Brendan Buckley is the associate head coach for Boston College men's ice hockey in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. A former team captain, he entered his eighth season on the Eagles' coaching staff in 2025-26 and was promoted to associate head coach after the 2020-21 season. Boston College earned the No. 1 seed in Hockey East in each of the last two seasons, and players coached during his tenure have included national award winner Alex Newhook and All-Americans Matt Boldy, David Cotton, Drew Helleson, and Jack McBain.
Before returning to Boston College, Buckley spent three seasons as an assistant coach at UConn under former BC assistant Mike Cavanaugh, working with recruiting and defensemen. He joined that staff in July 2015 after serving as vice president and director of recruiting at Buckley Sports Management following his retirement from professional hockey in 2011.
