Boston Globe: "King Philip girls’ hockey coach Ken Assad dies unexpectedly at age 60"

"Ken Assad, a state champion on the ice at Franklin High as a star player and later as an assistant coach, who steered the King Philip girls’ hockey program to its first Hockomock League title last season, died unexpectedly Sunday morning. He was 60.

King Philip head coach Ken Assad,
pictured here on January 4th, 2025, in a game
against Canton, passed away unexpectedly
on December 21st, 2025.
(Ryan Lanigan/HockomockSports.com)

Assad stood composed as ever behind the bench at New England Sports Village in Attleboro on Saturday night as his team skated to a 6-0 win over Stoughton. The Warriors are off to a perfect 3-0-0 start, with 15 goals scored and zero goals allowed. He beamed with pride when discussing how the players bought in to playing lockdown team defense.

Between popping by youth practices, being the first one at the rink for an early-morning practice, and leading a high school team that relies on its depth and hard work to succeed, Assad was a pillar of the King Philip hockey community."

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