Blaise MacDonald

Blaise MacDonald
Current position
Title	Head Coach
Team	Colby College
Conference	New England Small College Athletic Conference
Biographical details
Born	Billerica, Massachusetts, USA
Alma mater	Rochester Institute of Technology
Playing career
1981–1985	RIT
Position(s)	Defenceman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1985–1987	Dartmouth (assistant)
1987–1988	Princeton (assistant)
1988–1990	Massachusetts–Lowell (assistant)
1990–1996	Boston University (assistant)
1996–2001	Niagara
2001–2011	Massachusetts–Lowell
2011–2012	Massachusetts (assistant)
2012–Present	Colby
Head coaching record
Overall	321–324–87 (.498)
Tournaments	3–2 (.600)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	2000 CHA Champion; 2000 CHA Tournament champion ; 2018 NESCAC tournament champion
Awards
	2000 CHA Coach of the Year ; 2018 Edward Jeremiah Award

Last updated May 07, 2024

Blaise MacDonald is an American college ice hockey coach currently heading the men's team at Colby College.

Career

Previously he was an assistant coach at Dartmouth (1986–87), Princeton (1987–88), UMass Lowell (1988–90) and Boston University (1991–96),^[2] and a head coach at Niagara (1996–2001), where he compiled an all-time record of 91–58–17 and UMass Lowell (2001–11) with an overall record of 150–178–44.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Niagara Purple Eagles (ECAC West)(1996–1998)
1996–97	Niagara	16–9–2	6–2–2	2nd	Ineligible
1997–98	Niagara	14–10–3	8–1–1	1st	ECAC West Champion
Niagara:		30–19–5	14–3–3
Niagara Purple Eagles(Independent)(1998–1999)
1998–99	Niagara	17–12–3
Niagara:		17–12–3
Niagara Purple Eagles(CHA)(1999–2001)
1999–00	Niagara	30–8–4	15–0–2	1st	NCAA West Regional semifinals
2000–01	Niagara	14–19–5	10–7–3	2nd	CHA consolation game (Tie)
Niagara:		44–27–9	25–7–5
Massachusetts–Lowell River Hawks (Hockey East)(2001–2011)
2001–02	Massachusetts–Lowell	22–13–3	12–9–3	4th	Hockey East Semifinals
2002–03	Massachusetts–Lowell	11–20–5	4–16–4	t-8th	Hockey East Quarterfinals
2003–04	Massachusetts–Lowell	15–18–7	7–12–5	6th	Hockey East Quarterfinals
2004–05	Massachusetts–Lowell	20–12–4	11–10–3	5th	Hockey East Quarterfinals
2005–06	Massachusetts–Lowell	14–20–2	11–14–2	7th	Hockey East Quarterfinals
2006–07	Massachusetts–Lowell	8–21–7	7–16–4	9th
2007–08	Massachusetts–Lowell	16–17–4	10–13–4	7th	Hockey East Quarterfinals
2008–09	Massachusetts–Lowell	20–16–2	14–11–2	5th	Hockey East runner-up
2009–10	Massachusetts–Lowell	19–16–4	12–11–4	t-3rd	Hockey East Quarterfinals
2010–11	Massachusetts–Lowell	5–25–4	4–21–2	10th
Massachusetts–Lowell:		150–178–42	92–133–33
Colby Mules (NESCAC)(2012–present)
2012–13	Colby	7–15–3	5–11–2	7th	NESCAC quarterfinals
2013–14	Colby	11–11–3	8–9–1	t-6th	NESCAC quarterfinals
2014–15	Colby	5–16–3	2–13–3	9th
2015–16	Colby	9–11–5	6–9–3	t-7th	NESCAC quarterfinals
2016–17	Colby	13–7–4	11–4–3	2nd	NESCAC quarterfinals
2017–18	Colby	17–11–2	9–7–2	T–5th	NCAA Frozen Four
2018–19	Colby	10–10–5	7–7–4	6th	NESCAC quarterfinals
2019–20	Colby	7–14–3	3–13–2	10th
2020–21	Colby	1–3–0	—	N/A
Colby:		80–88–28	51–73–20
Total:		321–324–87
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

↑ "Men's Ice Hockey—Coaches" . Retrieved October 15, 2012.
↑ "Blaise MacDonald Minutemen Profile". Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2012.

