Brendan McDougal
GOALIE COACH
Coach McDougal grew up in Lynbrook, NY where he was the starting goaltender his Junior and Senior year for Lynbrook HS, leading the Owls to a 39 - 3 record during his tenure and a Long Island Championship in 2014. He continued on to Adelphi University where he was a 3x All-American, 2x Division II Goalie of the Year and 2x Academic All-American. After Adelphi he attended Columbia University finishing his dual degree program from Adelphi/Columbia in Civil Engineering and played on the Club Lacrosse team.
Dan O’Connell
FACEOFF COACH
A native of Winchester, Massachusetts, Coach O’Connell graduated Winchester High School in 2016 where he was the first player in program history to be elected captain as both a Junior and a Senior. He attended Holy Cross where went on to be voted Team Captain, Team MVP and All-Patriot League as a faceoff specialist. Coach O’Connell remains the all-time ground ball leader at Holy Cross and was top-10 in Division I faceoff win percentage in back to back years. He concluded his collegiate career in 2021 as a graduate transfer at Duke University where he was an ACC Champion and posted a 66% Faceoff win percentage in the Blue Devil’s NCAA semi-final loss to Maryland. Since the conclusion of his playing career, he has coached for the Faceoff Factory alongside 2020 PLL Faceoff Athlete of the Year Joe Nardella.