Stephen Wood

Stephen Wood is an American ice hockey coach and former defenseman who was an All-American for Providence.
==Career==
Wood joined the ice hockey team at Providence in 2000, playing as a depth defenseman for a team that reached the Hockey East finals and earned a bid to the NCAA Tournament. He took a more prominent role as a sophomore, leading the Friars' defense in scoring for three consecutive seasons. Unfortunately, the team was only marginally successful during this period. After finishing with a sub-.500 record in 2002, Wood helped Providence keep their heads above water as an upperclassmen but only just. In his final three years, the Friars went 1–6 in playoff games, losing the conference quarterfinals each season. Despite the middling results, Wood was well-regarded and named an All-American as a senior.
After graduating with a degree in business management, he signed a professional contract with the Philadelphia Flyers and began in their minor league system. He split his first full season between the AHL and ECHL, finishing the year with the Trenton Titans and helping the club win the Kelly Cup. After a second divided season, Wood began to move around and played for four different teams over a two year period. In 2008 he travelled to Europe and played two more years before retiring.
Wood's second career began shortly thereafter when he started working as an account executive for Hitachi Data Systems. After five years he joined Dell Technologies as a global account manager. In 2017, Wood left the accounting world and founded his own company, Beyond the Ice. The business provides a 7-week virtual hockey school for youth players, focusing on character building and mental aspects of the game.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
2000–01 	Providence 	Hockey East 		36 	3 	4 	7 	68 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Providence 	Hockey East 		36 	5 	18 	23 	78 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Providence 	Hockey East 		34 	9 	20 	29 	48 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Providence 	Hockey East 		37 	11 	18 	29 	66 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Philadelphia Phantoms 	AHL 		4 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Philadelphia Phantoms 	AHL 		24 	0 	2 	2 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Trenton Titans 	ECHL 		42 	4 	13 	17 	83 		20 	4 	6 	10 	39
2005–06 	Philadelphia Phantoms 	AHL 		28 	2 	9 	11 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Trenton Titans 	ECHL 		38 	7 	21 	28 	67 		2 	2 	0 	2 	2
2006–07 	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL 		12 	1 	4 	5 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Peoria Rivermen 	AHL 		16 	0 	2 	2 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Alaska Aces 	ECHL 		25 	8 	6 	14 	52 		13 	0 	2 	2 	26
2007–08 	Peoria Rivermen 	AHL 		4 	0 	2 	2 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Trenton Devils 	ECHL 		66 	17 	17 	34 	75 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Herning Blue Fox 	AL-Bank Ligaen		4 	0 	0 	0 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Esbjerg Energy 	AL-Bank Ligaen		37 	6 	14 	20 	120 		4 	0 	0 	0 	14
2009–10 	Sheffield Steelers 	EIHL 		20 	0 	2 	2 	54 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NCAA totals	NCAA totals 	NCAA totals 		143 	28 	60 	88 	260 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
ECHL totals	ECHL totals 	ECHL totals 		171 	36 	57 	93 	277 		35 	6 	8 	14 	67
AHL totals 	AHL totals 	AHL totals 		88 	3 	19 	22 	56 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year 	
All-Hockey East Second Team 	2002–03	
All-Hockey East First Team 	2003–04	
AHCA East Second-Team All-American	2003–04	
==References==
==External links==
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*Beyond the Ice home page
Category:AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans
Category:American men's ice hockey defensemen
Category:Providence Friars men's ice hockey players
Category:Philadelphia Phantoms players
Category:Trenton Titans players
Category:Peoria Rivermen (AHL) players
Category:Alaska Aces players
Category:Bridgeport Sound Tigers players
Category:Trenton Devils players
Category:Herning Blue Fox players
Category:Esbjerg Energy players
Category:Sheffield Steelers players