Rob Riley (ice hockey)

Rob Riley
Rob Riley
Born	January 15, 1955 (age 69); West Point, New York, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb)
Position	Center
Played for	Boston College (ECAC)
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1974–1978Coaching career
Biographical details
Alma mater	Boston College
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1983–1985	Babson
1986–2004	Army
2022–2023	Long Island (assistant)

Last updated November 24, 2024

Rob Riley (born January 15, 1955) is an American ice hockey coach.

Career

Riley was the head coach at the United States Military Academy from 1986 to 2004.^[1]^[2]^[3] On August 3, 2010, he was named the head coach of the Springfield Falcons, replacing Rob Daum. He is currently an amateur scout for the Columbus Blue Jackets.^[4]

Riley's son, Brett, became the first head coach of the men's team at Long Island University in 2020.^[5]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Babson Beavers (ECAC 2)(1983–1985)
1983–84	Babson	27–5–1	17–3–1	2nd	NCAA National Champion
1984–85	Babson	22–9–0	16–6–0	2nd	NCAA Quarterfinals
Babson:		49–14–1	23–9–1
Army Cadets (ECAC Hockey)(1986–1991)
1986–87	Army	9–19–1	6–16–0	11th
1987–88	Army	9–19–2	3–17–2	11th
1988–89	Army	13–16–1	6–15–1	10th
1989–90	Army	10–16–4	4–15–3	12th
1990–91	Army	8–18–3	3–17–2	11th
Army:		49–88–11	22–80–8
Army CadetsIndependent(1991–1999)
1991–92	Army	13–17–1
1992–93	Army	16–11–1
1993–94	Army	14–16–0
1994–95	Army	20–13–1
1995–96	Army	24–9–1
1996–97	Army	19–13–2
1997–98	Army	18–15–1
1998–99	Army	16–16–3
Army:		140–110–10
Army Cadets(CHA)(1999–2000)
1999-00	Army	13–18–2	1–9–0	6th
Army:		13–18–2	1–9–0
Army Cadets(MAAC)(2000–2001)
2000–01	Army	14–20–1	11–15–0	7th	MAAC Quarterfinals
Army:		14–20–1	11–15–0
Army Black Knights(MAAC)(2001–2003)
2001–02	Army	11–18–6	9–11–6	8th	MAAC Quarterfinals
2002–03	Army	18–16–0	13–13–0	t-5th	MAAC Quarterfinals
Army:		29–34–6	22–24–6
Army Black Knights(Atlantic Hockey)(2003–2004)
2003–04	Army	12–18–3	6–15–3	8th	Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals
Army:		12–18–3	6–15–3
Total:		306–302–34
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

↑ Player Bio: Rob Riley – goARMYsports.com – Army Black Knights Official Athletic Site
↑ Riley Out, Riley In at Army :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online
↑ Springfield Falcons – Rob Riley – Head Coach
↑ Rob Riley Named Head Coach of American Hockey League's Springfield Falcons – Columbus Blue Jackets – News
↑ "Riley Announced as Inaugural Head Coach of Men's Hockey at LIU" (Press release). LIU Sharks. May 27, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
↑ "2011–12 Army Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). Go Army Sports. Retrieved July 17, 2014.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Bob Peters	Edward Jeremiah Award 1984–85	Succeeded by Terry Meagher

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[1] Player Bio: Rob Riley – goARMYsports.com – Army Black Knights Official Athletic Site

[2] Riley Out, Riley In at Army :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online

[3] Springfield Falcons – Rob Riley – Head Coach

[4] Rob Riley Named Head Coach of American Hockey League's Springfield Falcons – Columbus Blue Jackets – News

[5] "Riley Announced as Inaugural Head Coach of Men's Hockey at LIU" (Press release). LIU Sharks. May 27, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020.

[Army-6] "2011–12 Army Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). Go Army Sports. Retrieved July 17, 2014.

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v t e Army Black Knights men's ice hockey
Formerly the Army Cadets
Playing venues	Lusk Reservoir (1903–1916, 1918–1919) Stuart Rink (1915–1918, 1919–1930) Smith Rink (1930–1985) Tate Rink (1985–Present)
Head coaches	Edward Leonard King (1903–1904) Robert Foy (1904–1907) George Russell (1907–1910) LeRoy Bartlett (1910–1912) Philip Gordon (1912–1914) Frank Purdon (1914–1917) Joseph Viner (1917–1918) Philip Day (1918–1920) Talbot Hunter (1920–1923) Ray Marchand (1923–1943) John Hines (1943–1944) Robert Lutz (1944–1945) Len Patten (1945–1950) Jack Riley (1950–1986) Rob Riley (1986–2004) Brian Riley (2004–present)
Seasons	1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 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 1942–43 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 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	Pentagonal League (1946–1948) ECAC Hockey (1961–1973, 1980–1991) ECAC 2 (1973–1980) College Hockey America (1999–2000) MAAC (2000–2003) Atlantic Hockey (2003–2024) Atlantic Hockey America (2024–Present)
Rivalries	Air Force Falcons RMC Paladins
All-time leaders	Dave Rost (330 Points) George Clark (153 Goals) Tom Garver (75 Wins)
United States Military Academy West Point, NY

Rob Riley
Born	(1955-01-15) January 15, 1955 (age 69) West Point, New York, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb)
Position	Center
Played for	Boston College (ECAC)
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1974–1978 Coaching career
Biographical details
Alma mater	Boston College
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1983–1985	Babson
1986–2004	Army
2022–2023	Long Island (assistant)