Guy Gadowsky

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Guy Gadowsky
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Penn State
Conference Big Ten
Record207–182–31 (.530)
Biographical details
Born (1967-08-10) August 10, 1967 (age 57)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Alma mater Colorado College
Playing career
1984–1985 Fort Saskatchewan Traders
1985–1989 Colorado College
1991–1992 San Diego Gulls
1991–1993 Richmond Renegades
1992–1993 St. John's Maple Leafs
1993–1994 Canadian National Team
1993–1994 Straubing EHC
1994–1995 Prince Edward Island Senators
1995–1996 Fresno Falcons
Position(s) Right wing
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1995–1996 Oklahoma Coyotes
1996–1997 Fresno Falcons
1996–1997 San Jose Rhinos
1997–1998 Fresno Fighting Falcons
1998–1999 Fresno Falcons
1999–2004 Alaska–Fairbanks
2004–2011 Princeton
2011–Present Penn State
Head coaching record
Overall393–394–68 (.499)
Tournaments2–5 (.286)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards

Guy Gadowsky (born August 10, 1967) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey player. Gadowsky is currently the head coach of the Penn State University men's ice hockey team.

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Early life

Gadowsky attended Strathcona High School alongside sports broadcaster Gord Miller. [1] Growing up in Edmonton, he played in the South Side Athletic Club chain. In 1984 he advanced to the Alberta Junior Hockey League, scoring 27 goals and 63 points in 60 games during his rookie season with the Fort Saskatchewan Traders, earning a scholarship to Colorado College.

Career

Gadowsky played collegiate hockey at Colorado College and played professional hockey for the San Diego Gulls, Richmond Renegades, St. John's Maple Leafs and Prince Edward Island Senators, and Fresno Falcons. [2] He also represented Canada on the 1993–94 Canada men's national ice hockey team, recording three goals and three assists in six games. [2] Gadowsky also spent one season with the San Jose Rhinos professional roller hockey team in 1994. [2]

Following his retirement as a player in 1996, Gadowsky spent three seasons as the head coach of the Fresno Falcons of the West Coast Hockey League, leading the team to three straight Taylor Cup playoff appearances. In 1999, he became the head coach of Alaska-Fairbanks and coached the team for five seasons. In 2004 Gadowsky was hired as the head coach at Princeton University. [3] During his tenure at Princeton he led the Tigers to the 2008 ECAC Hockey Championship and to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in 2008 and 2009. [4] On April 25, 2011 he became the head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions men's ice hockey team, [5] becoming the program's first varsity head coach in the NCAA era for Penn State. Gadowsky took over the program starting in the 2011–12 season, during the team's transition from ACHA DI level to NCAA Division I. [6] The team finished the regular season with a record of 27–4 and received a bid to the 2012 ACHA DI National Tournament as the number one seed and ranked first in the ACHA. [7] The team defeated West Virginia 4–1, followed by Oklahoma 6–3 in the first rounds of the tournament before Penn State lost 3–5 to Oakland (MI) in the semifinal round. [8] In first year as head coach of Penn State, the team finished the season with an overall record of 29–5. [8]

Head coaching record

Minor League

TeamYearRegular seasonPost Season
GWLTOTLPtsFinishResult
Fresno Falcons 1996–9764382006823rd in WCHL Lost in 1st round
Fresno Fighting Falcons 1997–9864332902683rd in WCHL Southern Div.Lost in 1st round
Fresno Falcons1998–9970353104742nd in WCHL Southern Div.Lost in 2nd round
Total19810680012224

College

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Alaska–Fairbanks Nanooks (CCHA)(1999–2004)
1999–00 Alaska–Fairbanks 6–25–34–22–312th
2000–01 Alaska–Fairbanks 9–19–87–14–7t-9th CCHA First Round
2001–02 Alaska–Fairbanks 22–12–315–10–34th CCHA Quarterfinals
2002–03 Alaska–Fairbanks 15–14–710–11–7t-8th CCHA First Round
2003–04 Alaska–Fairbanks 16–19–114–13–16th CCHA First Round
Alaska–Fairbanks:68–89–2250–70–21
Princeton Tigers (ECAC Hockey)(2004–2011)
2004–05 Princeton 8–20–36–14–210th ECAC First Round
2005–06 Princeton 10–18–37–12–3t-9th ECAC First Round
2006–07 Princeton 15–16–310–10–2t-6th ECAC Quarterfinals
2007–08 Princeton 21–14–014–8–02nd NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinals
2008–09 Princeton 22–12–114–8–03rd NCAA West Regional Semifinals
2009–10 Princeton 12–16–38–12–28th ECAC First Round
2010–11 Princeton 17–13–211–9–2t-4th ECAC First Round
Princeton:105–109–1570–73–11
Penn State Nittany Lions (ACHA)(2011–2012)
2011–12Penn State 29–5–01stACHA Semifinals
Penn State:29–5–0
Penn State Nittany LionsIndependent(2012–2013)
2012–13 Penn State 13–14–0
Penn State:13–14–0
Penn State Nittany Lions(Big Ten)(2013–present)
2013–14 Penn State 8–26–23–16–1–06th Big Ten Semifinals
2014–15 Penn State 18–15–410–9–14th Big Ten Quarterfinals
2015–16 Penn State 21–13–410–9–1–13rd Big Ten Semifinals
2016–17 Penn State 25–12–210–9–1–04th NCAA Midwest Regional Finals
2017–18 Penn State 18–15–59–10–5–24th NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinals
2018–19 Penn State 22–15–211–12–1–14th Big Ten Runner-Up
2019–20 Penn State 20–10–412–8–4–11st Tournament Cancelled
2020–21 Penn State 10–12–07–10–05th Big Ten Semifinals
2021–22 Penn State 17–20–16–17–1T–5th Big Ten Semifinals
2022–23 Penn State 22–16–110–13–1T–5th NCAA Midwest Regional Final
2023–24 Penn State 15–18–37–14–36th Big Ten Quarterfinals
2024–25 Penn State 22–13–49–11–45th NCAA Frozen Four
Penn State:218–185–32 (.538)104–128–23 (.453)
Total:404–397–69 (.504)

      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

References

  1. ↑ Mandarino, Mikey (November 15, 2017). "Guy Gadowsky Reconnects With Former High School Classmate And NHL Commentator Gord Miller During Notre Dame Series". onwardstate.com. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Guy Gadowsky". Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
  3. ↑ Wodon, Adam (May 8, 2004). "The Right Guy". College Hockey News. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
  4. ↑ Wodon, Adam (March 27, 2008). "Gadowsky Leads Princeton Back to NCAAs". College Hockey News. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
  5. ↑ Horgan, Candace (April 25, 2011). "Gadowsky pumped for 'exciting situation' at Penn State". U.S. College Hockey Online. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
  6. ↑ Staff (April 24, 2011). "Penn State names Gadowsky its first varsity men's coach". U.S. College Hockey Online. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
  7. ↑ "2011–2012 ACHA Men's Division 1 Ranking #9". ACHA. February 15, 2012. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
  8. 1 2 Pickel, Greg (March 6, 2012). "Penn State Hockey: Icers Upset in ACHA semifinals, Ending Era at Club Level". State College News. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by CCHA Coach of the Year
2001–02 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Tim Taylor Award
2007–08 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Big Ten Coach of the Year
2014–15 		Succeeded by
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