List of college men's ice hockey career coaching wins leaders
This is a list of men's college ice hockey career coaching wins leaders It is limited to coaches with at least 400 wins.
Jerry York, who coached men's ice hockey for 50 years at Clarkson University, Bowling Green State University and Boston College is the all-time leader in wins, losses and ties.
With 897 wins in 40 years at Boston University, Jack Parker is the all-time leader in wins with a single program.
List of coaches with at least 400 wins
[edit]= Coached one team | = Active Coaches |
Rank | Name | Years | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct. | Teams |
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1 | Jerry York | 50 | 1123 | 682 | 128 | .614 | Clarkson (1972–1979), Bowling Green (1979–1994), Boston College (1994–2022) |
2 | Ron Mason | 36 | 924 | 380 | 83 | .696 | Lake Superior State (1967–1973), Bowling Green (1973–1979), Michigan State (1979–2002) |
3 | Jack Parker | 40 | 897 | 472 | 115 | .643 | Boston University (1973–2013) |
4 | Red Berenson | 33 | 848 | 426 | 92 | .654 | Michigan (1984–2017) |
5 | Rick Comley | 38 | 783 | 615 | 110 | .556 | Lake Superior State (1973–1976), Northern Michigan (1976–2002), Michigan State (2002–2011) |
6 | Bob Peters | 36 | 744 | 313 | 50 | .695 | North Dakota (1964–1966), Bemidji State (1966–1982, 1983–2001) |
7 | Mike McShane | 37 | 741 | 348 | 69 | .670 | St. Lawrence (1980–85), Providence (1985–1994), Norwich (1995–2018) |
8 | Don Lucia | 31 | 736 | 403 | 102 | .634 | Alaska-Fairbanks (1987–1993), Colorado College (1993–1999), Minnesota (1999–2018) |
9 | Tim Coghlin | 31 | 684 | 186 | 61 | .767 | St. Norbert (1993–present) |
10 | Len Ceglarski | 34 | 672 | 341 | 36 | .658 | Clarkson (1958–1972), Boston College (1972–1992) |
11 | Rand Pecknold | 31 | 666 | 359 | 107 | .636 | Quinnipiac (1994–present) |
12 | Jeff Sauer | 31 | 655 | 532 | 57 | .549 | Colorado College (1971–1982), Wisconsin (1982–2002) |
13 | Bill O'Neill | 41 | 626 | 436 | 76 | .583 | Salem State (1981–2023) |
14 | Bob Emery | 30 | 624 | 215 | 65 | .726 | Plattsburgh State (1989–2019) |
15 | Dean Fuller | 40 | 620 | 379 | 68 | .613 | Fitchburg State (1984–present) |
16 | Rick Gotkin | 37 | 611 | 551 | 111 | .524 | Mercyhurst (1988–present) |
17 | Bill Beaney | 35 | 601 | 260 | 59 | .685 | New England College (1978–84), Middlebury (1986–2002, 2003–2015) |
17 | Jeff Jackson | 26 | 601 | 343 | 99 | .624 | Lake Superior State (1990–1996), Notre Dame (2005–2025) |
19 | Dick Umile | 28 | 598 | 375 | 114 | .603 | New Hampshire (1990–2018) |
20 | George Gwozdecky | 27 | 593 | 391 | 85 | .594 | Wisconsin–River Falls (1981–1984), Miami (1989–1994), Denver (1994–2013) |
21 | John Rolli | 32 | 577 | 224 | 43 | .709 | Mass. Dartmouth (1984–2016) |
22 | Mike Schafer | 29 | 561 | 300 | 117 | .633 | Cornell (1995–2025) |
23 | John MacInnes | 26 | 555 | 295 | 39 | .646 | Michigan Tech (1956–1982) |
24 | Jack Riley | 36 | 542 | 343 | 20 | .610 | Army (1950–1986) |
24 | Terry Meagher | 33 | 542 | 253 | 58 | .669 | Bowdoin (1983–2016) |
26 | Don Brose | 34 | 539 | 362 | 78 | .590 | Concordia (MN) (1958–1962), Minnesota State-Mankato (1970–1983, 1985–2000) |
27 | Jack Arena | 41 | 539 | 399 | 87 | .568 | Amherst (1983–2025) |
28 | Don Roberts | 33 | 532 | 290 | 25 | .643 | Gustavus Adolphus (1964–1997) |
29 | Frank Serratore | 32 | 521 | 549 | 111 | .488 | Denver (1990–1994), Air Force (1997–present) |
30 | Bob Daniels | 33 | 510 | 625 | 117 | .454 | Ferris State (1992–present) |
31 | Ed Saugestad | 38 | 503 | 364 | 21 | .578 | Augsburg (1958–1996) |
32 | John Kelley | 36 | 501 | 249 | 15 | .665 | Boston College (1933–1942, 1947–1972) |
33 | Joe Marsh | 27 | 482 | 418 | 75 | .533 | St. Lawrence (1985–2012) |
34 | Don Vaughan | 30 | 472 | 504 | 123 | .485 | Colgate (1992–2003, 2004–2023) |
35 | Wayne Wilson | 26 | 471 | 337 | 82 | .575 | RIT (1999–2025) |
36 | Scott Sandelin | 25 | 469 | 408 | 104 | .531 | Minnesota–Duluth (2000–Present) |
37 | Steve Freeman | 29 | 467 | 283 | 67 | .613 | Wisconsin–River Falls (1996–Present) |
38 | Murray Armstrong | 21 | 460 | 215 | 31 | .674 | Denver (1956–1977) |
39 | Jeff Meredith | 36 | 449 | 417 | 97 | .517 | Fredonia State (1988–present) |
