MacLeod was named the sixth head coach of the Dinos women’s hockey program on Aug. 3, 2021.
She joined the Dinos from Edge School, a private school for Grades 4-12 located just west of Calgary, where she has led the U18 Female Prep Team since 2014. MacLeod's teams excelled both academically and athletically during her time in charge of the Edge program. Student-athletes recorded a team-academic average of 89 per cent — 98 per cent pursued post-secondary degrees and 88 per cent continued their hockey careers. In 2019-20, MacLeod's Edge team captured its first Female U18 Prep Division championship in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League.
A native of Calgary, MacLeod patrolled the blue line for four seasons at the University of Wisconsin where she was a two-year captain and led the women's hockey program to its first NCAA tournament appearance in 2005. During her final season with the Badgers, MacLeod, a two-time All-American, was named USCHO Defensive Player of the Year and a Big Ten Medal of Honor winner. In 2020, she was inducted into the UW Athletic Hall of Fame.
MacLeod's international playing career was highlighted by a pair of Olympic gold medals with Canada's Women's Hockey team at Turin 2006 and Vancouver 2010, where she posted a stellar nine points in 10 contests across those Games. She also competed at four IIHF Women's World Championships — winning gold in 2007 and earning MVP honours in 2009 — as well as five 4 Nations Cups, where she earned an additional three gold medals.
After retiring from the Canadian national team in 2010, MacLeod began her career behind the bench as an assistant coach at Mount Royal University in Calgary. During her time at Mount Royal, the Cougars won the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) championship in 2012 and transitioned from the ACAC to Canada West.
MacLeod has served in several roles for Hockey Canada and Canada's National Women's Program since 2011. From 2012 to 2014, she supported the Japanese Ice Hockey Federation as it won the 2013 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I, Group A, and qualified for the Sochi 2014 Olympics. MacLeod has also held numerous positions with Hockey Alberta, most recently leading the Team Alberta U18 Female team to a gold medal at the 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer.
MacLeod holds a Bachelor of Science in legal studies from the University of Wisconsin in 2006 and is an NCCP High Performance 1-certified coach.
SEASONS AS HEAD COACH: 3rd (2023-24)
Carla McLeod's All-Time Coaching Record
| SEASON |
CONFERENCE RECORD |
PLAYOFF RECORD |
POSTSEASON |
| 2021-22 |
7-13 |
-- |
|
| 2022-23 |
15-13 |
0-2 |
CW Quarterfinals |
| 2023-24 ^ |
2-4 |
-- |
|
| TOTAL |
24-30 (.444) |
0-2 (.000) |
|
*Note: Overtime losses (OTL) count as losses in the coach's record.
^: MacLeod served as head coach for the first six games of the 2023-24 season before accepting a position as the head coach of the PWHL team in Ottawa.
All-Time Calgary Dinos Women's Hockey Coaches
Julie Healy (1999-2000, 2003-05)
Kathy Berg (2000-02)
Kevin Brost (2002-03)
Dean Holden (2005-07)
Danielle Goyette (2007-21)
Carla MacLeod (2021-2023)
