Women's Hockey
Siergiej, Jinelle
Jinelle Siergiej
- Title:
- Associate Head Women's Hockey Coach
- Email:
- jsiergiej@stcloudstate.edu
- Office:
- HBNHC 23
Jinelle Siergiej enters her 11th season with St. Cloud State Women’s Hockey in 2024-25, her sixth campaign as the program’s associate head coach.
Working primarily with the forwards, directing the power play and leading recruiting efforts, the 2010 Olympic Silver Medalist has guided eight Huskies to All-WCHA honors including five All-Rookie Team selections. 15 Huskies have delivered 20-point seasons under Siergiej’s tutelage while 14 have posted double-digit goal campaigns.
Across her 11-year collegiate coaching career, Siergiej has recruited and coached five Olympians, 16 National Team members spanning eight countries, one Conference Goaltender of the Year, one Conference Rookie of the Year and 11 All-Conference selections. In addition to her work on the ice, Siergiej’s academic supervision has helped 59 student-athletes earn WCHA Scholar Athlete recognition alongside 141 Academic All-Conference recipients.
Siergiej has recruited and coached four Olympic forwards in Jenniina Nylund (Finland, Beijing 2022), Klára Hymlárová (Czech Republic, Beijing 2022), Laura Zimmerman (Switzerland, Beijing 2022) and Sofianna Sundelin (Finland, Beijing 2022) during her Huskies tenure.
17 Huskies have signed professional contracts during Siergiej’s tenure while Kayla Friesen (2020, Connecticut Whale) and Hannah Bates (2021, Connecticut Whale) were selected in the NWHL and PHF Drafts respectively.
Since joining the program as an assistant coach in 2014-15, Siergiej has been instrumental in the development of St. Cloud State’s forwards. Molly Illikainen (17-15-32) gave the Huskies their first 30-point season since 2009-10 in Siergiej’s second season with the program. Laura Kluge (7-17-24) and Klara Hymlarova (8-18-26) impressed as rookies in 2017-18 and 2019-20 respectively while Julia Tylke climbed to sixth all-time in goals at the conclusion of her SCSU career under Siergiej’s watch.
Four of the program’s top-eight single-season power play percentages have been recorded under Siergiej’s direction including a pair of 20-plus percentage campaigns, 21.35% in 2015-16 and 20.41% in 2022-23. Klára Hymlárová closed the 2022-23 regular season as the NCAA’s leader in power play goals while the Huskies reached 20 power play goals for the first time since the 2009-10 season.
Siergiej began her collegiate coaching career as an assistant coach at Robert Morris in 2013-14, helping RMU go 24-8-3 and finish second in the CHA with a 13-5-2 conference record. Freshman goaltender Jessica Dodds earned CHA Rookie of the Year honors while Rebecca Vint, Brittany Howard and Anneline Lauziere joined her on the All-College Hockey America team.
Entering the coaching ranks in 2010-11 as the head coach of Arrowhead High School in Hartland, Wisconsin, Siergiej spent three seasons with the program before moving to the collegiate level.
Siergiej represented the United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and helped United States Women’s Hockey earn Silver. She also won Silver at the IIHF World Championships with Team USA in 2007 and skated at the Four Nations tournament with Team USA in 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010.
Her name synonymous with the success of Wisconsin Badgers Women’s Hockey in the late 2000’s, Jinelle (Zaugg) Siergiej played four years with the Badgers from 2004-05 to 2007-08. She gained All-WCHA honors in 2006, 2007 and 2008 and was selected to the WCHA All-Rookie team in 2005. At Wisconsin, Siergiej was part of two national title teams in 2006 and 2007 and left the campus as UW's all-time leader in goals, game-winning goals and power play goals. Across her four-year career the legendary forward produced 89 goals and 67 assists for 156 collegiate points, posting three 20-goal seasons and eclipsing 40 points twice with 50 in her junior season.
The owner of the Crazy Eights Hockey Camp since 2006, Siergiej has invested much of her career in the growth of the women’s game at the youth level – directing Husky Pups at St. Cloud State while creating opportunities for girls across central Minnesota to get involved in hockey.
Jinelle and her husband Mike Siergiej have two sons – Colden and Rory.
