Brendan Whittet

Brendan Whittet
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Brown
Conference	ECAC Hockey
Biographical details
Born	March 22, 1971 (age 53); East Providence, Rhode Island
Playing career
1990–1994	Brown
Position(s)	Defenseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994–1996	Brown (volunteer assistant)
1996–1997	Colby (assistant)
1997–1998	Brown (assistant)
1998–2009	Dartmouth (assistant)
2009–present	Brown
Head coaching record
Overall	131–260–56 (.356)

Last updated March 27, 2024

Brendan Whittet (born March 22, 1971) is an American ice hockey coach who has been the head coach at Brown since 2009.^[1] Whittet graduated from Brown in 1994 before embarking on a coaching career at several colleges in New England. After 14 years as an assistant Whittet returned to his alma mater to assume the reins in 2009–10, a position he still holds.^[2] He lives in Barrington, Rhode Island with his family.

Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1990–91	Brown	ECAC Hockey	15	0	0	0	41	—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Brown	ECAC Hockey	7	0	3	3	8	—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Brown	ECAC Hockey	26	0	2	2	42	—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Brown	ECAC Hockey	25	2	4	6	16	—	—	—	—	—
NCAA totals			73	2	9	11	107	—	—	—	—	—

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Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Brown Bears (ECAC Hockey)(2009–present)
2009–10	Brown	13–20–4	6–12–4	11th	ECAC third-place game (win)
2010–11	Brown	10–16–5	8–12–2	9th	ECAC first round
2011–12	Brown	9–18–5	5–13–4	12th	ECAC Quarterfinals
2012–13	Brown	16–14–6	7–9–6	t-7th	ECAC Runner-Up
2013–14	Brown	11–17–3	8–13–1	9th	ECAC first round
2014–15	Brown	8–20–3	5–14–3	11th	ECAC first round
2015–16	Brown	5–19–7	3–13–6	11th	ECAC first round
2016–17	Brown	4–25–2	3–18–1	12th	ECAC first round
2017–18	Brown	8–19–4	7–14–1	10th	ECAC first round
2018–19	Brown	15–14–5	8–9–5	8th	ECAC Semifinal
2019–20	Brown	8–21–2	8–12–2	9th	ECAC first round
2021–22	Brown	7–20–4	6–12–4	9th	ECAC first round
2022–23	Brown	9–18–3	5–14–3	11th	ECAC first round
2023–24	Brown	8–19–3	6–14–2	11th	ECAC first round
Brown:		131–260–56	85–179–44
Total:		131–260–56
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

↑ "Brown Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
↑ "Brendan Whittet". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
↑ "Brendan Whittet". Hockey DB. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
↑ "Brown Men's Hockey Season-by-Season Results". Brown Bears. Archived from the original on 2014-08-14. Retrieved 2014-08-13.

External links

Official biography, Brown Bears
Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com , or The Internet Hockey Database

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[1] "Brown Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2014-08-14.

[2] "Brendan Whittet". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2014-08-14.

[3] "Brendan Whittet". Hockey DB. Retrieved 2014-08-14.

[4] "Brown Men's Hockey Season-by-Season Results". Brown Bears. Archived from the original on 2014-08-14. Retrieved 2014-08-13.

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v t e Brown Bears men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Aldrich Field Rink (1898–1906) Rhode Island Auditorium (1926–1961) Meehan Auditorium (1961–present)
Head coaches	No Coach (1897–1906) James Gardner (1926–1927) Jean Dubuc (1927–1929) Thomas Taylor (1929–1931, 1933–1938) Robert Taylor (1931–1933) Arthur Lesieur (1938–1939) Westcott Moulton (1947–1952) Donald Whiston (1952–1955) James Fullerton (1955–1970) J. Allan Soares (1970–1974) Richard Toomey (1974–1978) Paul Schilling (1978–1982) Herb Hammond (1982–1988) Bob Gaudet (1988–1997) Roger Grillo (1997–2009) Brendan Whittet (2009–present)
Seasons	1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 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 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 2023–24
Conference affiliations	Intercollegiate Hockey Association (1898–1906) Pentagonal League (1948–1955) ECAC Hockey (1961–present)
Rivalries	Providence
Culture & lore	Mayor's Cup
All-time leaders	Bill Gilligan (180 Points) Bob Wheeler (86 Goals) Kevin McCabe / Yann Danis (43 Wins)
Frozen Four appearances	1951 1965 1976
NCAA Tournament appearances	1951 1965 1976 1993
Brown University Providence, RI