| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Director of Hockey Operations |
| Team | Merrimack |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | March 4, 1964 Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1983–1986 | Boston College |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1989–2019 | SUNY Plattsburgh |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 624–215–65 (.726) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1992 NCAA Championship 2001 NCAA Championship | |
Robert Donald Emery (born March 4, 1964) was a college men's ice hockey coach at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh. He played college hockey at Boston College from 1983 to 1986 and briefly played professional hockey with the Fredericton Express in New Brunswick and the Maine Mariners in Portland, Maine. He has been the head men's ice hockey coach at Plattsburgh State since the 1989-1990 season. With 465 career victories, he is the winningest hockey coach in Plattsburgh history and the 20th winningest coach in NCAA college history. His .742 career winning percentage ranks third all-time among college coaches with at least 300 wins.
Born March 4, 1964 to parents Dave and Marie Emery. Emery grew up in Somerville, Massachusetts, and played his hockey for Matignon High School.
A native of Somerville, Massachusetts, Emery played hockey for Matignon High School from 1979 to 1982 and led the team to three consecutive state championships in 1979, 1980 and 1981. [1] [2] Emery was named to the Massachusetts High School All-Scholastic First Team in 1981-1982. [2]
Emery enrolled at Boston College in 1982. He participated in three NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournaments while attending Boston College. [1] He was selected as a Hockey East All-Star as a senior in the 1985-1986 season. [2]
Emery received a bachelor's degree in marketing from Boston College in 1986. He also earned a master's degree in leadership at Plattsburgh State in 1990. [1]
In 1982, Emery was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 10th round (208th overall pick) of the NHL Entry Draft. He was invited to the Canadiens' training camp and later played for the Fredericton Express, the Quebec Nordiques affiliate in the American Hockey League. He also played with the Maine Mariners.
In 1988, Emery became an assistant men's hockey coach at Plattsburgh State while studying for his master's degree. After one season as an assistant, he was promoted to head coach for the 1989-1990 hockey season. Emery led Plattsburgh to the NCAA Tournament in 18 of the next 30 seasons. His teams have won two national championships and advanced to the Frozen Four nine times in 1990, 1992, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008 and 2010. [3] His best record came in 1992 when Emery led Plattsburgh to a 32-2-2 record and its first NCAA national championship. [1] Emery's second national championship came in 2001 and resulted from beating the previously undefeated RIT Tigers in the finals. [1] Emery announced his retirement from coaching at the end of the 2018–19 season and was 11th all-time in wins with 624 when he hung up his whistle.
Shortly after wrapping up his coaching career, Emery was hired by Merrimack to be the Director of Hockey operations. [4]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1982–83 | Boston College Eagles | ECAC | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Boston College Eagles | ECAC | 35 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Boston College Eagles | HE | 42 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Boston College Eagles | HE | 39 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 42 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NCAA totals | 137 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 152 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL totals | 48 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plattsburgh State Cardinals (ECAC West)(1989–1992) | |||||||||
| 1989–90 | Plattsburgh State | 22–10–3 | 17–8–1 | 6th | NCAA runner-up | ||||
| 1990–91 | Plattsburgh State | 19–7–1 | 18–7–0 | 5th | Ineligible | ||||
| 1991–92 | Plattsburgh State | 32–2–2 | 24–1–2 | 1st | NCAA Champion | ||||
| Plattsburgh State: | 73–19–6 | 59–16–3 | |||||||
| Plattsburgh State Cardinals(SUNYAC)(1992–2019) | |||||||||
| 1992–93 | Plattsburgh State | 25–6–2 | 11–0–1 | 1st | NCAA third-place game (loss) | ||||
| 1993–94 | Plattsburgh State | 18–9–2 | 9–2–1 | 2nd | SUNYAC Runner-Up | ||||
| 1994–95 | Plattsburgh State | 20–9–2 | 12–2–0 | T–1st | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| 1995–96 | Plattsburgh State | 20–6–3 | 13–1–0 | 1st | SUNYAC Runner-Up | ||||
| 1996–97 | Plattsburgh State | 22–6–3 | 10–3–1 | 2nd | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| 1997–98 | Plattsburgh State | 26–8–1 | 9–4–1 | 3rd | NCAA third-place game (win) | ||||
| 1998–99 | Plattsburgh State | 23–5–3 | 13–0–1 | 1st | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| 1999–00 | Plattsburgh State | 26–4–3 | 13–0–1 | 1st | NCAA third-place game (win) | ||||
| 2000–01 | Plattsburgh State | 29–5–0 | 13–1–0 | 1st | NCAA Champion | ||||
| 2001–02 | Plattsburgh State | 20–9–4 | 13–1–0 | 1st | NCAA Frozen Four | ||||
| 2002–03 | Plattsburgh State | 20–9–3 | 9–4–1 | 3rd | SUNYAC Runner-Up | ||||
| 2003–04 | Plattsburgh State | 23–5–3 | 12–0–2 | 1st | NCAA Frozen Four | ||||
| 2004–05 | Plattsburgh State | 18–13–0 | 7–7–0 | 4th | SUNYAC Runner-Up | ||||
| 2005–06 | Plattsburgh State | 19–12–1 | 8–6–0 | T–4th | SUNYAC Runner-Up | ||||
| 2006–07 | Plattsburgh State | 14–8–6 | 6–4–4 | 3rd | SUNYAC Runner-Up | ||||
| 2007–08 | Plattsburgh State | 25–5–0 | 14–2–0 | 1st | NCAA runner-up | ||||
| 2008–09 | Plattsburgh State | 24–2–2 | 15–0–1 | 1st | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2009–10 | Plattsburgh State | 19–6–4 | 13–2–1 | 2nd | NCAA Frozen Four | ||||
| 2010–11 | Plattsburgh State | 20–8–1 | 9–7–0 | 4th | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2011–12 | Plattsburgh State | 19–5–4 | 12–3–1 | 2nd | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2012–13 | Plattsburgh State | 19–7–1 | 13–2–1 | 2nd | SUNYAC Runner-Up | ||||
| 2013–14 | Plattsburgh State | 19–5–2 | 12–2–2 | 2nd | SUNYAC Semifinals | ||||
| 2014–15 | Plattsburgh State | 20–6–2 | 13–2–1 | 1st | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2015–16 | Plattsburgh State | 20–4–3 | 12–1–3 | 1st | SUNYAC Runner-Up | ||||
| 2016–17 | Plattsburgh State | 17–10–1 | 10–5–1 | 2nd | NCAA first round | ||||
| 2017–18 | Plattsburgh State | 13–12–1 | 7–8–1 | T–4th | SUNYAC Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2018–19 | Plattsburgh State | 13–12–2 | 10–5–1 | 3rd | SUNYAC Semifinals | ||||
| Plattsburgh State: | 551–196–59 | 298–74–26 | |||||||
| Total: | 624–215–65 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-Hockey East Second Team | 1985–86 | [5] |