Shelley Payne returns to the Hilbert College women’s ice hockey coaching staff for the 2026–27 season after previously serving as the Hawks’ goaltending coach from 2022–2024.
Payne served as an Assistant Coach and Goaltending Coach with the University at Buffalo men’s ACHA Division I program from 2021–2024 while attending law school at the University at Buffalo. During her time with the program, UB captured the 2023 NECHL Championship. Her coaching experience also includes working with the East Kootenay Zone Midget and Bantam AAA programs in British Columbia.
Payne currently provides private and group goaltending instruction through Elite Concepts Goalie Training in the Buffalo area and New Mexico. She also works alongside several goaltending coaches throughout Western New York.
A USA Hockey Level 4 certified coach, Payne is a member of the NHL Coaches’ Association Female Coaches Program and holds a Master of Sports Leadership from Northeastern University.
Payne played collegiately at Colby College before continuing her playing career in the Canadian Women’s Hockey League (CWHL), Western Women’s Hockey League (WWHL), and professionally in Sweden and Finland.
