Pat Ford (ice hockey)

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Pat Ford
Biographical details
Born (1964-10-03) October 3, 1964 (age 57)
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Alma mater Wisconsin
Playing career
1983–1984 Yorkton Terriers
1984–1988 Wisconsin
1988–1989 Canadian National Team
1989–1990 Swindon Wildcats
Position(s) Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1990–1992 Madison Edgewood (Assistant)
1992–1994 Northern Michigan (Assistant)
1994–2002 Wisconsin (Assistant)
2002–2003 Findlay (Associate)
2003–2004 Findlay
Head coaching record
Overall11–22–5 (.355)

Pat Ford is a Canadian retired ice hockey player and head coach, most recently leading the Findlay Oilers in their final season as a Division I program. [1]

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Career

Pat Ford played four years at Wisconsin in the mid 1980s, winning the WCHA tournament in his senior season. After graduating with a degree in bacteriology Ford briefly was a member of both the Canadian National Team and Swindon Wildcats before retiring as a player.

In 1990 he started his coaching career as an assistant at Madison Edgewood while also working as a graduate assistant with his alma mater. [2] He became a full-time assistant with Northern Michigan in 1992 and two years later returned to Madison to take the same position with the Badgers. In the summer of 2002 Ford was hired as an associate coach for Findlay shortly after his former boss Jeff Sauer announced his retirement. [3] While things appeared to be heading in the right direction for Ford, a year later the administration at Findlay changed and he soon was named as head coach after former bench boss Craig Barnett resigned. [4] by January the following year Findlay announced that the team would be reduced to club status once more [5] but Ford provided one final achievement for the program, winning their only playoff game in the 2004 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. Rather than continue to search for coaching opportunities Ford hung up his whistle after the season was over and continued his career working for Hellenbrand Water, a company in Waunakee, Wisconsin.

Personal life

Pat Ford has three sons with his wife Cammie, Jason, Keegan and Kevin. Jason is entering his junior year with Wisconsin. Keegan had attended Wisconsin in 2014 but, after playing only twelve games, left the program and transferred to Michigan Tech where he is set to begin playing in the fall of 2016. Kevin is currently playing junior hockey for the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners. (as of 2016)

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Findlay Oilers (CHA)(2003–2004)
2003–04 Findlay11–22–57–11–24th CHA Semifinals
Findlay:11–22–57–11–2
Total:11–22–5

      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. ↑ "Findlay Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Tribune Profile – Pat Ford: He's shared his love of hockey with family". Waunakee Tribune. June 25, 2014. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Findlay Hires Former Badger Assistant Pat Ford As Associate Head Coach". USCHO.com. July 3, 2002. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Barnett Leaves Findlay for Preps". USCHO.com. August 29, 2003. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Findlay To Drop Hockey". USCHO.com. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
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