Greg Fargo ’06 enters his fourth season as Head Women’s Ice Hockey and Golf Coach at Elmira College.  

Following his graduation from EC, Fargo served on the Men’s Ice Hockey coaching staff at Canisius College in Buffalo, NY since 2006. His many responsibilities with the Golden Griffins included the planning and implementing of game and practice plans, as well as scouting, video analysis, community outreach, and recruiting.

In his two seasons with the program, one of his key focus areas was working with the goaltenders, which yielded a combined seven Atlantic Hockey Association (AHA) Goaltender of the Week honors for the Griffins.

Off the ice, Fargo also contributed greatly to his player’s success in the classroom, helping the team’s overall grade point average increase from a 2.99 to a 3.14 in just his first season with the team.

As a player for the Soaring Eagles, from 2002-2006, Fargo had one of the most prolific careers between the pipes ever. In his tenure at Elmira, Fargo helped the Purple and Gold earn two appearances in the ECAC West Championship finals and the NCAA Division III Frozen Four.

To date, Fargo still holds the all-time career saves and minutes played record at Elmira recording a combined 2,565 saves in 5,123 minutes played in his four seasons. His 2005-06 save percentage of .926 is still the all-time best at EC, while his goals against average in that same season ranks him second in the programs 34 year history.

In addition to competing as a standout goaltender, Fargo was a member of the Men’s Golf team.

Fargo received his Masters of Science degree in Physical Education with a concentration in Coaching at Canisius, and holds a S.B. in Adolescence Education and Social Studies from Elmira College. Along with his coaching responsibilities, Fargo will be responsible for teaching Physical Education courses.

Nick Carpenito joins the Elmira College coaching staff for his first season as the Assistant Women’s Ice Hockey Coach and Head Women’s JV Ice Hockey Coach. Carpenito, a 2011 graduate of Northeastern University, was a four-year member of the Men’s Club Ice Hockey team.

During his time playing he also served as the Head Coach for the Northeastern University Women’s Hockey Club. He was responsible for the development and execution of practice plans, instituting systems and strategies into game situations and recruiting prospective athletes. Under Carpenito’s tutelage the program won a wide variety of recognition including the ACHA Division II National Championship in 2010, ACHA Division II Third Place finish in 2009, ACHA Division I Runners Up in 2011, 2011 ECWHL Regular Season and Playoff Champions, 2010 NEWCHL Regular Season and Playoff Champions (as well as Eight ACHA All American Awards, 10 ACHA Academic All American Awards, and a World University Games Participant). In addition to team awards, he was the recipient of the 2011 ACHA Women’s Division I National Coach of the Year Award, 2009 ACHA Women’s Division II National Coach of the Year Award, and a 2010 ACHA Women’s Division II National Coach of the Year Award finalist.

In addition to coaching the Northeastern University Women’s Club program, he also served as an intern coach at the USA Hockey U-16 National Player Development Camp in St. Cloud, Minnesota in 2010 and 2011 where he was responsible for assisting head coaches with practice planning and execution, player evaluation, and on-ice drill set up. He is also USA Hockey Coach Education Program Level Four certified.

Carpenito brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the EC Women’s hockey program and will look to help the Soaring Eagles remain a perennial powerhouse in Division III hockey.

Carpenito is pursuing a Master’s degree in General Education at Elmira College.