Holy Cross Athletics

Janine Weber is in her third season as an assistant coach with the Holy Cross women’s ice hockey team in 2025-2026.

During the 2024-2025 campaign, Weber helped the team to 10 overall victories and 25 points in the conference standings, which were both the highest totals since the program joined Hockey East. In addition, Holy Cross had just the second All-Hockey East selection in program history, with Abby Hornung earning second team honors. Previously in 2023-2024, the Crusaders posted their first-ever Hockey East Tournament victory (4-2 over Boston University), in addition to defeating two ranked opponents in No. 13 Northeastern (1-0) and No. 12 Vermont (3-2).

Weber joined the Crusaders after spending the 2022-2023 season as an assistant and development coach for HC Rhode Island, a junior hockey team in the Eastern Hockey League. She spent six years as a development coach with Overspeed Hockey, where she planned and conducted hockey skills development sessions and skating development programs. 

A native of Innsbruck, Austria, Weber earned her bachelor’s degree in elementary education from the University of Vienna in 2013 and her master’s degree in urban teaching from Providence College in 2014. At Providence, she played as a fifth-year senior, collecting 11 points on six goals and five assists. 

Weber had a decorated playing career, making appearances as high as the world stage, where she represented her country as a member of the Austrian National Team from 2008-2021. After her collegiate career at Providence concluded in 2014, she played professionally with the Boston Blades of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League for the 2014-2015 season before moving over to the National Women’s Hockey League. Weber also played for the New York Riveters (NWHL 2015-2017), the Boston Pride (NWHL 2017-2018) and the Connecticut Whale (NWHL/PHF 2020-2023).

Weber’s Playing Career 
• Played in 10 world championships in her 13-year career with the Austrian Senior National Team
• Team captain of the Austrian National under-18 team at the inaugural IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championship
• Selected to two NWHL All-Star Games
• First player to sign a contract in NWHL with the New York Riveters
• Assistant Captain of the Connecticut Whale for three seasons