May 12, 2022
CHN Staff Report
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. The NCHC has named Heather Weems its new Commissioner, the NCHC Board of Directors announced on Thursday. Weems becomes the NCHC’s third Commissioner in conference history, replacing Josh Fenton, who left for the same role with the Summit League.
Weems, who will officially start in the role July 6. She’s been St. Cloud State’s athletic director the last 10 years.
“Her record of exceptional leadership and her vision for the future of the Conference stood out to the members of the Board,” said Andy Armacost, Chair of the NCHC Board and president of North Dakota. “Heather will undoubtedly take the NCHC to new heights, building upon its success as the premier conference in college hockey.”
Weems served as Chair of the NCHC Athletic Council this past season. She has been a member of the NCHC’s Student-Athlete Well-Being Task Force since it was formed in 2019, as well.
Throughout her career, Weems has served on and held various leadership and committee positions in the NCHC, WCHA and the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC), St. Cloud State’s all-sport conference. She brings a 23-year career in athletic administration to the NCHC, which started at a fellow NCHC member institution, Denver, in 1999. Following her time in Colorado and prior to arriving at St. Cloud State, Weems was a senior member of the athletic administration at Drake University.
“Heather will be an exceptional leader for the NCHC. She is a talented Athletic Director, has detailed knowledge of the league and will incorporate her passion for hockey to sustain and advance the NCHC as the model conference in college hockey,” Minnesota Duluth athletic director Josh Berlo said.
Weems earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Iowa, where she was a member of the varsity rowing team, garnering team MVP honors and earning Academic All-Big Ten honors. She also holds a master’s degree in higher education from the University of Denver.
“As both a participant in and observer to the growth of the NCHC during my time as Director of Athletics at St. Cloud State University, I am both grateful and excited to transition into this new role as the leader of the conference. The hockey community is tightly connected and I look forward to upholding the strong tradition and innovative spirit that has defined…
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