Nate Leaman

Nate Leaman
	2025
Current position
Title	Head Coach
Team	Providence
Conference	Hockey East
Record	259–163–62 (.599)
Biographical details
Born	November 27, 1972 (age 52); Centerville, Ohio
Alma mater	SUNY Cortland
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1998–1999	Maine (asst.)
1999–2003	Harvard (asst.)
2003–2011	Union
2011–	Providence
Head coaching record
Overall	397–290–97 (.568)
Tournaments	8–6 (.571)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	As An Assistant:; NCAA national champions (1999); As a Head Coach:; NCAA national champions (2015); 2× NCAA Frozen Four Appearances (2015, 2019); ECAC Hockey Conference regular season champions (2011); Hockey East Conference regular season champions (2016); Contents Career ; Head coaching record ; References ; External links ; IIHF World Junior Champions (2021) ;
Awards
	2× Tim Taylor Award (2010, 2011); Spencer Penrose Award (2011); Bob Kullen Award (2016) ;

Last updated February 16, 2025

Nate Leaman (born November 27, 1972) is an American ice hockey coach. He is currently the head coach for Providence. He was previously head coach at Union.

Career

Leaman grew up in Centerville, Ohio, not playing hockey until he was a teenager.^[1] He attended SUNY Cortland, where he played on the hockey team, and graduated in 1997.^[2] He was inducted into the Cortland C-Club Hall of Fame in September 2014.^[2]

After Mark Mazzoleni resigned as Harvard head coach in June 2004, Leaman was reported to be considered for the position.^[3] However, he announced that he would not pursue the Harvard job and remain at Union.^[4]

Leaman was named ECAC Coach of the Year for the 2009–10 season^[5] and the 2010–11 season.^[6] He also won the Spencer Penrose Award for the 2010–11 season.^[7]

In April 2011, Leaman was hired to coach the Providence Friars.^[8] In September 2013, Leaman signed a contract extension with Providence through the 2020–21 season.^[9]^[10]

In 2014–15, after leading Providence to winning the national championship, Leaman was named USCHO Coach of the Year.^[11]

On January 5, 2021, as the head coach for Team USA's National Junior Team at the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship in Edmonton, Canada, Leaman guided the team to the gold medal with a 2–0 shutout victory over host country Canada.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Union Dutchmen (ECAC Hockey)(2003–2011)
2003–04	Union	14–17–5	8–11–3	8th	ECAC First Round
2004–05	Union	13–22–2	8–13–1	8th	ECAC First Round
2005–06	Union	16–16–6	9–9–4	T–6th	ECAC First Round
2006–07	Union	14–19–3	7–14–1	12th	ECAC First Round
2007–08	Union	15–14–6	10–7–5	T–4th	ECAC Quarterfinals
2008–09	Union	19–17–3	9–11–2	T–8th	ECAC Quarterfinals
2009–10	Union	21–12–6	12–6–4	3rd	ECAC Runner-Up
2010–11	Union	26–10–4	17–3–2	1st	NCAA East Regional Semifinals
Union:		138–127–35 (.518)
Providence Friars (Hockey East)(2011–present)
2011–12	Providence	14–20–4	10–14–3	7th	Hockey East Semifinals
2012–13	Providence	17–14–7	13–8–6	T–3rd	Hockey East Semifinals
2013–14	Providence	22–11–6	11–7–2	3rd	NCAA East Regional Finals
2014–15	Providence	26–13–2	13–8–1	T-2nd	NCAA National Champion
2015–16	Providence	27–7–4	16–3–3	T-1st	NCAA Northeast Regional Semifinals
2016–17	Providence	22–9–5	12–7–3	5th	NCAA East Regional Semifinals
2017–18	Providence	24–12–4	13–7–4	3rd	NCAA East Regional Finals
2018–19	Providence	24–12–6	14–7–3	2nd	NCAA Frozen Four
2019–20	Providence	16–12–6	10–11–3	T–7th	Tournament Cancelled
2020–21	Providence	11–9–5	10–8–5	5th	Hockey East Semifinals
2021–22	Providence	22–14–2	12–11–1	7th	Hockey East Quarterfinals
2022–23	Providence	16–14–7	9–9–6	T–6th	Hockey East Semifinals
2023–24	Providence	18–13–4	11–9–4	4th	Hockey East Quarterfinals
Providence:		259–163–62 (.599)
Total:		397–290–97 (.568)
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

↑ "Providence's Leaman takes unconventional road, with a primary assist from Shawn Walsh". USCHO.com Blogs :: Frozen Four Blog.
1 2 "Leaman going into Cortland C-Club Hall". USCHO.com.
↑ "Harvard Zeroes In on Donato". USCHO.com.
↑ "Leaman Confirms He'll Remain At Union". USCHO.com.
↑ "Union's Leaman is ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year". USCHO.com.
↑ "Union dominates ECAC awards". USCHO.com.
↑ "Union coach Leaman wins Spencer Penrose Award". USCHO.com.
↑ "Spencer Penrose Award winner Leaman moves to Providence". USCHO.com.
↑ Mark Divver. "PC signs Leaman to four-year contract extension". providencejournal.com.
↑ "Leaman inks contract extension at Providence". USCHO.com.
↑ "USCHO coach of the year Leaman builds another championship-level program". USCHO.com.

