Michael Cox begins his seventh season as head women's ice hockey coach at Salve Regina University. Over his first six years, Coach Cox has guided Salve Regina to the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Quarterfinals six times, the Semifinals twice, and the Finals once.

Facing some of the strongest competition in the country, the Seahawks posted an 11-10-5 record in 2011-12, highlighted by a 4-3 victory over Saint Anselm, a 3-2 win over Manhattanville, and a 1-1 tie versus Norwich, who went on to advance to the NCAA Division III National Championship finals for the second straight season.

Cox arrived in Newport in 2006 with a wealth of experience coaching women's ice hockey at the Division I level. In his first two seasons behind the bench at Salve Regina, Cox combined to win 18 games – more than the program had tallied in its first seven years of existence.

From 1997-2006, Cox assisted in the success of three Boston-area schools – Harvard, Northeastern and Boston College. At each school, he was responsible for both on-ice coaching as well as video analysis. During his three-year tenure at Harvard, the Crimson won a school-record 33 games and won the 1999 AWCHA National Championship.

Most recently, Cox was an assistant coach at Boston College, where he helped the Eagles capture their first Beanpot Championship (2006) and earn their first-ever berth in the Hockey East Finals, finishing with a school-best 20-11-4 record.

A 1993 graduate of Merrimack College with a degree in English, Cox has coached and directed numerous camps and clinics throughout New England. Currently, he is the director and owner of Inside Edge Ice Hockey Camps for Women.