Don Vaughan (ice hockey)

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Don Vaughan
Biographical details
Born Almonte, Ontario, Canada
Playing career
1980–1981 Canton
1981–1984 St. Lawrence
1984–1985 Enschede Lions
Position(s) Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1984–1985 Enschede Lions (player-coach)
1985–1987 St. Lawrence (grad. assistant)
1987–1988St. Lawrence (assistant)
1988–1990 Cornell (assistant)
1990–1992St. Lawrence (assistant)
1992–2003 Colgate
2004–2023Colgate
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2003–2004 Colgate (interim AD)
Head coaching record
Overall472–514–123 (.481)
Tournaments0–4 (.000)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2006 ECAC Hockey regular season champion
2023 ECAC Hockey tournament champion
Awards
2000 ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year Award
2014 Tim Taylor Award (ECAC Hockey)

Don Vaughan is a Canadian ice hockey retired coach and player. Vaughan had been the head coach at Colgate from 1992 through 2023 and is the programs leader in wins, losses, ties and tenure. [1]

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Career

Vaughan began his college career at Canton College, playing for the hockey team for one season before transferring to the cross-town St. Lawrence University, a private university. More importantly Vaughan was now playing for a Division I program. Under Mike McShane Vaughan put up respectable numbers in his three seasons [2] as the Saints posted winning records each year and made the 1983 NCAA Tournament, [3] falling to eventual champion Wisconsin in the quarterfinals. [4]

After graduating with a degree in economics Vaughan headed to Europe to serve as the player-coach for the Enschede Lions, an ice hockey club in the Netherlands. [5]

In 1991 long-time Colgate coach Terry Slater died suddenly [6] and, after the season was finished under Brian Durocher, Vaughan was picked to replace him. The initial seasons were a bit lacking but Vaughan built the program back to its winning ways soon enough, giving the Colgate faithful a 20-win season in 1994–95 which started them on to six consecutive winning seasons culminating with their first NCAA tournament berth in a decade. [1] The season finished with Vaughan being awarded the 2000 ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year Award. [7]

In 2003 Vaughan agreed to serve out the season as Colgate's interim athletic director, allowing long-time assistant Stan Moore to assume control of the team for the year. [8] The Raiders performed exceptionally in his absence, winning a regular season title and earning Moore his own Coach of the Year Award. Not to be outdone, when Vaughen returned the following season he pushed Colgate to a 25-win season (the second-highest total in school history), earning him a second tournament berth which he followed up by winning his first regular season title. [9]

After that the team began to flounder, failing to produce a winning season until 2011–12, but it wasn't all bad news for Vaughan as Colgate established an endowed hockey chair named in his honor. [10] After winning his first conference championship in 2023, Vaughan retired after 30 years as the Raiders' head coach. [11] He left as the program's all time leader in games, wins, losses and ties.

Career statistics

  [2]   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1981–82 St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey 3111233410
1982–83 St. LawrenceECAC Hockey3615153040
1983–84 St. LawrenceECAC Hockey2915112620
NCAA totals9641499070

Head coaching record

Source: [12]

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Colgate Red Raiders (ECAC Hockey)(1992–2001)
1992–93 Colgate 13–18–39–13–0t-8th ECAC Quarterfinals
1993–94 Colgate 14–17–210–10–27th ECAC Quarterfinals
1994–95 Colgate 20–16–112–9–1t-3rd ECAC third-place game (loss)
1995–96 Colgate 17–13–413–5–45th ECAC Quarterfinals
1996–97 Colgate 16–14–310–9–37th ECAC Preliminary Round
1997–98 Colgate 16–15–47–12–3t-5th ECAC first round
1998–99 Colgate 19–12–412–8–2t-5th ECAC Four vs. Five
1999-00 Colgate 24–9–214–4–22nd NCAA East regional quarterfinals
2000–01 Colgate 10–20–48–13–111th
Colgate:149–134–2795–83–18
Colgate Raiders(ECAC Hockey)(2001–2003)
2001–02 Colgate 13–19–210–10–2t-6th ECAC first round
2002–03 Colgate 17–19–49–10–3t-7th ECAC Quarterfinals
Colgate:30–38–619–20–5
Colgate Raiders(ECAC Hockey)(2004–2003)
2004–05 Colgate 25–11–314–5–33rd NCAA Midwest regional semifinals
2005–06 Colgate 20–13–614–6–2t-1st ECAC third-place game (loss)
2006–07 Colgate 15–21–47–12–3t-8th ECAC Quarterfinals
2007–08 Colgate 18–18–68–9–58th ECAC third-place game (loss)
2008–09 Colgate 12–18–76–11–510th ECAC first round
2009–10 Colgate 15–15–612–8–24th ECAC Quarterfinals
2010–11 Colgate 11–28–34–15–312th ECAC third-place game (loss)
2011–12 Colgate 19–17–311–10–1t-4th ECAC third-place game (loss)
2012–13 Colgate 14–18–46–13–311th ECAC first round
2013–14 Colgate 20–14–513–6–32nd NCAA Midwest regional semifinals
2014–15 Colgate 22–12–411–7–4t-4th ECAC Runner-Up
2015–16 Colgate 11–24–26–14–210th ECAC first round
2016–17 Colgate 9–22–66–13–310th ECAC first round
2017–18 Colgate 17–17–610–9–3t-5th ECAC first round
2018–19 Colgate 10–23–37–12–310th ECAC first round
2019–20 Colgate 12–16–88–9–58th Tournament Cancelled
2020–21 Colgate 6–11–55–9–44th ECAC Semifinals
2021–22 Colgate 18–18–49–9–45th ECAC Semifinals
2022–23 Colgate 19–16–511–8–35th NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinals
Colgate:293–332–90168–185–61
Total:472–514–123

      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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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Tim Taylor Award
1999–2000
2013–14
Succeeded by