilyn Pilch is an American professional ice hockey executive and current general manager of the Boston Pride in the NWHL.

Career

Pilch played for Salem High School, the only girl on the team, and went on to play nine games as a backup goalie for Boston University.
From 2009 to 2016, she served as an assistant coach for Saint Anselm College, before becoming Director of Hockey Operations at Boston University. She would stay at the university until being hired as general manager of the Boston Pride for the 2019-20 season. In her first year with the Pride, the team finished as regular season champions, making it to the Isobel Cup finals before the playoffs were postponed by the 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak.

Personal life

Pilch has a bachelor's degree in management, as well as an MBA.