Peter Esdale

Peter Esdale
Biographical details
Born	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1972-1974	American International
1986	Ferris State
Head coaching record
Overall	24-41-4 (.377)

Last updated May 01, 2019

Peter Esdale is a retired ice hockey head coach who had been in charge at both American International and Ferris State.

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Career

Esdale began his coaching career in the late-1960s and quickly rose to become the head coach at American International by 1972.^[1] After only two seasons, however, he moved on to other coaching options. After a short stint at the University of Alberta where he won three national titles, Esdale eventually landed in Big Rapids as an assistant to Dick Bertrand. After Bertrand resigned mid-way through the 1985–86 season, Esdale was named as the interim head coach and finished out the season with a losing but respectable record. After the season, despite a vote of confidence from the AD,^[2] Esdale was not retained by the Bulldogs and instead was named as head coach for the Spokane Chiefs. A year later Esdale announced his retirement from coaching to become a sales rep for Procter & Gamble.^[3] Esdale could not stay away from coaching for long, however, and was soon back with the Alberta Golden Bears, first as an assistant and eventually as head coach.

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Head coaching record

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
American International Yellow Jackets(ECAC 2)(1972–1974)
1972–73	American International	9-18-1
1973–74	American International	9-14-2
Cornell:		18-32-3
Ferris State Bulldogs(CCHA)(1985–1986)
1985–86	Ferris State	6-9-1†	4-9-1†	6th	CCHA Quarterfinals
Ferris State:		6-9-1	4-9-1
Total:		24-41-4
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

† Midseason replacement

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References

↑ "Peter Esdale Year-by-Year Coaching Record". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
↑ "Esdale To Be Named New Chiefs Boss". Spokane Chronicle. 1986-05-28. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
↑ "Ex-Chief coach Esdale retires from coaching". Spokesman-Review. 1987-08-11. Retrieved 2016-07-10.

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[1] "Peter Esdale Year-by-Year Coaching Record". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2016-05-28.

[2] "Esdale To Be Named New Chiefs Boss". Spokane Chronicle. 1986-05-28. Retrieved 2016-07-10.

[3] "Ex-Chief coach Esdale retires from coaching". Spokesman-Review. 1987-08-11. Retrieved 2016-07-10.

v t e Ferris State Bulldogs men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Ewigleben Arena (1976–present)
Head coaches	Rick Duffett (1975–82) Dick Bertrand (1982–86) Peter Esdale (1986) John Perpich (1986–90) Bob Mancini (1990–92) Bob Daniels (1992–present)
Seasons	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
Conference affiliations	NAIA (1975–79) CCHA (1979–2013) WCHA (2013–present)
All-time leaders	Paul Lowden (208 Points) Paul Lowden (101 Goals) C. J. Motte (66 Wins)
Frozen Four appearances	2012
NCAA Tournament appearances	2003 2012 2014 2016
Ferris State University Big Rapids, Michigan