He went on to play collegiately at Division III Connecticut College, where he set single season scoring records for goals and points by a defenseman.

[5] In his 19th season behind the bench, he led the Bobcats to the 2013 Frozen Four where they lost the National Championship game to archrival Yale.

Pecknold once again led the Bobcats to the Frozen Four in 2015–16 where they fell in the National Championship game to North Dakota 5–1.

[7] In April 2017, Pecknold was selected by USA Hockey as an assistant coach for the U.S. Men's National Team at the 2017 IIHF World Championship in Germany and France.

[10] He coached the Quinnipiac Bobcats to the 2022–23 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Division I National Championship.