Mark Greenhalgh has served as the goaltenders coach for the UW women's hockey program since the 2007-08 season. The Badgers have captured six NCAA titles during his time working with the UW goaltenders.
While at Wisconsin, Greenhalgh has worked with four Olympic netminders in Jessie Vetter, Alex Rigsby Ann-Renee Desbiens and Kristen Campbell. Vetter and Desbiens are two of only three goaltenders to ever win the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, the highest individual honor in women's college hockey, while Rigsby is the all-time wins leader at Wisconsin with 100. Desbiens also left UW as the NCAA record-holder in most shutouts in a season, best goals-against average in a season, most shutouts in a career and the top goals-against average in a career. Campbell was a a two-time All-American and the 2019 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Performer.
He has been involved with coaching goaltenders of all ages for 25 years, producing three all-state goalies while serving as an assistant coach at Madison Memorial. Prior to that, Greenhalgh assisted at UW-Whitewater, where the team made five appearances at the National Collegiate Club Tournament during his seven-year tenure.
During the 1990's, Greenhalgh served as goalie coach for Team Wisconsin. He has also worked numerous hockey schools throughout the Midwest over the last two decades.
Greenhalgh played his youth hockey in Janesville, Wis., where he was inducted into the Janesville Sports Hall of Fame in 2005. A walk-on with the Wisconsin men's hockey team in the mid 1970's, Greenhalgh followed his UW career with a brief stint with the Madison Blues in the Continental Hockey League.
Greenhalgh earned his Bachelor of Science in agricultural business and industry in 1987 from the University of Wisconsin. He also received a Master of Science in 1997 from UW-Whitewater in occupational safety.
Mark and his wife Amy reside in Madison with their three daughters: Drew, Ella and Maria. His family also hosts exchange students.
