David Hymovitz (Needham, Mass.) has been hired as the next head coach of the Thayer Academy boys’ hockey team, according to the school. Hymovitz takes over a team that went 7-13-2 last season for then-head coach Tony Amonte (Hingham, Mass.), who left for a scouting job with the Florida Panthers earlier this year. Hymovitz will...
David Hymovitz (Needham, Mass.) has been hired as the next head coach of the Thayer Academy boys’ hockey team, according to the school.
Hymovitz takes over a team that went 7-13-2 last season for then-head coach Tony Amonte (Hingham, Mass.), who left for a scouting job with the Florida Panthers earlier this year.
Hymovitz will continue to be the Director of Hockey Operations for the Boston Junior Eagles.
The Randolph, Mass., native played at Thayer before heading to Boston College for a four-year career from 1992-96. The left wing posted 72 goals and 130 points in 144 collegiate games. His best season came in 1995-96 when he scored 45 points in 36 games.
The Chicago Blackhawks drafted him in the ninth round of the 1992 NHL Draft.
From 1996-2006, Hymovitz spent time across many levels of hockey. He played for the Indianapolis Ice and Houston Aeros of the IHL, the Richmond Riverdogs, Danbury Trashers and Elmira Jackals of the UHL, the Columbus Chill of the ECHL and the Lowell Lock Monsters, Grand Rapid Griffins, Binghamton Senators and Manchester Monarchs of the AHL.
His best seasons came when he posted 71 points in 58 games for the Chill in 1996-97, 76 points in 78 games for the Ice in 1997-98, 100 points in 80 games for the Riverdogs in 2004-05 and 78 points in 76 games for the Trashers in 2005-06.
In 2012, Hymovitz was inducted into the Thayer Academy Sports Hall of Fame.
