Ben Barr

Last updated
Ben Barr
Current position
TitleHead Coach
Team Maine
Conference Hockey East
Biographical details
Born (1981-12-16) December 16, 1981 (age 42)
Faribault, MN, USA
Alma mater Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Playing career
1999–2000 Shattuck-Saint Mary's
2000–2004 Rensselaer
Position(s)Forward
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2004–2005 Rensselaer (volunteer asst.)
2005–2007 Capital District Selects
2007–2008 Rensselaer (volunteer asst.)
2008–2012 Union (assistant)
2012–2014 Providence (assistant)
2014–2016 Western Michigan (associate)
2016–2021 Massachusetts (associate)
2021–present Maine
Head coaching record
Overall45–50–11 (.476)
Tournaments0–1 (.000)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2021 National Championship (asst.)

Benjamin Barr is the current head coach for Maine. Previously he was an assistant or associate head coach with five Division I programs and helped Massachusetts capture its first National Championship in 2021. [1]

Contents

Career

After attending Shattuck-Saint Mary's, a premier prep school for ice hockey in Minnesota, Barr began his college career with Rensselaer in the fall of 2000. Barr provided depth scoring in his first two seasons but saw a marked improvement as a junior. In 2003 he finished second on the Engineers in scoring and was named team MVP. [2] He finished his playing career with a nearly equal point production in 2004 and retired following his graduation.

Barr began his coaching career the following year as a volunteer assistant for his alma mater. He got his first head coaching job in 2005 for the Capital District Selects, leading the club for two years before returning to Troy. In 2008 Barr got his first permanent position in college as an assistant for Union, the Engineers' long-time rival. Barr's arrival coincided with the Dutchmen's rise to prominence, going from 8th place in ECAC Hockey to 1st in just three years. [3] In his final year with the team, Barr helped Union reach the Frozen Four.

Providence

In 2012 he rejoined Nate Leaman, who had hired him at Union, in Providence. He spent just two years with the program but both seasons saw the Friars post winning records, the first time the program had consecutive winning seasons since the early 1990s. [4]

Western Michigan

In 2014, Barr left Leaman's shadow and became an associate head coach at Western Michigan. This time the positive results weren't forthcoming. The Broncos finished 7th out of 8 teams for two consecutive years in the NCHC and couldn't reach 10 wins in 2016.

UMass

Barr left the program and moved back east, taking an assistant position with Massachusetts under new head coach Greg Carvel. the Minutemen were recovering from a disappointing 4-year stretch under the previous bench boss and the abrupt change in scheme led to the program's worst record in 38 years. After the first year, however, the team took great strides and UMass won its first regular season title in 2019. The team reached the championship game that season but fell to defending champion Minnesota Duluth. [5] Two years later, however, Barr's team got its revenge against the Bulldogs in the national semifinal and then went on to win the championship two nights later. [6]

Maine

Shortly before Barr helped Massachusetts win the championship, Red Gendron, the head coach at Maine, died suddenly. [7] The athletic department began a search for Gendron's replacement and, after a month of deliberation, hired Barr as the program's 8th head coach. [8] Barr was noted as a strong recruiter when hired and announced his first three signees that July. [9]

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1999–00 Shattuck-Saint Mary's US-Prep——————————
2000–01 Rensselaer ECAC Hockey 3244829—————
2001–02 Rensselaer ECAC Hockey 2925710—————
2002–03 Rensselaer ECAC Hockey 4011132443—————
2000–01 Rensselaer ECAC Hockey 398172534—————
NCAA totals140253964116—————

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Maine Black Bears (Hockey East)(2021–present)
2021–22 Maine 7–22–45–17–211th Hockey East Opening Round
2022–23 Maine 15–16–59–11–4T–6th Hockey East Opening Round
2023–24 Maine 23–12–214–9–13rd NCAA Northeast Regional Semifinal
Maine:45–50–11 (.476)28–37–7 (.438)
Total:45–50–11 (.476)

      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. ↑ "Ben Barr". Maine Black Bears. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Ben Barr". UMass Minutemen. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Union Men's Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). Union Dutchmen. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Providence Friars men's Hockey 2018-19 Media Guide". Providence Friars. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Minnesota Duluth wins 2nd straight NCAA men's hockey championship". SB Nation. April 13, 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  6. ↑ "UMass beats St. Cloud State 5-0 to win first NCAA men's hockey title". ESPN. April 10, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Maine Hockey Coach Red Gendron Dies Unexpectedly at 63". NBC Boston. April 10, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Maine Hires Ben Barr as Head Coach". SB Nation. May 12, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Recruiting: Ben Barr nets first three recruits at Maine". New England Hockey Journal. July 20, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
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