Frank Bretti

Frank Bretti
Biographical details
Alma mater	Iona College
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1990–1993	Iona (assistant)
1993–1996	Alaska Anchorage (assistant)
1997–2003	Iona
2004–2006	RPI (assistant)
2011–2014	New York Apple Core
Head coaching record
Overall	76–108–14 (college)

Last updated October 18, 2021

Frank Bretti is an American former ice hockey head coach who previously headed the program at Iona.^[1]

Career

Bretti began coaching at his alma mater in 1990 as an assistant before advancing to the Division I level with a similar position at Alaska-Anchorage in 1993. Bretti was not retained when head coach Brush Christiansen retired in 1996^[2] but he was back behind the bench at Iona by 1997, this time as head coach.^[3] Bretti replaced Bill Conforte after a 2-win season and while his first year in charge resulted in only 2 more wins Iona was poised to make the jump to the D-I ranks.

Iona was one of three full-time Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference schools to have a hockey program in existence in 1998 when the conference formed an ice hockey division and was thus promoted to Division-I status. Despite their poor showings in recent years Iona played fairly well under Bretti, finishing as a middle-of-the-pack team most years and reaching the conference tournament final in 2000. Unfortunately by 2003 the financial cost of the program caused the board of trustees to drop the program entirely and Bretti was once more out of a job.^[4]

A year later Bretti was back in the college ranks as an assistant at Rensselaer, staying for two seasons. He has most recently been the head coach for the New York Apple Core junior program.^[5]

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Iona Gaels (ECAC South)(1997–1998)
1997–98	Iona	4–20–1	4–3–1	3rd
Iona:		4–20–1	4–3–1
Iona Gaels (MAAC)(1998–2003)
1998–99	Iona	13–18–2	12-15-1	6th	MAAC Quarterfinals
1999–00	Iona	17–17–3	13–12–2	6th	MAAC Runner-Up
2000–01	Iona	18–13–4	16–6–4	t-2nd	MAAC Semifinals
2001–02	Iona	13–18–2	12–12–2	7th	MAAC Quarterfinals
2002–03	Iona	11–22–2	11–14–1	8th	MAAC Quarterfinals
Iona:		72–88–13	64–59–10
Total:		76–108–14
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

↑ "Frank Bretti". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
↑ "Brush Christiansen, hockey coach, 1979-96". Alaska Anchorage. 2011-04-01. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
↑ "Iona Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
↑ "Iona Next to Drop Hockey". USCHO.com. 2003-03-11. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
↑ "Apple Core Names Frank Bretti as Head Coach". USCHO.com. 2011-04-27. Retrieved 2016-09-11.

External links

Frank Bretti career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

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[1] "Frank Bretti". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2016-09-11.

[2] "Brush Christiansen, hockey coach, 1979-96". Alaska Anchorage. 2011-04-01. Retrieved 2014-08-08.

[3] "Iona Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2016-09-11.

[4] "Iona Next to Drop Hockey". USCHO.com. 2003-03-11. Retrieved 2016-09-11.

[5] "Apple Core Names Frank Bretti as Head Coach". USCHO.com. 2011-04-27. Retrieved 2016-09-11.

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v t e Iona Gaels men's ice hockey
Playing venues	New Roc Ice Skating Center
Head coaches	Harry Nixon (1967–1968) Bill Edwards (1968–1979) Frank Effinger (1979–1990) Bill Conforte (1990–1997) Frank Bretti (1997–2003)
Seasons	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
Conference affiliations	ECAC 3 (1977-1988) ECAC North/South (1985–1992) ECAC North/South/Central (1992–1998) MAAC (1998–2003)
Iona College New Rochelle, NY