Jason Carter joined the women's hockey staff prior to the 2023-24 season. He will serve as an assistant coach for the third season in 2025-26.
Carter joined the Big Green following a three-year stint as the head coach of the Northland College Jills. In his time with the Jills, he led the program to its first-ever playoff victory during the 2022-23 season and earned 2023 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Coach of the Year honors.
His responsibilities at Northland included oversight of all aspects of the women's hockey program. This included day-to-day operations, recruiting, practice and game planning, creating workout plans and on-ice skill development. He also monitored and supported the academic success of the women's hockey student-athletes.
Prior to his time with Northland, Carter spent three seasons as an assistant women's hockey coach at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. During his tenure with the Cardinals, he helped the program advance to the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) semifinals in 2020. St. Mary's upset-victory over St. Thomas in the quarterfinals snapped a six-game postseason losing streak.
Carter has coached at numerous USA Hockey national camps, including the 2023 USA Hockey-BioSteel Girls 15 Player Development Camp in July of 2023.
While earning his undergraduate degree at the University of St. Thomas, Carter began his coaching career as an assistant coach of the boy's hockey program at Shakopee High School in Minnesota. He transitioned to an assistant coach role of Shakopee's girl's program in 2014, where he worked as an assistant until accepting his role with Saint Mary's
Carter graduated from the University of St. Thomas with a Bachelor of Arts in physical education in 2013. He then earned a master's degree in educational leadership from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota in May of 2018.