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Head Coaches who've won National Championship(s) as players ...

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cetihcra said:
He was on the winning side in the Revolutionary War though, yes? I'm sure he has a ring for that.

r
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he was a Canadian for the Revolutionary war, but on the American side for 1812.
 
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Buddy Powers (former HC at RIT, Rensselaer and Bowling Green) was a player on Boston U 1972 NC team.
Was also Jerry York's asst on BG's 1984, and an asst at BU in 2009.
 
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jeteye1717 said:
Hmmm ... I'd based my earlier inclusion of Blais having won two titles as a player with Minnesota on info. provided on the USCHO UNO page, which notes that the Mavericks Head Coach is "Dean Blais (Minnesota '77)" ... Perhaps that's in error (or did he leave school after his senior season, only to return to officially graduate 4 years later?), as I'd tend to believe a Gopher-based source over that of USCHO. If gopherhockeyhistory.com doesn't place him on either of those title teams, I guess that leaves us with just six current DivI Head Coaches with a NC-pedigree as a player ...
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His Bio on the UNO site states he graduated from Minnesota in 1973 and played for the Gophers from 1969-73.

Sean
 
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Freddie said:
Buddy Powers (former HC at RIT, Rensselaer and Bowling Green) was a player on Boston U 1972 NC team.
Was also Jerry York's asst on BG's 1984, and an asst at BU in 2009.
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Sorry, Buddy Powers wasn't at BU in 2008-09. He became an AC at BU in 2009-10 following David Quinn's departure.
 
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jeteye1717 said:
Are there any DivII or DivIII Head Coaches who won titles as DivI players?
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Thanks to a shy reader of this thread who'd rather not post himself, I can now at least partially answer my own question: Tom Carroll (Wisconsin '84) just completed his 13th season as Head Coach of DivIII New England College, and won two DivI National Championships as a player with the Badgers in 1981 and 1983. And George Roll (Bowling Green '86), current Head Coach of the DivIII Nazareth College Golden Flyers, was a teammate of Wayne Wilson on BGSU's 1984 title-winning team. Prior coaching stints include 7 years as Head Coach of DivIII Oswego, followed by 8 years as Head Coach at Clarkson before assuming the reins for Nazareth's inaugural hockey season in 2012. Since Sean P. has now confirmed (via UNO's own website) that Dean Blais played at Minnesota prior to their two, mid-1970s title-winning seasons, I guess that leaves Tom Carroll as the leader in the clubhouse amongst NC-winning head coaches. Go Pilgrims!
 
jeteye1717 said:
Thanks to a shy reader of this thread who'd rather not post himself, I can now at least partially answer my own question: Tom Carroll (Wisconsin '84) just completed his 13th season as Head Coach of DivIII New England College, and won two DivI National Championships as a player with the Badgers in 1981 and 1983. And George Roll (Bowling Green '86), current Head Coach of the DivIII Nazareth College Golden Flyers, was a teammate of Wayne Wilson on BGSU's 1984 title-winning team. Prior coaching stints include 7 years as Head Coach of DivIII Oswego, followed by 8 years as Head Coach at Clarkson before assuming the reins for Nazareth's inaugural hockey season in 2012. Since Sean P. has now confirmed (via UNO's own website) that Dean Blais played at Minnesota prior to their two, mid-1970s title-winning seasons, I guess that leaves Tom Carroll as the leader in the clubhouse amongst NC-winning head coaches. Go Pilgrims!
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Add to that list Salem State's Bill O'Neill who was a defenseman on BU's 1978 title team.
 
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In addition to Kevin Sneddon, who I think you guys missed, Mark Johnson won with Wisconsin in 1977.
 
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Sean Pickett said:
His Bio on the UNO site states he graduated from Minnesota in 1973 and played for the Gophers from 1969-73.

Sean
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Hockeydb has Dean Blais on a CHL roster in 73-74.

Some years the Minnesota roster is spotty on Hockeydb that far back.
 
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I think Kevin Sneddon may have been on a championship team at Harvard
 
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