
Downey, 43, is in his fourth season as a Phantoms assistant coach and his ninth season as Director
of Hockey Operations. In October, 2021 he was named as an Assistant Coach while continuing his
duties as Director of Hockey Operations.
A native of Pittsburgh, Downey spent four seasons as Director of Hockey Operations at Penn State
prior to joining the Phantoms ahead of the 2016-17 season. In addition to his time at Penn State, he
served as the Director of Hockey Operations for Harvard in 2010-11.
He had also been an assistant coach with the Penn State club hockey program for two seasons and
had previously been an assistant coach with the Reading Royals in 2007-08. During his stint as a
coach with Reading, he simultaneously served as Hockey Director for Team Comcast and Flyers
Skate Zone.
As a player, Downey graduated from Penn State where he totaled 149 points (59-90-149) in129
games with the club hockey team and served as captain during his senior season in 2003-04.
He would go on to play 77 games of professional hockey from 2004-08 with the Johnstown Chiefs,
Wheeling Nailers, and Reading Royals of the ECHL, as well as with the Asheville Aces of the SPHL
and the Richmond Riverdogs of the UHL.