Just the sixth coach in the 34-year history of the University of Southern Maine's men's ice hockey program, veteran head coach Jeff Beaney begins his 26th season at the helm of the Huskies.  With over a quarter of a century long relationship with the USM ice hockey program, Beaney served as the Huskies' assistant coach for two season before taking control in 1987.

            The winningest coach in school history with a 246-337-45 career record, Beaney earned his 200th career victory during the 2007-2008 season with a 7-4 win over Suffolk University.  Over the past nine seasons, Beaney's charges have compiled a 106-104-27 record and earned their first-ever top 10 national ranking, rising to seventh in the USCHO.com National Poll during the 2007-2008 season.  During the 2004-05 season, Beaney guided the Huskies to a 15-10-2 mark and was named the ECAC Men's East Coach of the Year.

            Over the past 25 seasons, Beaney has mentored his student-athletes to individual accolades, including two ACHA All-Americans, ECAC North Player of the Year, ECAC East Goaltender of the Year ans ECAC East Rookie of the Year honors.  Since joining the ECAC East in 1995, Beaney's players have earned 24 All-ECAC, 10 ECAC All-Rookie and 10 NEWA All-New England awards.

            A 1977 graduate of Lake Placid High School, Beaney attended the University of New Hampshire for two years before transferring to New England College where he played for his older brother, Bill, presently the head coach at Middlebury College.  Beaney was twice named to the All-ECAC Division II East team and was named to the All-New England squad as selected by the New England Hockey Writers Association.  In his two seasons at NEC, he scored 45 goals and had 84 assists for 129 points.  He won the team's Leo Callahan Coaches Award his senior year.

            Upon graduation from New England College, Beaney signed with the Quebec Nordiques as a free agent.  He was assigned to the Nordiques' Erie, Penn., affiliate in the Eastern Hockey League.  He played one season with the Nordiques organization before accepting a one-season position as the player-coach of an Elite Team in Copenhagen, Denmark.  He returned to the states as an assistant hockey and lacrosse coach at Colby College in 1984.

            Beaney received his degree in secondary education/history from New England College in 1982.