Fred Rocque

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Fred Rocque
Fred Rocque.jpg
Rocque in 1923.
Biographical details
Born(1880-04-22)April 22, 1880
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
DiedFebruary 5, 1956(1956-02-05) (aged 75)
Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Hockey
1912–1915 Dartmouth
1914–1916 Boston Arenas
1916–1917 Yale
1920–1923 Boston College
1922–1923 Boston Athletic Association
1923–1924 Minneapolis Millers
1924–1925Minneapolis Rockets
1925–1927Boston College
Rocque (pictured as #8) with the Boston Arenas during the 1914-15 season. Boston Arenas.jpg
Rocque (pictured as #8) with the Boston Arenas during the 1914–15 season.

Napoleon Frederick Rocque (April 22, 1880 – February 5, 1956) was a Canadian ice hockey coach who was active in the United States during the 1910s and 1920s.

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Career

Born in Sherbrooke, Rocque played ice hockey as a goaltender in his hometown in Canada before moving to the United States. [1]

Rocque coached hockey at two Ivy League schools: Dartmouth and Yale. At Dartmouth, he coached the likes of Clarence Wanamaker and Lawrence Whitney. The former would succeed him as head coach at the school, as well as at Yale, though not immediately. After Yale, Rocque moved to Boston College, when he was hired by Francis A. Reynolds. While in Boston, Rocque also coached the Boston Arenas and the Boston Athletic Association Unicorns hockey teams. [2] Between 1923 and 1925 he coached in Minneapolis.

Rocque died in Somerville on February 5, 1956, from injuries sustained in an accident six days earlier. [3]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Dartmouth (IHA)(1912–1913)
1912–13 Dartmouth 8–2–01–1–02nd
Dartmouth:8–2–01–1–0
DartmouthIndependent(1913–1915)
1913–14 Dartmouth 7–2–0
1914–15 Dartmouth 4–3–0
Dartmouth:11–5–0
Yale Bulldogs Independent(1916–1917)
1916–17 Yale 10–4–0
Yale:10–4–0
Boston College Eagles Independent(1920–1923)
1920–21 Boston College 6–2–0
1921–22 Boston College 5–3–1
1922–23 Boston College 12–1–1
Boston College Eagles Independent(1925–1927)
1925–26 Boston College 6–9–1
1926–27 Boston College 3–3–0
Boston College:32–18–3
Total:61–29–3

      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

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References

  1. "ROCQUE HOCKEY COACH AT YALE" The Harvard Crimson, Dec. 15, 1916. Retrieved Jan. 9, 2020.
  2. Before the Stars: Early Major League Hockey and the St. Paul Athletic Club Team (pg. 120). Godin, Roger A.. Minnesota Historical Society Press (2005).
  3. "Noted Hockey Coach, Dies in Somerville", Boston Globe, Feb. 6, 1956, pg. 11