Clancy Seymour

Last updated
Playing career
1993–1996 Canisius
Position(s) Forward
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002–2004 Canisius (assistant)
2004–2005 Canisius
Head coaching record
Overall9–8–3 (.525)

Clancy Seymour (born June 19, 1972) is a former Canadian ice hockey coach and player at the college level. He is currently an instructor at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York. [1]

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Ice Hockey Career

Clancy Seymour joined Canisius for the 1993 season while the Golden Griffins were still a Division III team. He spent three years playing for the team before graduating with a degree in physical education in 1996. After also receiving his master's from Canisius Seymour returned to the hockey team as an assistant under his former coach Brian Cavanaugh. [2] Clancy was with the Griffins during their transition from the MAAC to Atlantic Hockey in 2003 but was pressed into service as an interim head coach when a player revolt forced Cavanaugh out in December 2004. [3]

Seymour remained behind the bench for the duration of the campaign but was himself reprimanded for lack of control over his players. [4] While he was not seen as the man to lead the Canisius hockey team out of the turmoil it found itself in, Seymour was able to garner a (slim) winning record and push the Griffins to a second-place finish in the conference. After the season, he was promptly replaced with Dave Smith as the new head coach but, as opposed to the previous AD and head coach, Seymour remained with Canisius College in the academic department.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Canisius Golden Griffins (Atlantic Hockey)(2004–2005)
2004–05†Canisius 9–8–3†8–5–3†t-2nd Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals
Canisius:9–8–38–5–3
Total:9–8–3

      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

†Seymour replaced Brian Cavanaugh midseason

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References

  1. ↑ "lancy Seymour, MS Instructor". Canisius College. Archived from the original on 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  2. ↑ "Clancy Seymour". Canisius College Golden Griffins. Archived from the original on 2016-08-13. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  3. ↑ "Cavanaugh Remembered Again For Canisius' Past". College Hockey News. 2013-03-30. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
  4. ↑ "Associate AD also out; interim coach chided". Associated Press. 2005-02-09. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
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