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 | Len Ceglarski | 34 | 672 | 341 | 36 | .658 | Clarkson (1958–1972), Boston College (1972–1992) |
10 | Tim Coghlin | 30 | 660 | 180 | 60 | .767 | St. Norbert (1993–present) |
11 | Jeff Sauer | 31 | 655 | 532 | 57 | .549 | Colorado College (1971–1982), Wisconsin (1982–2002) |
12 | Rand Pecknold | 30 | 642 | 347 | 105 | .635 | Quinnipiac (1994–present) |
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 | Rick Gotkin | 36 | 607 | 524 | 107 | .534 | Mercyhurst (1988–present) |
16 | Dean Fuller | 39 | 605 | 366 | 67 | .615 | Fitchburg State (1984–present) |
17 | Bill Beaney | 35 | 601 | 260 | 59 | .685 | New England College (1978–84), Middlebury (1986–2002, 2003–2015) |
18 | Dick Umile | 28 | 598 | 375 | 114 | .603 | New Hampshire (1990–2018) |
19 | George Gwozdecky | 27 | 593 | 391 | 85 | .594 | Wisconsin–River Falls (1981–1984), Miami (1989–1994), Denver (1994–2013) |
20 | Jeff Jackson | 25 | 589 | 318 | 98 | .635 | Lake Superior State (1990–1996), Notre Dame (2005–present) |
21 | John Rolli | 32 | 577 | 224 | 43 | .709 | Mass. Dartmouth (1984–2016) |
22 | John MacInnes | 26 | 555 | 295 | 39 | .646 | Michigan Tech (1956–1982) |
23 | Jack Riley | 36 | 542 | 343 | 20 | .610 | Army (1950–1986) |
23 | Terry Meagher | 33 | 542 | 253 | 58 | .669 | Bowdoin (1983–2016) |
23 | Mike Schafer | 28 | 542 | 289 | 111 | .634 | Cornell (1995–present) |
26 | Don Brose | 34 | 539 | 362 | 78 | .590 | Concordia (MN) (1958–1962), Minnesota State-Mankato (1970–1983, 1985–2000) |
27 | Don Roberts | 33 | 532 | 290 | 25 | .643 | Gustavus Adolphus (1964–1997) |
28 | Jack Arena | 40 | 528 | 387 | 85 | .571 | Amherst (1983–present) |
29 | Frank Serratore | 31 | 505 | 528 | 108 | .490 | Denver (1990–1994), Air Force (1997–present) |
30 | Ed Saugestad | 38 | 503 | 364 | 21 | .578 | Augsburg (1958–1996) |
31 | John Kelley | 36 | 501 | 249 | 15 | .665 | Boston College (1933–1942, 1947–1972) |
32 | Bob Daniels | 32 | 497 | 605 | 114 | .456 | Ferris State (1992–present) |
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 | Murray Armstrong | 21 | 460 | 215 | 31 | .674 | Denver (1956–1977) |
36 | Wayne Wilson | 25 | 461 | 314 | 80 | .586 | RIT (1999–Present) |
37 | Scott Sandelin | 24 | 456 | 388 | 101 | .536 | Minnesota–Duluth (2000–Present) |
38 | Steve Freeman | 28 | 450 | 271 | 66 | .614 | Wisconsin–River Falls (1996–Present) |
39 | Jeff Meredith | 35 | 442 | 399 | 97 | .523 | Fredonia State (1988–present) |
40 | Bill Kangas | 35 | 441 | 310 | 70 | .580 | Williams (1989–2017, 2018–Present) |
40 | John Dunham | 33 | 441 | 306 | 34 | .586 | Trinity (1974–2007) |
42 | Bill Wilkinson | 26 | 437 | 469 | 81 | .484 | Western Michigan (1982–1999), Wayne State (1999–2008) |
43 | Enrico Blasi | 23 | 427 | 386 | 81 | .523 | Miami (1999–2019), St. Thomas (2021–Present) |
44 | Bob Gaudet | 32 | 424 | 482 | 112 | .472 | Brown (1988–1997), Dartmouth (1997–2020) |
45 | Mike Gilligan | 25 | 419 | 350 | 49 | .542 | Salem State (1975–1981), Yale (1983–1984), Vermont (1984–2003) |
46 | Terry Skrypek | 23 | 415 | 194 | 45 | .669 | St. Thomas (1987–2010) |
47 | Bob Motzko | 19 | 412 | 263 | 66 | .601 | St. Cloud State (2005–2018), Minnesota (2018–Present) |
48 | Mark Taylor | 24 | 409 | 176 | 55 | .682 | Hobart (2000–Present) |
49 | Dean Blais | 18 | 408 | 248 | 63 | .611 | North Dakota (1995–2004), Omaha (2010–2017) |
49 | Craig Dahl | 24 | 408 | 402 | 57 | .503 | Bethel (1981–1985), Wisconsin–River Falls (1985–1986), St. Cloud State (1987–2006) |
Active coaches nearing 400 wins
editCoaches within 30 wins of reaching 400 for their career (as of the end of the 2023–24 season).
Name | Years | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct. | Teams |
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Nate Leaman | 21 | 397 | 290 | 97 | .568 | Union (2003–2011), Providence (2011–Present) |
Ed Gosek | 21 | 392 | 133 | 33 | .732 | Oswego State (2003–Present) |
Tom Serratore | 23 | 388 | 360 | 99 | .517 | Bemidji State (2001–Present) |
Guy Gadowsky | 24 | 382 | 384 | 65 | .499 | Alaska (1999–2004), Princeton (2004–2011), Penn State (2012–Present) |
Gary Heenan | 23 | 372 | 180 | 52 | .659 | Utica (2001–Present) |
Notes
editShawn 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.