Blaise MacDonald

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Blaise MacDonald
Current position
Title Head Coach
Team Colby College [1]
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
Overall321–324–87 (.498)
Tournaments3–2 (.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

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

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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
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Niagara Purple Eagles (ECAC West)(1996–1998)
1996–97 Niagara 16–9–26–2–22ndIneligible
1997–98 Niagara 14–10–38–1–11st ECAC West Champion
Niagara:30–19–514–3–3
Niagara Purple EaglesIndependent(1998–1999)
1998–99 Niagara 17–12–3
Niagara:17–12–3
Niagara Purple Eagles(CHA)(1999–2001)
1999–00 Niagara 30–8–415–0–21st NCAA West Regional semifinals
2000–01 Niagara 14–19–510–7–32nd CHA consolation game (Tie)
Niagara:44–27–925–7–5
Massachusetts–Lowell River Hawks (Hockey East)(2001–2011)
2001–02 Massachusetts–Lowell 22–13–312–9–34th Hockey East Semifinals
2002–03 Massachusetts–Lowell 11–20–54–16–4t-8th Hockey East Quarterfinals
2003–04 Massachusetts–Lowell 15–18–77–12–56th Hockey East Quarterfinals
2004–05 Massachusetts–Lowell 20–12–411–10–35th Hockey East Quarterfinals
2005–06 Massachusetts–Lowell 14–20–211–14–27th Hockey East Quarterfinals
2006–07 Massachusetts–Lowell 8–21–77–16–49th
2007–08 Massachusetts–Lowell 16–17–410–13–47th Hockey East Quarterfinals
2008–09 Massachusetts–Lowell 20–16–214–11–25th Hockey East runner-up
2009–10 Massachusetts–Lowell 19–16–412–11–4t-3rd Hockey East Quarterfinals
2010–11 Massachusetts–Lowell 5–25–44–21–210th
Massachusetts–Lowell:150–178–4292–133–33
Colby Mules (NESCAC)(2012–present)
2012–13 Colby 7–15–35–11–27th NESCAC quarterfinals
2013–14 Colby 11–11–38–9–1t-6th NESCAC quarterfinals
2014–15 Colby 5–16–32–13–39th
2015–16 Colby 9–11–56–9–3t-7th NESCAC quarterfinals
2016–17 Colby 13–7–411–4–32nd NESCAC quarterfinals
2017–18 Colby 17–11–29–7–2T–5th NCAA Frozen Four
2018–19 Colby 10–10–57–7–46th NESCAC quarterfinals
2019–20 Colby 7–14–33–13–210th
2020–21 Colby 1–3–0N/A
Colby:80–88–2851–73–20
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

References

  1. "Men's Ice Hockey—Coaches" . Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  2. "Blaise MacDonald Minutemen Profile". Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Award Created
CHA Coach of the Year
1999–00
Succeeded by
Preceded by Edward Jeremiah Award
2017–18
Succeeded by