Dominick Dawes

Last updated
Dominick Dawes
Current position
TitleHead Coach
Team Stevenson
Conference UCHC
Biographical details
Born (1980-12-20) December 20, 1980 (age 42)
Utica, New York, USA
Alma mater Norwich University
Playing career
2000–2004 Norwich
2004–2005 Macon Trax
2005–2006 Florida Seals
Position(s) Defenseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2006–2008 Hamilton (asst.)
2008–2015 Neumann
2015–Present Stevenson
Head coaching record
Overall168–110–37 (.592)
Tournaments4–0 (1.000)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2009 ECAC West tournament champion
2009 NCAA National Champion
2013 ECAC West tournament champion
Awards
2009 Edward Jeremiah Award

Dominick Dawes is an American ice hockey coach and former player who was the NCAA Division III coach of the year. [1]

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Career

Dawes played for Thomas R. Proctor High School in Utica, New York. [2] Upon graduating, Dawes played four years at Norwich for head coach Mike McShane. In his junior season, Dawes helped the Cadets win the program's second National Championship. After graduating with a degree in business management, Dawes played two years of professional hockey in the low-level Southern Professional Hockey League where he lost every fight he was in before retiring as a player.

In 2006, Dawes began his coaching career, first serving as an assistant at Hamilton. After two years, he was named as the head coach for Neumann and looked to help the 10-year-old program continue to improve. In his first season, Dawes led the Knights to a respectable record but the team shone once the postseason began. Neumann won three games to win its first ever conference tournament and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Neumann received the fifth eastern seed and played its first tournament game against conference rival Elmira. After a narrow win in the first round, they took down #1 overall seed Plattsburgh State 5–4 in overtime. The Knights continued their magical run with a 2–0 shutout in the national semifinal and then pulled off probably the most surprising championship victory when they downed Gustavus Adolphus in the final. [3] Dawes was named as the National Division III coach of the year and became just the second person to win a D-III title as both a player and a coach, the first being Tim Coghlin. [4]

After the title, Dawes began taking classes at Neumann and earned a master's in strategic leadership. [5] Dawes continued to lead his team to winning records in each of the next four seasons, capturing a second conference championship in 2013. Unfortunately, because the ECAC West had lost its automatic qualifier due to a lack of membership programs, he wasn't able to get Neumann back to the NCAA Tournament. In 2015, Dawes left Neumann to become the first head coach for the program at Stevenson, which would begin play the following year. Despite being a brand new team, the Mustangs played well out of the gate, posting a winning record in just their second year and finishing near the top of the conference more often than not. [6]

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2000–01 Norwich ECAC East 23651110—————
2001–02 Norwich ECAC East 2546106—————
2002–03 Norwich ECAC East 25571222—————
2003–04 Norwich ECAC East 281131414—————
2004–05 Macon Trax SPHL 56624309250110
2005–06 Florida Seals SPHL 569122171902222
NCAA totals10116314752—————
SPHL totals1121536511631403322

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Neumann Knights (ECAC West)(2008–2015)
2008–09 Neumann 21–9–28–5–24th NCAA National Champion
2009–10 Neumann 15–9–37–5–34th ECAC West Semifinal
2010–11 Neumann 14–9–57–4–12nd ECAC West Runner-Up
2011–12 Neumann 15–8–33–6–35th ECAC West Runner-Up
2012–13 Neumann 19–6–38–6–13rd ECAC West Champion
2013–14 Neumann 9–12–54–8–35th ECAC West Quarterfinal
2014–15 Neumann 14–9–49–5–12nd ECAC West Runner-Up
Neumann:107–62–2546–39–14
Stevenson Mustangs (ECAC West)(2016–2017)
2016–17 Stevenson 10–14–24–9–16th ECAC West Quarterfinal
Stevenson:10–14–24–9–1
Stevenson Mustangs (UCHC)(2017–present)
2017–18 Stevenson 11–8–79–3–4T–2nd UCHC Semifinals
2018–19 Stevenson 10–15–07–11–08th
2019–20 Stevenson 18–8–213–4–13rd UCHC Semifinals
2020–21 Stevenson 12–3–17–1–12nd UCHC Runner-Up
Stevenson:51–34–1036–19–6
Total:168–110–37

      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

  1. ↑ "American Hockey Coaches Association". Archived from the original on 2010-01-16. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
  2. ↑ "Utica's Dawes, team capture national title". Utica Observer Dispatch. 2009-03-22. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
  3. ↑ "American Hockey Coaches Association Name Neumann College's Dominick Dawes as Men's Division III Coach of the Year". USCHO. April 1, 2009. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Dominick Dawes". Neumann Knights. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Dominick Dawes". Linked In. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Dominick Dawes". Stevenson Mustangs. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Edward Jeremiah Award
2008–09 		Succeeded by
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