Stephen Wood

Stephen Wood (born August 18, 1981) is an American ice hockey coach and former defenseman who was an All-American for Providence. He took a more prominent role as a sophomore, leading the Friars' defense in scoring for three consecutive seasons. Unfortunately, the team was only marginally successful during this period. After finishing with a sub-.500 record in 2002, Wood helped Providence keep their heads above water as an upperclassmen but only just. In his final three years, the Friars went 1–6 in playoff games, losing the conference quarterfinals each season. Despite the middling results, Wood was well-regarded and named an All-American as a senior.

After graduating with a degree in business management, he signed a professional contract with the Philadelphia Flyers and began in their minor league system. He split his first full season between the AHL and ECHL, finishing the year with the Trenton Titans and helping the club win the Kelly Cup. After a second divided season, Wood began to move around and played for four different teams over a two year period. In 2008 he travelled to Europe and played two more years before retiring.

Wood's second career began shortly thereafter when he started working as an account executive for Hitachi Data Systems. After five years he joined Dell Technologies as a global account manager. In 2017, Wood left the accounting world and founded his own company, Beyond the Ice. The business provides a 7-week virtual hockey school for youth players, focusing on character building and mental aspects of the game.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2000–01 Providence Hockey East 36 3 4 7 68 — — — — — 2001–02 Providence Hockey East 36 5 18 23 78 — — — — — 2002–03 Providence Hockey East 34 9 20 29 48 — — — — — 2003–04 Providence Hockey East 37 11 18 29 66 — — — — — 2003–04 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2004–05 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 24 0 2 2 14 — — — — — 2004–05 Trenton Titans ECHL 42 4 13 17 83 20 4 6 10 39 2005–06 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 28 2 9 11 22 — — — — — 2005–06 Trenton Titans ECHL 38 7 21 28 67 2 2 0 2 2 2006–07 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 12 1 4 5 6 — — — — — 2006–07 Peoria Rivermen AHL 16 0 2 2 10 — — — — — 2006–07 Alaska Aces ECHL 25 8 6 14 52 13 0 2 2 26 2007–08 Peoria Rivermen AHL 4 0 2 2 4 — — — — — 2007–08 Trenton Devils ECHL 66 17 17 34 75 — — — — — 2008–09 Herning Blue Fox AL-Bank Ligaen 4 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 2008–09 Esbjerg Energy AL-Bank Ligaen 37 6 14 20 120 4 0 0 0 14 2009–10 Sheffield Steelers EIHL 20 0 2 2 54 — — — — — NCAA totals 143 28 60 88 260 — — — — — ECHL totals 171 36 57 93 277 35 6 8 14 67 AHL totals 88 3 19 22 56 — — — — —

Awards and honors Award Year All-Hockey East Second Team 2002–03 All-Hockey East First Team 2003–04 AHCA East Second-Team All-American 2003–04