Jerry Keefe

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Jerry Keefe
Current position
TitleHead Coach
Team Northeastern
Conference Hockey East
Record49–37–8 (.564)
Biographical details
Born (1976-02-27) February 27, 1976 (age 47)
Billerica, MA, USA
Alma mater Providence College
Playing career
1996–2000 Providence
1999–2000 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
1999–2000 Trenton Titans
2000–2001 Belfast Giants
2001–2002 Cardiff Devils
2001–2002 Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies
2003–2004 Orlando Seals
2003–2004 Charlotte Checkers
Position(s) Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2006–2007 Massachusetts–Boston (assistant)
2007–2009 Westfield State
2009–2011 Brown (assistant)
2011–2021 Northeastern (assistant)
2021–present Northeastern
Head coaching record
Overall60–46–12 (.559)
Tournaments0–1 (.000)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Hockey East Regular Season (2022)
Beanpot (2023)

Jerry Keefe is the current head coach for Northeastern. Previously he served as an assistant for 10 years, taking over for Jim Madigan when his predecessor was promoted to Athletic Director. [1]

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Career

Keefe began his college career with Providence in 1996. After two pedestrian seasons, Keefe's production exploded as a junior, more than doubling his career totals in one season. He was honored as the most improved player in New England and helped the Friars climb to 4th in the conference. [2] Keefe wasn't able to keep up the pace in his senior season and he left the Friars mid-way through the year to pursue a professional career.

Keefe's abbreviated first season as a pro went fairly well. Though he didn't catch on in the AHL, he became a near point-per-game player for the Trenton Titans and helped the team reach the Turner Cup semifinals, finishing second in postseason scoring. Despite the success, Keefe headed to Europe and played for the Belfast Giants in the team's inaugural season. Keefe had a fairly bland year and joined the Cardiff Devils at the start of the 2002 season. He left after 9 games and returned across the Atlantic, finishing out the year with the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies.

After a year off, Keefe returned to the game with the Orlando Seals but injuries limited him to 33 games. He signed a contract to continue with the Seals the following year, however, due to a disagreement with the WHA, the entire league shut down after 2004 and Keefe decided to call it a career. [3]

Keefe began his coaching career with Massachusetts–Boston but left after one year to take over at Westfield State. The Owls were a club team at the time but returned to varsity status in 2008. Keefe oversaw a swift rebuild and got the team to post a winning season as they joined Division III competition. Keefe jumped up to Division I in 2009, joining Brown as an assistant in 2009. Two years later he transitioned into a similar role with Northeastern when Jim Madigan took over. Keefe remained with the Huskies for a decade, helping build the program into a Hockey East power and getting the program to three NCAA Tournaments.

When Jeff Konya left his position as Athletic Director to take over the same role at San Jose State, Northeastern acted quickly and promoted Madigan to AD while advancing Keefe to head coach within a week.

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1994–95 Omaha Lancers USHL 4725366175—————
1995–96 Omaha Lancers USHL 3818405840—————
1996–97 Providence Hockey East 299142320—————
1997–98 Providence Hockey East 23591410—————
1998–99 Providence Hockey East 3516365234—————
1999–00 Providence Hockey East 170996—————
1999–00 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 70112—————
1999–00 Trenton Titans ECHL 2671522141075124
2000–01 Belfast Giants BISL 39311142660004
2001–02 Cardiff Devils BNL 9515152—————
2001–02 Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies ECHL 3011142512102352
2003–04 Charlotte Checkers ECHL 20000—————
2003–04 Orlando Seals WHA2 3311223348—————
USHL totals854376119115—————
NCAA totals10430689870—————
ECHL totals58182947262098176

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Westfield State Owls (ECAC Northeast)(2008–2009)
2008–09 Westfield State 11–9–47–7–3T–8th ECAC Northeast Quarterfinals
Westfield State:11–9–4 (.542)7–7–3 (.500)
Northeastern Huskies (Hockey East)(2021–present)
2021–22 Northeastern 25–13–115–8–11st NCAA Northeast Reginal Semifinal
2022–23 Northeastern 17–13–514–7–33rd Hockey East Quarterfinals
2023–24 Northeastern 7–11–22–10–0last
Northeastern:49–37–8 (.564)31–25–4 (.550)
Total:60–46–12 (.559)

      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. ↑ "Northeastern veteran bench boss Madigan promoted to AD; associate coach Keefe to take Huskies' helm". USCHO.com. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Jerry Keefe". Northeastern Huskies. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Keefe, Gordon to Return to Seals". Orlando Seals. 21 July 2004. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
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