Edith Zimmering is in her first season as an assistant coach with the Cornell women's hockey team. A former goaltender herself with a pair of national titles to her credit, she will work extensively with the Big Red's netminders.

Zimmering, a 2005 graduate of Elmira College, coached the past two seasons at Brown University, first as a volunteer assistant during the 2007-08 season and then as a full-time assistant coach last year. Under her guidance, Brown goaltender Nicole Stock posted a .922 save percentage last year, good for 16th in the nation and sixth in ECAC Hockey. Her coaching career also includes six summers as the head goaltending instructor at the Elite Hockey Camp in Hanover, N.H.

As a player, Zimmering played four seasons with the Elmira College women's hockey team, guiding her squad to a pair of national titles and a national runner-up finish. She was twice named All-American by the American Collegiate Hockey Association.