Former Yale University goaltender Nicolette Franck joined the WSU women's hockey staff in the fall of 2007 as an assistant coach.

Franck has coached at various levels over the past decade, including three years with the Etobicoke Dolphins in Ontario. Beginning as a goaltenders coach for the Midget A squad in 2004, Franck moved all the way up to the head coach position of the Intermediate AA team in 2007.

Prior to her time with Etobicoke, Franck worked as a goalie instructor for seven years with Jon Elkin's Goalie School as well as various other boys AAA teams.

In her four years at Yale, Franck compiled a .878 save percentage and a 4.23 goals-against average in 45 games, while her career total of 1120 saves ranks eighth all-time in Yale history. She was awarded the Bulldog Award for grit, courage and dedication in 2004 and was named a National Strength and Conditioning Association All-American.

After graduating from Yale with a bachelor's degree in psychology, Franck spent two years in the National Women's Hockey League, playing for the Brampton Thunder and Toronto Aeros. She played goalie for Team Canada's National Inline Hockey Team, winning a silver medal at the FIRS Inline World Championships in 2006 and 2008. Franck also won gold at the 2006 North American Roller Hockey Championships (NARCh) Tournament, where she was named Top Goaltender.

She was a member of Team Ontario Women's Baseball squad, which took silver at the 2005 Baseball Canada National Championship and gold in 2007.

Franck, who also worked as an account executive for a logistics company prior to her arrival at Wayne State, is currently an MBA student at WSU.

A native of Burlington, Ontario, Franck currently resides in Berkley with her partner, Dane, their daughter, Téah, and their dog, Kitti.