Mark Bolding

Last updated
Mark Bolding
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Yale
Conference ECAC
Record88–42–3
Biographical details
Born (1970-04-21) April 21, 1970 (age 54)
Red Deer, Alberta
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2007–2019 Norwich
2020–present Yale
Head coaching record
Overall354–110–43
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
  • 2× ECAC Coach of the Year (2022, 2023)
  • AHCA Coach of the Year (2022)
  • 4× NCAA Division III AHCA Coach of the Year (2010–12, 2018)

Mark Bolding (born April 21, 1970) is a Canadian ice hockey coach. He is the current head coach for Yale. He previously served as the head coach for Norwich, where he won two NCAA Division III women's ice hockey tournament championships in 2011 and 2018.

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Playing career

Bolding played college ice hockey at Norwich from 1991 to 1994. He served as captain during his final three seasons, and finished his career at Norwich with 21 goals and 73 assists for 94 points. [1] In 2005, he was inducted into the Norwich University Athletic Hall of Fame. [2]

Coaching career

Norwich University

Following his playing career, Bolding was hired by Mike McShane as an assistant coach at Norwich in 1996. He again served as an assistant coach during the 1999–2000 season, and helped the team win their first NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament national championship. [3]

Bolding was named the inaugural head coach at Norwich during the 2007–08 season. [4] During the 2009–10 season, he led the Cadets to a 20–6–5 record and their first NCAA Division III women's ice hockey tournament championship game, where they lost to Amherst. [5] During the 2010–11 season, he led the Cadets to a 25–4–1 record and their first NCAA Division III national championship in program history. [6] During the 2011–12 season, he led the Cadets to a 27–3–1 record and their third consecutive NCAA Division III national championship game. [7] During the 2013–14 season, he led the Cadets to a 27–4–0, including a perfect 16–0–0 record during conference play. They became the first team in New England Hockey Conference (NEHC) history to finish with a perfect conference record. [8] During the 2017–18 season, he led the Cadets to a 27–1–3, and their second NCAA Division III national championship. [9]

On April 9, 2019, Bolding stepped down as head coach at Norwich. [8] During his tenure at Norwich, he compiled a 266–68–22 overall record. He guided the Cadets to nine New England Hockey Conference titles, the NCAA Division III women's ice hockey tournament Frozen Four six times, the national championship game five times, and two national championships. He became the seventh coach in NCAA Division III history to reach the 200-win milestone. He was named the NCAA Division III American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) National Coach of the Year four times. [10]

Yale University

On April 10, 2019, Bolding was named the head coach at Yale. [11] [12] During the 2021–22 season, he led the Bulldogs to a 26–9–1 record, and their first NCAA women's ice hockey tournament appearance in program history, where they advanced to the Frozen Four. Following the season, he was named ECAC Coach of the Year and AHCA Coach of the Year. [13] [14] During the 2022–23 season, he led the Bulldogs to a 28–4–1 record, and their first ever ECAC conference regular season championship. [15] Following the season, he was named ECAC Coach of the Year for the second consecutive year. [16]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Norwich University (NEHC)(2007–2019)
2007–08Norwich 12–11–29–8–24th
2008–09Norwich 19–9–114–6–13rd
2009–10Norwich 20–6–513–3–33rdNCAA Division III Runner-Up
2010–11Norwich 25–4–117–0–11stNCAA Division III Champion
2011–12Norwich 27–3–117–0–11stNCAA Division III Runner-Up
2012–13Norwich 22–4–316–2–01st
2013–14Norwich 27–4–016–0–01stNCAA Division III Runner-Up
2014–15Norwich 22–6–315–0–21st
2015–16Norwich 21–7–015–2–01stNEHC Runner-Up
2016–17Norwich 23–7–118–1–02ndNCAA Division III Frozen Four
2017–18Norwich 27–1–317–0–01stNCAA Division III Champion
2018–19Norwich 21–4–218–0–11stNCAA Division III First Round
Norwich:266–68–22185–22–11
Yale University (ECAC)(2019–present)
2019–20 Yale 17–15–013–9–05thECAC Quarterfinals
2021–22 Yale 26–9–116–5–12nd NCAA Frozen Four
2022–23 Yale 28–4–119–2–11st NCAA Quarterfinals
2023–24 Yale 17–14–112–9–16thECAC Quarterfinals
Yale:88–42–360–25–3
Total:354–110–43

      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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