John Gasparini

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John Gasparini
Biographical details
Born Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater University of North Dakota
Playing career
1965–1968 North Dakota
1968–1969 Toledo Blades
Position(s) Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1969–1978 North Dakota (assistant)
1978–1994 North Dakota
Head coaching record
Overall392–248–25 (.608)
Tournaments15–4 (.789)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1979 WCHA Champion
1979 WCHA Tournament Champion
1980 WCHA Champion
1980 WCHA tournament champion
1980 NCAA National Champion
1982 WCHA Champion
1982 NCAA national champion
1987 WCHA Champion
1987 WCHA tournament champion
1987 NCAA national champion
Awards
1979 WCHA Coach of the Year
1982 WCHA Coach of the Year
1987 WCHA Coach of the Year
1987 Spencer Penrose Award
1987 UND Athletic Hall of Fame
2004 UND Athletic Hall of Fame (team)
2005 UND Athletic Hall of Fame (team)
2006 UND Athletic Hall of Fame (team)
2014 Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame
2022 Hobey Baker Legends of College Hockey Award
Records
2004 Inductees

John "Gino" Gasparini (born 1945) is a former head coach of the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux hockey men's team and also former president of the United States Hockey League. [1] Gasparini held a position with St. Cloud State University in 2011-2012 as advisor to the President and is currently an independent sports consultant.

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Career

He played for the Fighting Sioux from 1964 to 1967. Gino then played one year in the IHL in Toledo. He then returned to UND as a graduate assistant while working on his master's degree. He transitioned into an assistant coaching position followed by the head coaching job. Gasparini also acted as athletic director at UND from 1985 to 1990.

In 2014, Gasparini was inducted into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in the builders category. [2]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
North Dakota Fighting Sioux (WCHA)(1978–1994)
1978–79 North Dakota 30–11–122–10–01st NCAA runner-up
1979–80 North Dakota 31–8–121–6–11st NCAA Champion
1980–81 North Dakota 21–15–214–12–2t-5th WCHA first round
1981–82 North Dakota 35–12–019–7–01st NCAA Champion
1982–83 North Dakota 21–13–216–9–12nd WCHA Semifinals
1983–84 North Dakota 31–12–216–8–22nd NCAA consolation game (win)
1984–85 North Dakota 24–16–219–14–14th WCHA Semifinals
1985–86 North Dakota 24–16–119–14–16th WCHA first round
1986–87 North Dakota 40–8–029–6–01st NCAA Champion
1987–88 North Dakota 21–20–116–18–15th WCHA third-place game (win)
1988–89 North Dakota 22–18–119–15–1t-3rd WCHA first round
1989–90 North Dakota 28–13–415–10–33rd NCAA first round
1990–91 North Dakota 24–17–218–12–24th WCHA third-place game (win)
1991–92 North Dakota 17–21–112–19–1t-7th WCHA first round
1992–93 North Dakota 12–25–111–20–18th WCHA first round
1993–94 North Dakota 11–23–411–17–48th WCHA first round
North Dakota:392–248–25277–197–21
Total:392–248–25

      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

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References

  1. "USHL history". United States Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2008-09-13. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
  2. "NORA to hike per capita levy | Fort Frances Times". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by WCHA Coach of the Year
1978–79
1981–82
1986–87
Succeeded by
Preceded by Spencer Penrose Award
1986–87
Succeeded by
Preceded by Hobey Baker Legends of College Hockey Award
2022
Succeeded by
Incumbent