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List of college men's ice hockey career coaching wins leaders

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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

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Statistics correct as of the end of the 2024–25 college men's ice hockey season.[1][2][3]
= Coached one team = Active Coaches
Rank Name Years Wins Losses Ties Pct. Teams
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

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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
Gary Heenan 24 396 185 54 .666 Utica (2001–Present)

Historical winning percentage

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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
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

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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

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  1. ^ "NCAA Career Statistics Database". NCAA. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  2. ^ "All-Time Coaching Records". USCHO. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
  3. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Coaching Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  4. ^ "Maine Suspends Coach Who Won Hockey Crown". Chicago Tribune. 1995-12-22. Retrieved 2016-07-22.