40 | Bill Kangas | 36 | 449 | 323 | 73 | .575 | Williams (1989–2017, 2018–Present) |
41 | Enrico Blasi | 24 | 446 | 400 | 86 | .525 | Miami (1999–2019), St. Thomas (2021–Present) |
42 | John Dunham | 33 | 441 | 306 | 34 | .586 | Trinity (1974–2007) |
43 | Mark Taylor | 25 | 438 | 177 | 56 | .694 | Hobart (2000–Present) |
44 | Bob Motzko | 20 | 437 | 274 | 70 | .604 | St. Cloud State (2005–2018), Minnesota (2018–Present) |
45 | Bill Wilkinson | 26 | 437 | 469 | 81 | .484 | Western Michigan (1982–1999), Wayne State (1999–2008) |
46 | Bob Gaudet | 32 | 424 | 482 | 112 | .472 | Brown (1988–1997), Dartmouth (1997–2020) |
47 | Mike Gilligan | 25 | 419 | 350 | 49 | .542 | Salem State (1975–1981), Yale (1983–1984), Vermont (1984–2003) |
48 | Nate Leaman | 22 | 418 | 301 | 102 | .571 | Union (2003–2011), Providence (2011–Present) |
49 | Terry Skrypek | 23 | 415 | 194 | 45 | .669 | St. Thomas (1987–2010) |
50 | Charlie Holt | 24 | 412 | 313 | 22 | .566 | Colby (1962–1968), New Hampshire (1968–1986) |
51 | Dean Blais | 18 | 408 | 248 | 63 | .611 | North Dakota (1995–2004), Omaha (2010–2017) |
51 | Craig Dahl | 24 | 408 | 402 | 57 | .503 | Bethel (1981–1985), Wisconsin–River Falls (1985–1986), St. Cloud State (1987–2006) |
51 | Ed Gosek | 22 | 408 | 142 | 36 | .727 | Oswego State (2003–Present) |
54 | Guy Gadowsky | 25 | 404 | 398 | 69 | .503 | Alaska (1999–2004), Princeton (2004–2011), Penn State (2012–Present) |
55 | Tom Serratore | 24 | 403 | 378 | 104 | .514 | Bemidji State (2001–Present) |
Active coaches nearing 400 wins
[edit]Coaches within 30 wins of reaching 400 for their career (as of the end of the 2024–25 season).
Name | Years | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct. | Teams |
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Gary Heenan | 24 | 396 | 185 | 54 | .666 | Utica (2001–Present) |
Historical winning percentage
[edit]Prior to 1970, college teams routinely played fewer than 30 games per season, sometimes far fewer. This made reaching 400 career wins nearly impossible for many coaches, particularly in the early years of the sport. The following list includes several coaches whose career winning percentage was among the best in the college hockey history (minimum 10 seasons), all of whom had all of or a large portion of their tenure prior to 1970. Coaches appearing on the list above are not included.
Name | Years | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct. | Teams |
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Alfred Winsor | 15 | 114 | 38 | 2 | .747 | Harvard (1903–1917, 1923–1924) |
Ned Harkness | 24 | 384 | 131 | 11 | .740 | Rensselaer (1949–1963), Cornell (1963–1970), Union (1975–1977) |
William Harrison | 10 | 127 | 47 | 6 | .722 | Clarkson (1948–1958) |
Larry Armstrong | 12 | 125 | 54 | 10 | .688 | Minnesota (1935–1947) |
Vic Heyliger | 23 | 353 | 158 | 21 | .683 | Illinois (1939–1943), Michigan (1944–1957), Air Force (1968–1974) |
Jack Kelley | 18 | 306 | 147 | 12 | .671 | Colby (1955–1962, 1976–1977), Boston University (1962–1972) |
Cheddy Thompson | 10 | 149 | 72 | 5 | .670 | Colorado College (1945–1955) |
Cooney Weiland | 21 | 315 | 173 | 17 | .641 | Harvard (1950–1971) |
Albert Prettyman | 26 | 141 | 80 | 7 | .634 | Hamilton (1918–1943), Colgate (1943–1944) |
Clarence Wanamaker | 11 | 97 | 57 | 4 | .627 | Dartmouth (1915–1918, 1919–1920), Yale (1921–1928) |
Jack Roos | 17 | 134 | 79 | 7 | .625 | Clarkson (1929–1944, 1946–1948) |
Harry Cleverly | 17 | 212 | 142 | 10 | .596 | Boston University (1945–1962) |
George Menard | 15 | 204 | 137 | 14 | .594 | St. Lawrence (1955–1967, 1968–1971) |
Eddie Jeremiah | 26 | 308 | 239 | 11 | .562 | Dartmouth (1937–1942, 1945–1963, 1964–1967) |
Notes
[edit]Shawn Walsh finished his career with 399 wins, however, that total excludes the 27 wins that were vacated as part of a pair of NCAA rulings on player ineligibility.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "NCAA Career Statistics Database". NCAA. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
- ^ "All-Time Coaching Records". USCHO. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Coaching Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ "Maine Suspends Coach Who Won Hockey Crown". Chicago Tribune. 1995-12-22. Retrieved 2016-07-22.