Blaise MacDonald
Current position | |
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Title | Head Coach |
Team | Colby College[1] |
Conference | New England Small College Athletic Conference |
Biographical details | |
Born | Billerica, Massachusetts, USA |
Alma mater | Rochester Institute of Technology |
Playing career | |
1981–1985 | RIT |
Position(s) | Defenceman |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1985–1987 | Dartmouth (assistant) |
1987–1988 | Princeton (assistant) |
1988–1990 | Massachusetts–Lowell (assistant) |
1990–1996 | Boston University (assistant) |
1996–2001 | Niagara |
2001–2011 | Massachusetts–Lowell |
2011–2012 | Massachusetts (assistant) |
2012–Present | Colby |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 321–324–87 (.498) |
Tournaments | 3–2 (.600) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
2000 CHA Champion 2000 CHA Tournament champion 2018 NESCAC tournament champion | |
Awards | |
2000 CHA Coach of the Year 2018 Edward Jeremiah Award | |
Blaise MacDonald is an American college ice hockey coach currently heading the men's team at Colby College.
Career
Previously he was an assistant coach at Dartmouth (1986–87), Princeton (1987–88), UMass Lowell (1988–90) and Boston University (1991–96),[2] and a head coach at Niagara (1996–2001), where he compiled an all-time record of 91–58–17 and UMass Lowell (2001–11) with an overall record of 150–178–44.
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Niagara Purple Eagles (ECAC West) (1996–1998) | |||||||||
1996–97 | Niagara | 16–9–2 | 6–2–2 | 2nd | Ineligible | ||||
1997–98 | Niagara | 14–10–3 | 8–1–1 | 1st | ECAC West Champion | ||||
Niagara: | 30–19–5 | 14–3–3 | |||||||
Niagara Purple Eagles Independent (1998–1999) | |||||||||
1998–99 | Niagara | 17–12–3 | |||||||
Niagara: | 17–12–3 | ||||||||
Niagara Purple Eagles (CHA) (1999–2001) | |||||||||
1999–00 | Niagara | 30–8–4 | 15–0–2 | 1st | NCAA West Regional semifinals | ||||
2000–01 | Niagara | 14–19–5 | 10–7–3 | 2nd | CHA consolation game (Tie) | ||||
Niagara: | 44–27–9 | 25–7–5 | |||||||
Massachusetts–Lowell River Hawks (Hockey East) (2001–2011) | |||||||||
2001–02 | Massachusetts–Lowell | 22–13–3 | 12–9–3 | 4th | Hockey East Semifinals | ||||
2002–03 | Massachusetts–Lowell | 11–20–5 | 4–16–4 | t-8th | Hockey East Quarterfinals | ||||
2003–04 | Massachusetts–Lowell | 15–18–7 | 7–12–5 | 6th | Hockey East Quarterfinals | ||||
2004–05 | Massachusetts–Lowell | 20–12–4 | 11–10–3 | 5th | Hockey East Quarterfinals | ||||
2005–06 | Massachusetts–Lowell | 14–20–2 | 11–14–2 | 7th | Hockey East Quarterfinals | ||||
2006–07 | Massachusetts–Lowell | 8–21–7 | 7–16–4 | 9th | |||||
2007–08 | Massachusetts–Lowell | 16–17–4 | 10–13–4 | 7th | Hockey East Quarterfinals | ||||
2008–09 | Massachusetts–Lowell | 20–16–2 | 14–11–2 | 5th | Hockey East runner-up | ||||
2009–10 | Massachusetts–Lowell | 19–16–4 | 12–11–4 | t-3rd | Hockey East Quarterfinals | ||||
2010–11 | Massachusetts–Lowell | 5–25–4 | 4–21–2 | 10th | |||||
Massachusetts–Lowell: | 150–178–42 | 92–133–33 | |||||||
Colby Mules (NESCAC) (2012–present) | |||||||||
2012–13 | Colby | 7–15–3 | 5–11–2 | 7th | NESCAC quarterfinals | ||||
2013–14 | Colby | 11–11–3 | 8–9–1 | t-6th | NESCAC quarterfinals | ||||
2014–15 | Colby | 5–16–3 | 2–13–3 | 9th | |||||
2015–16 | Colby | 9–11–5 | 6–9–3 | t-7th | NESCAC quarterfinals | ||||
2016–17 | Colby | 13–7–4 | 11–4–3 | 2nd | NESCAC quarterfinals | ||||
2017–18 | Colby | 17–11–2 | 9–7–2 | T–5th | NCAA Frozen Four | ||||
2018–19 | Colby | 10–10–5 | 7–7–4 | 6th | NESCAC quarterfinals | ||||
2019–20 | Colby | 7–14–3 | 3–13–2 | 10th | |||||
2020–21 | Colby | 1–3–0 | — | N/A | |||||
Colby: | 80–88–28 | 51–73–20 | |||||||
Total: | 321–324–87 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "Men's Ice Hockey—Coaches". Retrieved October 15, 2012.
- ^ "Blaise MacDonald Minutemen Profile". Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
External links
- Colby profile
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Living people
- American ice hockey coaches
- Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey coaches
- Colby Mules men's ice hockey coaches
- Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey coaches
- Niagara Purple Eagles men's ice hockey coaches
- Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey coaches
- RIT Tigers men's ice hockey players
- UMass Lowell River Hawks men's ice hockey coaches
- American men's ice hockey defensemen
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