Career
Linstad was the women"s ice hockey coach at the University of Connecticut, coaching the Connecticut Huskies for thirteen seasons. She previously coached eight seasons at Northeastern. She also was a player at Providence.
In June 2011, Linstad was named the head coach of the United States U-18 women"s ice hockey team
She held this position through the 2011-2012 year. Linstad abruptly resigned from her coaching position on March 13, 2013.
A lawsuit filed against the University of Connecticut suggests Linstad allegedly dismissed a female hockey player from the team for not being stable enough following an alleged on-campus sexual assault by a male hockey player in 2011. On January 29, 2016, Lindstad was named as Head Coach of the Connecticut Whale of the National Women"s Hockey League.
