Bolding played college ice hockey at Norwich from 1991 to 1994. He served as captain during his final three seasons, and finished his career at Norwich with 21 goals and 73 assists for 94 points.[1] In 2005, he was inducted into the Norwich University Athletic Hall of Fame.[2]
Bolding was named the inaugural head coach at Norwich during the 2007–08 season.[4] During the 2009–10 season, he led the Cadets to a 20–6–5 record and their first NCAA Division III women's ice hockey tournament championship game, where they lost to Amherst.[5] During the 2010–11 season, he led the Cadets to a 25–4–1 record and their first NCAA Division III national championship in program history.[6] During the 2011–12 season, he led the Cadets to a 27–3–1 record and their third consecutive NCAA Division III national championship game.[7] During the 2013–14 season, he led the Cadets to a 27–4–0, including a perfect 16–0–0 record during conference play. They became the first team in New England Hockey Conference (NEHC) history to finish with a perfect conference record.[8] During the 2017–18 season, he led the Cadets to a 27–1–3, and their second NCAA Division III national championship.[9]
On April 9, 2019, Bolding stepped down as head coach at Norwich.[8] During his tenure at Norwich, he compiled a 266–68–22 overall record. He guided the Cadets to nine New England Hockey Conference titles, the NCAA Division III women's ice hockey tournament Frozen Four six times, the national championship game five times, and two national championships. He became the seventh coach in NCAA Division III history to reach the 200-win milestone. He was named the NCAA Division III American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) National Coach of the Year four times.[10]
Yale University
On April 10, 2019, Bolding was named the head coach at Yale.[11][12] During the 2021–22 season, he led the Bulldogs to a 26–9–1 record, and their first NCAA women's ice hockey tournament appearance in program history, where they advanced to the Frozen Four. Following the season, he was named ECAC Coach of the Year and AHCA Coach of the Year.[13][14] During the 2022–23 season, he led the Bulldogs to a 28–4–1 record, and their first ever ECAC conference regular season championship.[15] Following the season, he was named ECAC Coach of the Year for the second consecutive year.[16]
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion
Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion
Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion