List of college men's ice hockey career coaching wins leaders

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This is a list of men's college ice hockey career coaching wins leaders It is limited to coaches with at least 400 wins.

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Jerry York, who coached men's ice hockey for 50 years at Clarkson University, Bowling Green State University and Boston College is the all-time leader in wins, losses and ties.

With 897 wins in 40 years at Boston University, Jack Parker is the all-time leader in wins with a single program.

List of coaches with at least 400 wins

Statistics correct as of the end of the 2024–25 college men's ice hockey season. [1] [2] [3]
= Coached one team= Active Coaches
RankNameYearsWinsLossesTiesPct.Teams
1 Jerry York 501123682128.614 Clarkson (1972–1979), Bowling Green (1979–1994), Boston College (1994–2022)
2 Ron Mason 3692438083.696 Lake Superior State (1967–1973), Bowling Green (1973–1979), Michigan State (1979–2002)
3 Jack Parker 40897472115.643 Boston University (1973–2013)
4 Red Berenson 3384842692.654 Michigan (1984–2017)
5 Rick Comley 38783615110.556 Lake Superior State (1973–1976), Northern Michigan (1976–2002), Michigan State (2002–2011)
6 Bob Peters 3674431350.695 North Dakota (1964–1966), Bemidji State (1966–1982, 1983–2001)
7 Mike McShane 3774134869.670 St. Lawrence (1980–85), Providence (1985–1994), Norwich (1995–2018)
8 Don Lucia 31736403102.634 Alaska-Fairbanks (1987–1993), Colorado College (1993–1999), Minnesota (1999–2018)
9 Tim Coghlin 3168418661.767 St. Norbert (1993–present)
10 Len Ceglarski 3467234136.658 Clarkson (1958–1972), Boston College (1972–1992)
11 Rand Pecknold 31666359107.636 Quinnipiac (1994–present)
12 Jeff Sauer 3165553257.549 Colorado College (1971–1982), Wisconsin (1982–2002)
13 Bill O'Neill 4162643676.583 Salem State (1981–2023)
14 Bob Emery 3062421565.726 Plattsburgh State (1989–2019)
15 Dean Fuller 4062037968.613 Fitchburg State (1984–present)
16 Rick Gotkin 37611551111.524 Mercyhurst (1988–present)
17 Bill Beaney 3560126059.685 New England College (1978–84), Middlebury (1986–2002, 2003–2015)
17 Jeff Jackson 2660134399.624 Lake Superior State (1990–1996), Notre Dame (2005–2025)
19 Dick Umile 28598375114.603 New Hampshire (1990–2018)
20 George Gwozdecky 2759339185.594 Wisconsin–River Falls (1981–1984), Miami (1989–1994), Denver (1994–2013)
21 John Rolli 3257722443.709 Mass. Dartmouth (1984–2016)
22 Mike Schafer 29561300117.633 Cornell (1995–2025)
23 John MacInnes 2655529539.646 Michigan Tech (1956–1982)
24 Jack Riley 3654234320.610 Army (1950–1986)
24 Terry Meagher 3354225358.669 Bowdoin (1983–2016)
26 Don Brose 3453936278.590 Concordia (MN) (1958–1962), Minnesota State-Mankato (1970–1983, 1985–2000)
27 Jack Arena 4153939987.568 Amherst (1983–2025)
28 Don Roberts 3353229025.643 Gustavus Adolphus (1964–1997)
29 Frank Serratore 32521549111.488 Denver (1990–1994), Air Force (1997–present)
30 Bob Daniels 33510625117.454 Ferris State (1992–present)
31 Ed Saugestad 3850336421.578 Augsburg (1958–1996)
32 John Kelley 3650124915.665 Boston College (1933–1942, 1947–1972)
33 Joe Marsh 2748241875.533 St. Lawrence (1985–2012)
34 Don Vaughan 30472504123.485 Colgate (1992–2003, 2004–2023)
35 Wayne Wilson 2647133782.575 RIT (1999–2025)
36 Scott Sandelin 25469408104.531 Minnesota–Duluth (2000–Present)
37 Steve Freeman 2946728367.613 Wisconsin–River Falls (1996–Present)
38 Murray Armstrong 2146021531.674 Denver (1956–1977)
39 Jeff Meredith 3644941797.517 Fredonia State (1988–present)
40 Bill Kangas 3644932373.575 Williams (1989–2017, 2018–Present)
41 Enrico Blasi 2444640086.525 Miami (1999–2019), St. Thomas (2021–Present)
42 John Dunham 3344130634.586 Trinity (1974–2007)
43 Mark Taylor 2543817756.694 Hobart (2000–Present)
44 Bob Motzko 2043727470.604 St. Cloud State (2005–2018), Minnesota (2018–Present)
45 Bill Wilkinson 2643746981.484 Western Michigan (1982–1999), Wayne State (1999–2008)
46 Bob Gaudet 32424482112.472 Brown (1988–1997), Dartmouth (1997–2020)
47 Mike Gilligan 2541935049.542 Salem State (1975–1981), Yale (1983–1984), Vermont (1984–2003)
48 Nate Leaman 22418301102.571 Union (2003–2011), Providence (2011–Present)
49 Terry Skrypek 2341519445.669 St. Thomas (1987–2010)
50 Charlie Holt 2441231322.566 Colby (1962–1968), New Hampshire (1968–1986)
51 Dean Blais 1840824863.611 North Dakota (1995–2004), Omaha (2010–2017)
51 Craig Dahl 2440840257.503 Bethel (1981–1985), Wisconsin–River Falls (1985–1986), St. Cloud State (1987–2006)
51 Ed Gosek 2240814236.727 Oswego State (2003–Present)
54 Guy Gadowsky 2540439869.503 Alaska (1999–2004), Princeton (2004–2011), Penn State (2012–Present)
55 Tom Serratore 24403378104.514 Bemidji State (2001–Present)

Active coaches nearing 400 wins

Coaches within 30 wins of reaching 400 for their career (as of the end of the 2024–25 season).

NameYearsWinsLossesTiesPct.Teams
Gary Heenan 2439618554.666 Utica (2001–Present)

Historical winning percentage

Prior to 1970, college teams routinely played fewer than 30 games per season, sometimes far fewer. This made reaching 400 career wins nearly impossible for many coaches, particularly in the early years of the sport. The following list includes several coaches whose career winning percentage was among the best in the college hockey history (minimum 10 seasons), all of whom had all of or a large portion of their tenure prior to 1970. Coaches appearing on the list above are not included.

NameYearsWinsLossesTiesPct.Teams
Alfred Winsor 15114382.747 Harvard (1903–1917, 1923–1924)
Ned Harkness 2438413111.740 Rensselaer (1949–1963), Cornell (1963–1970), Union (1975–1977)
William Harrison 10127476.722 Clarkson (1948–1958)
Larry Armstrong 121255410.688 Minnesota (1935–1947)
Vic Heyliger 2335315821.683 Illinois (1939–1943), Michigan (1944–1957), Air Force (1968–1974)
Jack Kelley 1830614712.671 Colby (1955–1962, 1976–1977), Boston University (1962–1972)
Cheddy Thompson 10149725.670 Colorado College (1945–1955)
Cooney Weiland 2131517317.641 Harvard (1950–1971)
Albert Prettyman 26141807.634 Hamilton (1918–1943), Colgate (1943–1944)
Clarence Wanamaker 1197574.627 Dartmouth (1915–1918, 1919–1920), Yale (1921–1928)
Jack Roos 17134797.625 Clarkson (1929–1944, 1946–1948)
Harry Cleverly 1721214210.596 Boston University (1945–1962)
George Menard 1520413714.594 St. Lawrence (1955–1967, 1968–1971)
Eddie Jeremiah 2630823911.562 Dartmouth (1937–1942, 1945–1963, 1964–1967)

Notes

Shawn Walsh finished his career with 399 wins, however, that total excludes the 27 wins that were vacated as part of a pair of NCAA rulings on player ineligibility. [4]

References

  1. "NCAA Career Statistics Database". NCAA. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  2. "All-Time Coaching Records". USCHO. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
  3. "Men's Ice Hockey Coaching Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  4. "Maine Suspends Coach Who Won Hockey Crown". Chicago Tribune. 1995-12-22. Retrieved 2016-07-22.