Working primarily with the forwards, directing the power play and leading recruiting efforts, the 2010 Olympic Silver Medalist has guided eight Huskies to All-WCHA honors including five All-Rookie Team selections. 15 Huskies have delivered 20-point seasons under Siergiej’s tutelage while 14 have posted double-digit goal campaigns.
Across her 11-year collegiate coaching career, Siergiej has recruited and coached five Olympians, 16 National Team members spanning eight countries, one Conference Goaltender of the Year, one Conference Rookie of the Year and 11 All-Conference selections. In addition to her work on the ice, Siergiej’s academic supervision has helped 59 student-athletes earn WCHA Scholar Athlete recognition alongside 141 Academic All-Conference recipients.
Siergiej has recruited and coached four Olympic forwards in Jenniina Nylund (Finland, Beijing 2022), Klára Hymlárová (Czech Republic, Beijing 2022), Laura Zimmerman (Switzerland, Beijing 2022) and Sofianna Sundelin (Finland, Beijing 2022) during her Huskies tenure.
17 Huskies have signed professional contracts during Siergiej’s tenure while Kayla Friesen (2020, Connecticut Whale) and Hannah Bates (2021, Connecticut Whale) were selected in the NWHL and PHF Drafts respectively.
Since joining the program as an assistant coach in 2014-15, Siergiej has been instrumental in the development of St. Cloud State’s forwards. Molly Illikainen (17-15-32) gave the Huskies their first 30-point season since 2009-10 in Siergiej’s second season with the program. Laura Kluge (7-17-24) and Klara Hymlarova (8-18-26) impressed as rookies in 2017-18 and 2019-20 respectively while Julia Tylke climbed to sixth all-time in goals at the conclusion of her SCSU career under Siergiej’s watch.
Four of the program’s top-eight single-season power play percentages have been recorded under Siergiej’s direction including a pair of 20-plus percentage campaigns, 21.35% in 2015-16 and 20.41% in 2022-23. Klára Hymlárová closed the 2022-23 regular season as the NCAA’s leader in power play goals while the Huskies reached 20 power play goals for the first time since the 2009-10 season.
Siergiej began her collegiate coaching career as an assistant coach at Robert Morris in 2013-14, helping RMU go 24-8-3 and finish second in the CHA with a 13-5-2 conference record. Freshman goaltender Jessica Dodds earned CHA Rookie of the Year honors while Rebecca Vint, Brittany Howard and Anneline Lauziere joined her on the All-College Hockey America team.
Entering the coaching ranks in 2010-11 as the head coach of Arrowhead High School in Hartland, Wisconsin, Siergiej spent three seasons with the program before moving to the collegiate level.
Siergiej represented the United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and helped United States Women’s Hockey earn Silver. She also won Silver at the IIHF World Championships with Team USA in 2007 and skated at the Four Nations tournament with Team USA in 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010.
Her name synonymous with the success of Wisconsin Badgers Women’s Hockey in the late 2000’s, Jinelle (Zaugg) Siergiej played four years with the Badgers from 2004-05 to 2007-08. She gained All-WCHA honors in 2006, 2007 and 2008 and was selected to the WCHA All-Rookie team in 2005. At Wisconsin, Siergiej was part of two national title teams in 2006 and 2007 and left the campus as UW's all-time leader in goals, game-winning goals and power play goals. Across her four-year career the legendary forward produced 89 goals and 67 assists for 156 collegiate points, posting three 20-goal seasons and eclipsing 40 points twice with 50 in her junior season.
The owner of the Crazy Eights Hockey Camp since 2006, Siergiej has invested much of her career in the growth of the women’s game at the youth level – directing Husky Pups at St. Cloud State while creating opportunities for girls across central Minnesota to get involved in hockey.
Jinelle and her husband Mike Siergiej have two sons – Colden and Rory.
Coach Mira Jalosuo Introductory Press Conference - Women's Hockey
Monday, July 21
Women's Hockey Postgame Press Conference 1-31-25
Saturday, February 01
St. Cloud State Women's Hockey Postgame Press Conference 1-18-25
Sunday, January 19
SCSU Women's Hockey Postgame Press Conference 1-17-25
Saturday, January 18
