Keating is entering his third season as Head Coach for Rivier Men's Ice Hockey. He joined Rivier after serving as the NCAA Division III top Assistant Coach and Recruitment Coordinator for men’s ice hockey at Babson College (NEHC) and Tufts University (NESCAC). He helped lead Babson College to a third-place finish in the conference standings during his first season with the program in 2018-19. The following year a second-place finish in the NEHC brought Babson to the NCAA Tournament, and the team finished its 2021 campaign at 8-0 with top Division III rankings—#1 in scoring offense, #1 in scoring defense, #4 in power play percentage, and #5 in penalty kills.
Prior to Babson College, Keating spent five seasons at Tufts University, taking the team to the conference tournament in each of his final four years with two semifinal appearances. Before Babson, Keating served as a volunteer assistant coach and Supervisor of Athletic Facilities/Student Lead Coordinator at Bentley University, a head coach for the Greater Boston Junior Bruins, and as a coach and evaluator for the USA Hockey New England District.
In addition to coaching, Keating served as a scout for the Madison Capitols (USHL). He was a Division I college athlete in ice hockey and baseball at Northeastern University, where he received numerous honors and awards. He was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the June 2000 Major League Baseball free agent draft and played minor league baseball for five years.
Keating is a resident of Arlington, Massachusetts. He holds two bachelor’s degrees—one in Criminal Justice from Northeastern University and another in Accounting from Bentley University—and a Master of Education in Athletic Administration from Endicott College.