External links

Colby profile
Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com , or The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Award Created	CHA Coach of the Year 1999–00	Succeeded by Craig Barnett
Preceded by Mike McShane	Edward Jeremiah Award 2017–18	Succeeded by Tyler Krueger

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[2] "Blaise MacDonald Minutemen Profile". Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2012.

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v t e Niagara Purple Eagles men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Dwyer Arena (1996–present)
Head coaches	Blaise MacDonald (1996–2001) Dave Burkholder (2001–2017) Jason Lammers (2017–present)
Seasons	1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Conference affiliations	ECAC West (1996–1998) CHA (1999–2010) Atlantic Hockey (2010–present)
Rivalries	Canisius Golden Griffins Battle of the Bridge RIT Tigers
All-time leaders	Ted Cook (78 Goals) Chris Moran (102 Assists) Barret Ehgoetz (166 Points) Greg Gardner (64 Wins)
NCAA Tournament appearances	2000 2004 2008 2013
Conference Tournament titles	CHA: 2000 2004 2008
Niagara University Lewiston, New York

v t e UMass Lowell River Hawks men's ice hockey
Formerly the Lowell Chiefs and Lowell Tech Terriers
Playing venues	Skate 3 (−1980) Tully Forum (1980–1998) Tsongas Center (1998–present)
Head coaches	Richard Morrison 1967–1969 Bill Riley Jr. (1969–1991) Bruce Crowder (1991–1996) Tim Whitehead (1996–2001) Blaise MacDonald (2001–2011) Norm Bazin (2011–present)
Seasons	1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Conference affiliations	ECAC 2 (1968–1983) Hockey East (1984–present)
All-time leaders	Mike Carr (279 Points) Mike Carr (134 Goals) Brian Doyle (74 Wins)
National championships	D-II: 1979 1981 1982
Frozen Four appearances	D-II: 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 D-I: 2013
NCAA Tournament appearances	D-II: 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 D-I: 1988 1994 1996 2012 2013 2014 2016 2017 2022
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC 2 (East): 1979 1981 1982 1983 Hockey East: 2013 2014 2017
Mike Richter winners	Connor Hellebuyck (2014)
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA

v t e Colby Mules men's ice hockey
Venues	South End Arena (1922–1955) Alfond Arena (1955–2021) Jack Kelley Rink (2021–present)
Coaches	Richard Watson (1921–1922) James March (1922–1923) Euclid Heile (1923–1924) Eddie Roundy (1924–1929) Bill Millett (1929–1942, 1946–1948) Romeo Lemieux (1948–1949) C. Nels Corey (1949–1950) Wilfred Rancourt (1950–1952) Bernard LaLiberty (1953–1955) Jack Kelley (1955–1962, 1976–1977) Charlie Holt (1962–1968) Richard Green (1968–1972) Kenneth Mukai (1972–1976) Michael Goulet (1977–1989) Charles Corey (1989–1992) Scott Borek (1992–1995) Jim Tortorella (1995–2011) Stan Moore (2011–2012) Blaise MacDonald (2012–present)
Seasons	1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
Conference affiliations	New England Intercollegiate Hockey League (1936–1942, 1946–1954) ECAC Hockey (1961–1964) ECAC 2 (1964–1984) ECAC East (1984–1999) NESCAC (1999–present)
Rivalries	Bowdoin
All-time leaders	Ron Ryan (245 Points) Ron Ryan (104 Goals)
Frozen Four appearances	2018
NCAA Tournament appearances	1996 2018
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC 2: 1966 ECAC East: 1997 1993 NESCAC: 2018
Colby College Waterville, ME