Jack Semler

Jack Semler
Biographical details
Born	Salisbury, Connecticut
Alma mater	Vermont
Playing career
1964–1968	Vermont
Position(s)	Wing
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1973–1977	Princeton
1977–1984	Maine
2006–2008	Skidmore (assistant)
2008–2011	Assumption (assistant)
2012–2013	Nichols (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall	130–178–7

Last updated July 28, 2025

John D. 'Jack' Semler is an American ice hockey coach and former player who was the first head coach for Maine.^[1]

Career

Jack Semler played at Vermont for four seasons during the short period when it was a Division II program.^[2] After graduating he eventually rose to become the head coach at Princeton. After four unproductive seasons with the Tigers he accepted the post to be the first head coach for Maine's ice hockey program. Semler posted winning records in both seasons that Maine played in Division II and helped the Black Bears to a good showing in their first year at the Division I level. The program slumped a bit beginning in 1981–82, and though improvement was shown in his final season, Semler left the college ranks in 1984.^[3]

Semler would continue coaching but wouldn't return to the NCAA until 2006 when he became an assistant for Skidmore College. After stops at both Assumption College and Nichols College Semler ended up at Rice Memorial High School.^[4]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Princeton Tigers (ECAC Hockey)(1973–1977)
1973–74	Princeton	9-14-1	7-12-1	14th
1974–75	Princeton	6-15-2	5-13-2	14th
1975–76	Princeton	7-16-1	6-16-1	t-14th
1976–77	Princeton	3-21-1	3-20-1	17th
Princeton:		25-66-5	21-61-5
Maine Black Bears (ECAC 2)(1977–1979)
1977–78	Maine	13-12-0	10-9-0	15th
1978–79	Maine	22-8-0	16-4-0	T–4th	ECAC 2 East Semifinals
Maine:		35-20-0
Maine Black Bears(ECAC Hockey)(1979–1984)
1979–80	Maine	15-16-1	10-11-1	9th
1980–81	Maine	23-11-0	12-9-0	t-4th	ECAC Quarterfinals
1981–82	Maine	8-21-0	3-18-0	17th
1982–83	Maine	5-24-0	1-20-0	17th
1983–84	Maine	14-20-0	7-14-0	13th
Maine:		65-92-1	33-72-1
Total:		125-178-6
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

↑ "Maine Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
↑ "Vermont Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
↑ "Jack Semler Year-by-Year Coaching Record". USCHO.com. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
↑ "Assistant Coach". Rice Prep Hockey. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2016.

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[1] "Maine Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved July 20, 2016.

[2] "Vermont Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved July 20, 2016.

[3] "Jack Semler Year-by-Year Coaching Record". USCHO.com. Retrieved July 20, 2016.

[4] "Assistant Coach". Rice Prep Hockey. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2016.

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v t e Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Lake Carnegie (1907–1923) Hobey Baker Memorial Rink (1923–present)
Head coaches	Russell O. Ellis (1920–1921) Moylan McDonnell (1921–1922) Chippy Gaw (1922–1924) Beattie Ramsay (1924–1927) Lloyd Neidlinger (1927–1933) Frank Fredrickson (1933–1935) Richard Vaughan (1935–1943, 1946–1959) R. Norman Wood (1959–1965) Johnny Wilson (1965–1967) Bill Quackenbush (1967–1973) Jack Semler (1973–1977) Jim Higgins (1977–1991) Don Cahoon (1991–2000) Len Quesnelle (2000–2004) Guy Gadowsky (2004–2011) Bob Prier (2011–2014) Ron Fogarty (2014–2024) Ben Syer (2024–Present)
Seasons	1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 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 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	Intercollegiate Hockey Association (1899–1913) Intercollegiate Hockey League (1912–1917) Triangular Hockey League (1919–1926) Pentagonal League (1933–1943, 1946–1955) ECAC Hockey (1961–Present)
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders John Messuri (178 Points) Ryan Kuffner (75 Goals) Zane Kalemba (57 Wins)
NCAA Tournament appearances	1998 2008 2009 2018
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC: 1998 2008 2018
Princeton University Princeton, NJ

v t e Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Alumni Field Rink (1922–1924) Alfond Arena (1977–present)
Coaches	Cuddy Murphy (1922–1923) Stanley Wallace (1923–1924) Jack Semler (1977–1984) Shawn Walsh (1984–1995, 1996–2001) Greg Cronin (1995–1996) Tim Whitehead (2001–2013) Red Gendron (2013–2021) Ben Barr (2021–Present)
Seasons	1922–23 1923–24 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 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	ECAC 2 (1977–1979) ECAC Hockey (1979–1984) Hockey East (1984–present)
Rivalries	New Hampshire Boston University
Culture & lore	Florida College Hockey Classic 42–1–2
All-time leaders	Jim Montgomery (301 Points) Jean-Yves Roy (108 Goals) Garth Snow/Scott King (66 Wins)
National championships	1993 1999
Frozen Four appearances	1988 1989 1991 1993 1995 1999 2000 2002 2004 2006 2007
NCAA Tournament appearances	1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2012 2024
Conference Tournament titles	Hockey East: 1989 1992 1993 2000 2004
Hobey Baker winners	Scott Pellerin (1992) Paul Kariya (1993)
University of Maine Orono, ME

Jack Semler

Contents

Career

Head coaching record

References

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