Rand Pecknold

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Rand Pecknold
Rand Pecknold, Quinnipiac Bobcats ice hockey coach.jpg
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Quinnipiac
Conference ECAC Hockey
Biographical details
Born (1967-02-04) February 4, 1967 (age 57)
Bedford, New Hampshire
Alma materConnecticut College (1990)
Playing career
1986–1990 Connecticut College
Position(s) Defense
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1991–1994 Connecticut College (assistant)
1994–present Quinnipiac
Head coaching record
Overall642–347–105 (.635)
Tournaments13–9 (.591)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2023 NCAA Champion
1999 MAAC Champion
2000 MAAC Champion
2002 MAAC Tournament champion
2005 Atlantic Hockey Champion
2013 ECAC Hockey Champion
2015 ECAC Hockey Champion
2016 ECAC Hockey Champion
2016 ECAC Hockey Tournament champion
2019 ECAC Hockey Champion
2021 ECAC Hockey Champion
2022 ECAC Hockey Champion
Awards
2005 Atlantic Hockey Coach of the Year
2013 ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year
2016 ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year
2016 College Hockey News Coach of the Year
2016 Spencer Penrose Award
2021 ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year
2022 ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year
2023 ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year
Records
Quinnipiac school record for wins: (615)
Medal record
IIHF World U18 Championships
Assistant coach for the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Russia
IIHF World Junior Championships
Head coach for the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Canada

Rand Pecknold (born February 4, 1967) is an American ice hockey coach who serves as the head coach for the men's ice hockey team at Quinnipiac University.

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Early life

Pecknold was born February 4, 1967, in Bedford, New Hampshire. He attended, and played varsity hockey, for Manchester High School West and Lawrence Academy. He went on to play collegiately at Division III Connecticut College, where he set single season scoring records for goals and points by a defenseman. [1]

Career

Pecknold was an assistant hockey coach at Connecticut College for three years. [2] Pecknold is currently the head coach of the Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey team. [3] He took over the program at Quinnipiac in 1994 and led the transition from Division II to Division I in the 1998–99 season, when he was able to become full time as coach of the program. [4] In his first five years at Quinnipiac, he continued to teach high school history at North Haven High School. [5]

In his 19th season behind the bench, he led the Bobcats to the 2013 Frozen Four where they lost the National Championship game to archrival Yale. [6] In the 2014–15 season, Pecknold reached 400 career wins, making him the 33rd Division I head coach to reach such a feat. Pecknold once again led the Bobcats to the Frozen Four in 2015–16 where they fell in the National Championship game to North Dakota 5–1. [7] In April 2017, Pecknold selected by USA Hockey as an assistant coach for the U.S. Men's National Team at the 2017 IIHF World Championship in Germany and France. [8] In 2022, he was named head coach of the U.S. National Junior Team at the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship in Canada. [9] After losing to the defending and eventual back-to-back world junior champions Canada in the semifinals, Pecknold led the U.S. to the bronze medal game, where they defeated Sweden 8–7 in overtime to win the bronze medal. [10] He coached the Quinnipiac Bobcats to the 2022–23 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Division I National Championship. [11]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Quinnipiac Braves (ECAC South)(1994–1997)
1994–95 Quinnipiac 6–15–15–8–1T–6th
1995–96 Quinnipiac 11–12–46–3–3T–3rd
1996–97 Quinnipiac 13–12–28–6–04th
Quinnipiac:30–39–7
Quinnipiac BravesIndependent(1997–1998)
1997–98 Quinnipiac 19–3–1
Quinnipiac:19–3–1
Quinnipiac Braves(MAAC)(1998–2002)
1998–99 Quinnipiac 26–6–222–4–21st MAAC semifinals
1999–00 Quinnipiac 27–6–323–1–21st MAAC semifinals
2000–01 Quinnipiac 22–11–417–7–22nd MAAC runner-up
2001–02 Quinnipiac 20–13–515–6–52nd NCAA first round
Quinnipiac:95–36–1477–18–11
Quinnipiac Bobcats(MAAC)(2002–2003)
2002–03 Quinnipiac 22–13–118–7–12nd MAAC runner-up
Quinnipiac:22–13–118–7–1
Quinnipiac Bobcats(Atlantic Hockey)(2003–2005)
2003–04 Quinnipiac 15–14–612–6–63rd Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals
2004–05 Quinnipiac 21–13–316–6–21st Atlantic Hockey runner-up
Quinnipiac:36–27–928–12–8
Quinnipiac Bobcats(ECAC Hockey)(2005–present)
2005–06 Quinnipiac 20–18–18–13–110th ECAC quarterfinals
2006–07 Quinnipiac 21–14–510–8–45th ECAC runner-up
2007–08 Quinnipiac 20–15–49–9–46th ECAC quarterfinals
2008–09 Quinnipiac 18–18–39–10–37th ECAC quarterfinals
2009–10 Quinnpiac 20–18–211–11–07th ECAC quarterfinals
2010–11 Quinnipiac 16–15–86–9–78th ECAC quarterfinals
2011–12 Quinnipiac 20–14–69–8–55th ECAC quarterfinals
2012–13 Quinnipiac 30–8–517–2–31st NCAA National Runner-Up
2013–14 Quinnipiac 24–10–612–6–43rd NCAA Regional semifinal
2014–15 Quinnipiac 23–12–416–3–31st NCAA Regional semifinal
2015–16 Quinnipiac 32–4–716–1–51st NCAA National Runner-Up
2016–17 Quinnipiac 23–15–213–8–25th ECAC semifinals
2017–18 Quinnipiac 16–18–49–11–29th ECAC quarterfinals
2018–19 Quinnipiac 26–10–214–6–21st NCAA Midwest Regional final
2019–20 Quinnipiac 21–11–214–6–23rd Tournament cancelled
2020–21 Quinnipiac 17–8–410–4–41st NCAA West Regional semifinals
2021–22 Quinnipiac 32–7–317–4–11st NCAA Midwest Regional finals
2022–23 Quinnipiac 34–4–320–2–01st NCAA National Champion
2023–24 Quinnipiac 27–10–217–4–11st NCAA East Regional Final
Quinnipiac:434–228–73 (.640)237–226–72 (.641)
Total:642–347–105 (.635)

      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. ↑ "Rand Pecknold". NH Legends of Hockey. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  2. ↑ "2016". Connecticut College. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  3. ↑ With Rand Pecknold leading the way, Quinnipiac completes long climb to the top of the college hockey world – New York Daily News
  4. ↑ How Quinnipiac University Became A Men’s College Hockey Power, Advanced To Frozen Four
  5. ↑ Casey, Tim. "How Quinnipiac University Became A Men's College Hockey Power, Advanced To Frozen Four". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  6. ↑ Yale knocks off Quinnipiac for Frozen Four championship
  7. ↑ Quinnipiac Falls To North Dakota, 5-1, In NCAA National Championship Game
  8. ↑ Rand Pecknold Bio
  9. ↑ Rand Pecknold Named Head Coach of 2023 U.S. National Junior Team
  10. ↑ U.S. outscores Swedes for bronze in OT
  11. ↑ Bobcats Crowned 2023 National Champions
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Atlantic Hockey Coach of the Year
2004–05 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Tim Taylor Award
2012–13
2015–16
2020–21 / 2021–22 / 2022–23 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Spencer Penrose Award
2015–16 		Succeeded by
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