John Rolli

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John Rolli
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1984–2016 Mass. Dartmouth
Head coaching record
Overall577–224–43 (.709)

John Rolli is a retired college men's ice hockey coach. Rolli graduated from Salem State College in 1973. He was the head hockey coach at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth from 1985 until 2016.

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Career

Rolli headed the program for 38 years, becoming one of college hockey's most successful coaches. While in the third-tier ECAC conference, Rolli led the Corsairs to numerous conference championships while the league went through several rebrandings. Massachusetts Dartmouth left the conference in 2009 when the school's primary conference, MASCAC, began sponsoring ice hockey. He saw a great deal less success in the new league, posting the only losing records of his career, but he still managed to lead UMD to a pair of titles.

Upon his retirement in 2017, Rolli ranked 14th all-time among college men's ice hockey coaches. [1] He sits 17th all-time as of 2021. Of the coaches who have won at least 400 games, Rolli ranks 3rd all time in winning percentage.

Head Coaching Record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Southern Massachusetts Corsairs (ECAC 3)(1984–1985)
1984–85 Southern Massachusetts20–3–015–3–03rd ECAC 3 Champion
Southern Massachusetts:20–3–015–3–0
Southern Massachusetts Corsairs(ECAC North/South)(1985–1991)
1985–86 Southern Massachusetts23–1–020–0–01st ECAC North Division Semifinals
1986–87 Southern Massachusetts20–4–116–2–12nd ECAC North/South Runner-Up
1987–88 Southern Massachusetts22–5–019–2–05th ECAC North Division Semifinals
1988–89 Southern Massachusetts24–4–018–3–01st ECAC North/South Champion
1989–90 Southern Massachusetts17–8–016–4–05th ECAC North Runner-Up
1990–91 Southern Massachusetts19–6–216–2–22nd ECAC North Division Semifinals
Southern Massachusetts:125–28–3106–13–3
Massachusetts–Dartmouth Corsairs(ECAC North/South)(1991–1992)
1991–92 Massachusetts–Dartmouth17–9–014–5–03rd ECAC North Division Semifinals
Massachusetts–Dartmouth:17–9–014–5–0
Massachusetts–Dartmouth Corsairs(ECAC North)(1992–1998)
1992–93 Massachusetts–Dartmouth21–3–113–1–01st ECAC North/South/Central Champion
1993–94 Massachusetts–Dartmouth18–5–113–1–02nd ECAC North/South/Central Semifinals
1994–95 Massachusetts–Dartmouth24–3–013–1–02nd ECAC North/South/Central Champion
1995–96 Massachusetts–Dartmouth25–2–014–0–01st ECAC North/South/Central Runner-Up
1996–97 Massachusetts–Dartmouth21–4–210–2–25th ECAC North/South/Central Champion
1997–98 Massachusetts–Dartmouth22–5–011–3–04th ECAC North/South/Central Champion
Massachusetts–Dartmouth:131–22–474–8–2
Massachusetts–Dartmouth Corsairs(ECAC Northeast)(1998–2009)
1998–99 Massachusetts–Dartmouth20–5–314–1–2T–1st ECAC Northeast Runner-Up
1999–00 Massachusetts–Dartmouth15–9–28–3–24th ECAC Northeast Semifinals
2000–01 Massachusetts–Dartmouth15–9–210–5–25th ECAC Northeast Quarterfinals
2001–02 Massachusetts–Dartmouth18–6–113–2–0T–2nd ECAC Northeast Quarterfinals
2002–03 Massachusetts–Dartmouth15–7–39–6–16th ECAC Northeast Quarterfinals
2003–04 Massachusetts–Dartmouth18–8–111–4–15th ECAC Northeast Semifinals
2004–05 Massachusetts–Dartmouth22–5–014–1–02nd ECAC Northeast Runner-Up
2005–06 Massachusetts–Dartmouth25–5–014–1–01st NCAA Quarterfinals
2006–07 Massachusetts–Dartmouth25–3–114–1–01st NCAA Quarterfinals
2007–08 Massachusetts–Dartmouth18–9–113–3–02nd NCAA First Round
2008–09 Massachusetts–Dartmouth16–8–213–3–1T–3rd ECAC Northeast Quarterfinals
Massachusetts–Dartmouth:207–74–16133–30–9
Massachusetts–Dartmouth Corsairs(MASCAC)(2009–2016)
2009–10 Massachusetts–Dartmouth11–15–15–12–15th MASCAC Semifinals
2010–11 Massachusetts–Dartmouth18–7–113–4–11st MASCAC Semifinals
2011–12 Massachusetts–Dartmouth16–9–210–6–23rd MASCAC Semifinals
2012–13 Massachusetts–Dartmouth12–8–79–3–62nd NCAA First Round
2013–14 Massachusetts–Dartmouth5–18–25–13–07th
2014–15 Massachusetts–Dartmouth8–16–36–9–36th MASCAC Semifinals
2015–16 Massachusetts–Dartmouth7–15–46–9–34th MASCAC Quarterfinals
Massachusetts–Dartmouth:77–88–2054–56–16
Total:577–224–43

      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. "All-Time Coaching Records". USCHO. Archived from the original on 2010-08-21. Retrieved 2010-06-22.