Bob Prier

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Bob Prier
Biographical details
Born (1976-08-15) August 15, 1976 (age 48)
Nepean, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater St. Lawrence University
Playing career
1992–1995 Nepean Raiders
1995–1999 St. Lawrence
1999–2000 Pee Dee Pride
Position(s) Forward
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999–2000 Nepean Raiders (Assistant)
2000–2001 Denver (Assistant)
2001–2002 Princeton (Assistant)
2002–2011 St. Lawrence (Assistant)
2011–2014 Princeton
Head coaching record
Overall29–84–11 (.278)

Robert Prier is a Canadian ice hockey former player and head coach who is noted for his brief tenure with the men's program at Princeton. [1]

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Career

Prier began his college career in 1995 after finishing second in the CJHL in scoring the year before. [2] Prier continued his scoring at the college level, leading St. Lawrence in goals his junior season. In his senior season he led the team in goals and points while the Saints made their first NCAA appearance in seven years. [3] After graduating with a degree in economics Prier signed a multi-year contract with the Ottawa Senators. [4] He suffered a career-ending injury after playing only three games as a professional with the Pee Dee Pride. [5] [6]

The same year Prier was hired by his former junior team as an assistant coach but quickly jumped back to the college ranks the following year. He spent one year at both Denver and Princeton before signing on with his alma mater in 2002. Prier spent two years as an assistant and another seven as associate head coach before he was offered the top position with Princeton in 2011. Prier's first two seasons with the Tigers ended with poor but respectable records but his third saw the tigers finish last in the ECAC. Prier resigned after the season and it was reported that he had done so under pressure from outgoing athletic director Gary Walters. [1]

College Head Coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Princeton Tigers (ECAC Hockey)(2011–2014)
2011–12 Princeton 9–16–76–12–411th ECAC Hockey First Round
2012–13 Princeton 10–16–58–12–4t-7th ECAC Hockey First Round
2013–14 Princeton 6–26–04–18–012th ECAC Hockey First Round
Princeton:25–58–1218–42–8
Total:25–58–12

      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

[7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Bob Prier Resigns at Princeton". College Hockey News. 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  2. ↑ "CJHL 1994 - 1995 REGULAR SEASON STATS". Eliteprospects. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  3. ↑ "St. Lawrence Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  4. ↑ "SENATORS SIGN VETERAN NHLer AND TWO LOCAL PLAYERS". Ottawa Senators. August 24, 1999. Archived from the original on January 18, 2000. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  5. ↑ Whitaker, Kevin (January 18, 2012). "New hockey coach Prier seeks fundamentals, competition". Princeton Alumni Weekly. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  6. ↑ "BOB PRIER NAMED HEAD COACH OF MEN'S HOCKEY AT PRINCETON". Princeton Tigers. 2011-05-09. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  7. ↑ "Men's Hockey Year-by-Year". Princeton Tigers. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
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