Bill Harrison (ice hockey)

William Harrison
Biographical details
Born	Walpole, Massachusetts
Playing career
1941–1943	Dartmouth
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1948–1958	Clarkson
Head coaching record
Overall	127-47-6 .722
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	1951 Tri-State League Champion; 1956 Tri-State League Champion; 1958 Tri-State League Champion
Awards
	1956 Spencer Penrose Award ; 2008 Clarkson Athletic Hall of Fame
Records
	Highest winning percentage one season: (1.000)

Last updated November 24, 2022

William Harrison was an American ice hockey coach. He was the head coach of Clarkson for a decade after World War II and provided the team with their only undefeated season.^[1]

Career

After graduating from Dartmouth in 1943 William Harrison signed up with the Marines at the height of the second world war.^[2] Harrison left after three years of service and returned to Walpole, Massachusetts to coach at the local high school before accepting a position to become a professor of civil engineering at Clarkson and coach the ice hockey team.

Harrison Coached at Clarkson for 10 seasons, winning 3 league titles (after the Golden Knights founded the Tri-State League), making 2 Frozen Four appearances and providing Clarkson with an undefeated season in 1955–56 season.^[3] Because the '56 team had eight seniors that were 4-year varsity players (they would have been ineligible to participate in the 1956 NCAA tournament) the team as a whole voted to decline the invitation to play.^[2] Harrison received the 1956 Spencer Penrose Award despite the eligibility conflict and resigned as head coach two years later.

Harrison continued on in an academic capacity with Clarkson, receiving a fellowship from the National Science Foundation in 1959. He was inducted into Clarkson's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008.^[2]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Clarkson Golden Knights (Independent)(1948–1950)
1948-49	Clarkson	8-5-0
1949-50	Clarkson	4-8-2
Clarkson:		12-13-2
Clarkson Golden Knights(Tri-State League)(1950–1958)
1950-51	Clarkson	12-2-1	4-1-0	1st	Tri-State League Tie-Breaker (Win)
1951-52	Clarkson	10-5-0	3-3-0	3rd
1952-53	Clarkson	9-9-1	1-3-1	4th
1953-54	Clarkson	7-8-2	1-4-0	3rd
1954-55	Clarkson	18-4-0	4-2-0	2nd
1955-56	Clarkson	23-0-0	6-0-0	1st
1956-57	Clarkson	19-3-0	4-2-0	2nd	NCAA Consolation Game (Win)
1957-58	Clarkson	17-3-0	5-0-0	1st	NCAA Consolation Game (Win)
Clarkson:		115-34-4	28-15-1
Total:		127-47-6
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

↑ "Clarkson men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
1 2 3 "Harrison - Clarkson Athletic Hall of Fame". Clarkson Golden Knights. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
↑ "Bill Harrison Year-By-Year Coaching Record". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
↑ "2013-14 Clarkson Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved 2014-07-11.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com , or The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Cooney Weiland	Spencer Penrose Award 1955–56	Succeeded by Jack Riley

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[1] "Clarkson men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2014-07-13.

[HOF-2] 1 2 3 "Harrison - Clarkson Athletic Hall of Fame". Clarkson Golden Knights. Retrieved 2014-07-13.

[3] "Bill Harrison Year-By-Year Coaching Record". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2014-07-13.

[media-4] "2013-14 Clarkson Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved 2014-07-11.

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v t e Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Ives Park (1920–1923, 1925–1938) Clarkson Rink (1923–1925) Walker Arena (1938–1991) Cheel Arena (1991–Present)
Head coaches	Gordon Croskery (1923–1929) Jack Roos (1929–1948) Bill Harrison (1948–1958) Len Ceglarski (1958–1972) Jerry York (1972–1979) Bill O'Flaherty (1979–1985) Cap Raeder (1985–1988) Mark Morris (1988–2002) Fred Parker (2002–2003) George Roll (2003–2011) Casey Jones (2011–Present)
Seasons	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
Conference affiliations	Tri-State League 1950–1972 ECAC Hockey (1961–Present)
Rivalries	Rensselaer St. Lawrence
Culture & lore	North Country Thanksgiving Festival
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Dave Taylor (251 Points) Kevin Zappia (103 Goals) Dan Murphy (85 Wins)
Frozen Four appearances	1957 1958 1962 1963 1966 1970 1991
NCAA Tournament appearances	1957 1958 1962 1963 1966 1970 1981 1982 1984 1990 1991 1992 1993 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2007 2008 2018
Conference Tournament titles	1966 1991 1993 1999 2007
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