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Keith Allain	Tim Taylor Award 2009–10 2010–11	Succeeded by Rick Bennett
Preceded by Wayne Wilson	Spencer Penrose Award 2010–11	Succeeded by Bob Daniels
Preceded by David Quinn	Bob Kullen Coach of the Year Award 2015–16	Succeeded by Norm Bazin

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[1] "Providence's Leaman takes unconventional road, with a primary assist from Shawn Walsh". USCHO.com Blogs :: Frozen Four Blog.

[uscho.com-2] 1 2 "Leaman going into Cortland C-Club Hall". USCHO.com.

[3] "Harvard Zeroes In on Donato". USCHO.com.

[4] "Leaman Confirms He'll Remain At Union". USCHO.com.

[5] "Union's Leaman is ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year". USCHO.com.

[6] "Union dominates ECAC awards". USCHO.com.

[7] "Union coach Leaman wins Spencer Penrose Award". USCHO.com.

[8] "Spencer Penrose Award winner Leaman moves to Providence". USCHO.com.

[9] Mark Divver. "PC signs Leaman to four-year contract extension". providencejournal.com.

[10] "Leaman inks contract extension at Providence". USCHO.com.

[11] "USCHO coach of the year Leaman builds another championship-level program". USCHO.com.

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v t e Union Garnet Chargers men's ice hockey
Formerly the Union Skating Dutchmen and Union Dutchmen
Playing venues	Achilles Rink (1975–2025) Mohawk Harbor Event Center (2025–Future)
Head coaches	Ambrose Clark (1919–1920, 1921–1922, 1923–1924) Elmer Oliphant (1922–1923) Henry Gardner (1924–1925) Harold A. Larrabee (1925–1930) William Harkness (1930–1933) Henry L. Achilles (1933–1935) Arthur C. Lawrence (1935–1936, 1939–1942, 1947–1949) Duke Nelson (1936–1939) Ned Harkness (1975–1977) Bob Driscoll (1978) Charles Morrison (1978–1988) Bruce Delventhal (1988–1996) Stan Moore (1996–1998) Kevin Sneddon (1998–2003) Nate Leaman (2003–2011) Rick Bennett (2011–2022) John Ronan (2022) Josh Hauge (2022–Present)
Seasons	1903–04 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1919–20 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 1947–48 1948–49 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 1999–00 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 (1975–1984) ECAC West (1984–1991) ECAC Hockey (1991–present)
Rivalries	RPI Engineers
All-time leaders	Mike Vecchione (176 Points) Gil Egan (83 Goals) Colin Stevens (53 Wins)
National championships	2014
Frozen Four appearances	1984 1985 2012 2014
NCAA Tournament appearances	1984 1985 1986 1989 2011 2012 2013 2014 2017
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC West: 1985 ECAC: 2012 2013 2014
Union College Schenectady, NY

v t e Providence Friars men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Rhode Island Auditorium (1952–1973) Schneider Arena (1973–present)
Head coaches	Joseph T. Landry (1926–1927) John Graham (1926–1927) Clement Trihey (1926–1927) Dick Rondeau (1952–1956) Tom Eccleston (1956–1964) Zellio Toppazzini (1964–1968) Lou Lamoriello (1968–1983) Steve Stirling (1983–1985) Mike McShane (1985–1994) Paul Pooley (1994–2005) Tim Army (2005–2011) Nate Leaman (2011–present)
Seasons	1926–27 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 1999–00 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 Hockey (1961–1984) Hockey East (1984–Present)
Rivalries	Brown
Culture & lore	Mayor's Cup
All-time leaders	Ron Wilson (250 Points) Rob Gaudreau (103 Goals) Hayden Hawkey (72 Wins)
National championships	2015
Frozen Four appearances	1964 1983 1985 2015 2019
NCAA Tournament appearances	1964 1978 1981 1983 1985 1989 1991 1996 2001 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC Hockey: 1964 1981 Hockey East: 1985 1996
Providence College · Providence, RI

Nate Leaman

Contents

Career

Head coaching record

References

External links