Brian Cavanaugh is a former ice hockey coach who led Canisius for 23 years before being fired during the 2004-05 season.[1] Though he had established himself over a long tenure with the Golden Griffins, leading them to becoming a Division I program, Cavanaugh was fired by the athletic director in December 2004 due to a slew of complaints from the team. He has since retired as the athletic director at D'Youville College.[2]

Brian Cavanaugh
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1980–1982Canisius
1983–2004Canisius
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2005–2006D'Youville (assistant AD)
2006–2019D'Youville
Head coaching record
Overall342-306-56 (.526)

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Canisius Golden Griffins (ECAC West) (1980–1982)
1980-81 Canisius 13-12-2
1981-82 Canisius 16-12-1
Canisius: 29-24-3
Canisius Golden Griffins (ECAC West) (1983–1998)
1983-84 Canisius 5-21-1
1984-85 Canisius 15-12-2
1985-86 Canisius 18-9-2
1986-87 Canisius 21-11-0
1987-88 Canisius 15-12-0 10-7-0
1988-89 Canisius 15-19-1 13-9-0
1989-90 Canisius 12-14-2 11-14-2
1990-91 Canisius 9-18-0 8-16-0
1991-92 Canisius 12-14-2 11-14-2
1992-93 Canisius 18-11-1 17-6-1
1993-94 Canisius 17-8-1 7-3-0
1994-95 Canisius 16-6-4 4-2-2
1995-96 Canisius 18-7-2 6-3-1
1996-97 Canisius 13-11-2 1-8-2
1997-98 Canisius 12-11-3 4-5-1
Canisius: 216-184-23 92-87-11
Canisius Golden Griffins (MAAC) (1998–2003)
1998-99 Canisius 16-15-5 12-11-5 4th MAAC Runner-Up
1999-00 Canisius 21-10-4 16-8-3 3rd MAAC Quarterfinals
2000-01 Canisius 17-12-4 13-9-4 4th MAAC Semifinals
2001-02 Canisius 14-17-4 13-9-4 5th MAAC Quarterfinals
2002-03 Canisius 12-21-4 11-13-2 7th MAAC Quarterfinals
Canisius: 80-75-21 65-50-18
Canisius Golden Griffins (Atlantic Hockey) (2003–2005)
2003-04 Canisius 10-16-8 9-11-4 6th Atlantic Hockey Semifinals
2004-05 Canisius 7-7-1 † 6-2-0 †
Canisius: 17-23-9 15-13-4
Total: 342-306-56

      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

† Cavanaugh was fired mid-season [3]

References

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  1. ^ "Cavanaugh Out at Canisius". USCHO.com. 2004-12-10. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
  2. ^ "Cavanaugh Remembered Again For Canisius' Past". College Hockey News. 2013-03-30. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
  3. ^ "2008-09 Canisius hockey Media Guide" (PDF). Canisius Golden Griffins. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
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