Jason Carter was hired to lead the LumberJills hockey program in the summer of 2020. Carter is only the second head coach in the history of the program. Carter came to Northland after serving as an assistant coach at St. Mary's College, a position he started in August of 2017.
"We're thrilled to have Jason joining the staff," said Northland Athletic Director, Seamus Gregory upon Carter’s appointment. "Throughout the interview process we continued to come back to Jason. His knowledge of recruiting both regionally and beyond continued to show throughout the process, and we're very excited to have him take charge of our women's hockey program. He has strong values and understands the mission of Northland College. We're very excited for the future of Jills hockey."
Carter graduated from the University of St. Thomas in 2013 with a Bachelors of Arts in Physical Education. Carters coaching career began while he was at St. Thomas as he was hired as an assistant coach with the boys program at Shakopee High School in Minnesota. From 2012 to 2014 Carter worked with the boys program and in 2014 he made the switch to the girls' varsity program, where he worked as an assistant until 2017 when he joined the program at St. Mary's.
During his tenure at St. Mary's Carter was heavily involved in recruiting, practice, and game planning. Last season, Carter helped the Cardinals advance to the MIAC semi-finals when they upset the defending MIAC Champions, the University of St Thomas in the quarterfinals. The win was the first time in 13 years that the Cardinals advanced in the playoffs. During his time at St. Mary's, Carter earned his master's degree in educational leadership.
