Colgate 2022-23

[MarkEagleUSA]

Looks like DV is stepping down.

https://***********/chnews/status/16...ZpPVeNcoA&s=19

[iowabasedtraveler]

From Colgate just now…

Dear Colgate Men’s Hockey Alumni, Families, and Friends, Shortly, it will be announced that Don Vaughan, Colgate’s head men’s hockey coach, will retire from coaching after 30 years at the helm of our men’s hockey program. Please join me in congratulating Don on a wonderful career and wishing him well in retirement. Don has been a true steward of Colgate over his career, with his staff, bringing exceptional student-athletes to Colgate and guiding them to excel both on the ice and in the classroom, while becoming fixtures within the community. Don was named head coach in 1992 and he leaves with 470 victories as the winningest coach in program history. His feats include six 20-win seasons, four NCAA tournament berths, two ECAC Coach of the Year awards, and the 2023 ECAC Championship. Individually, Don has developed and mentored more than 200 Academic All-ECAC members, 56 All-ECAC Hockey honors, seven All-Americans, five Hobey Baker Award finalists, three Colgate 1819 award winners, two ECAC Hockey Players of the Year, one NHL Stanley Cup winner, an ECAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, and one Hockey Humanitarian Award winner. Plans to recognize Don’s career at Colgate are underway and there will be a celebration of his career planned in conjunction with a men’s hockey home weekend during the 2023-24 season. A national search for the next Donald F. Vaughan Head Men’s Ice Hockey Coach will begin immediately.

[red133883]

I think when he won the championship he knew he was done. Plus a lot of his family was there. Now thoughts on who is next, obviously Winchester has to be thought of if staying “in the family”

[TheGreenCoat]

This will keep the off season buzzing...lots of thoughts here, but, despite my impatience over the last 8 or 9 years, am quite glad he was able to go out with an ECAC title...he keep this year's group focused when it really mattered and throughout his career produced quality young men...

[Rainman]

WHOA.

Didn’t see this coming. Glad DV is going out a champion and choosing to step down on his terms. Now I’m REALLY kicking myself for not going to Lake Placid this year, and even worse, for only making it to ONE game this season (that 5-4 OT loss at Harvard).

A new chapter of Colgate Men’s Ice Hockey begins NOW! We have a golden opportunity to bring in top recruits to a beautiful campus with a beautiful rink. Can we pull a Yale and find our Keith Allain? Can we pull a Denver/Boston Bruins and find our Jim Montgomery?

[TheGreenCoat]

Dana Borges? Jesse Winchester? Brett Riley?

[sshablak]

Knew he was going...glad he's going out a Champion !

[Marmot]

As much as I complained about DV over the past several seasons, I am so happy for him to retire on his terms after winning the elusive ECAC title. There was never a doubt that he absolutely lived and breathed Colgate hockey.

[sk8tronthepond]

Dana Borges? Jesse Winchester? Brett Riley?

Definitely not - Maybe - No. Really, that's all you can come up with??

[TheGreenCoat]

No that's not all...but it's a good start...interested to hear your thoughts BTW...

[Marmot]

I agree with GreenCoat it’s a good start to a list. Here are two more names with ties to the program: Steve Spott and Alex Evin.

[ICECAT1811]

WHOA.

Didn’t see this coming. Glad DV is going out a champion and choosing to step down on his terms. Now I’m REALLY kicking myself for not going to Lake Placid this year, and even worse, for only making it to ONE game this season (that 5-4 OT loss at Harvard).

A new chapter of Colgate Men’s Ice Hockey begins NOW! We have a golden opportunity to bring in top recruits to a beautiful campus with a beautiful rink. Can we pull a Yale and find our Keith Allain? Can we pull a Denver/Boston Bruins and find our Jim Montgomery?

Keith Allain? Lol……I can’t believe what I just read. You’re really lowering your expectations huh

[sezenack]

I think Brett Riley would be a good choice if they went that route. He has made LIU tough as hell to play against in only 3 years as a program and obviously has familiarity with Colgate. Very young too.

I am curious to see which route they choose though because there's a few different directions they could go.

[sshablak]

I can't see Spotter leaving the Dallas Stars ! Riley would be tremendous, doubt he'll leave LIU.

[Notoscar]

Joe Dumais