Ronn Tomassoni (born March 1958) is a retired American ice hockey player and coach. Tomassoni was part of the coaching staff at Harvard for 17 years in various capacities and helped the team with its only national title in 1989.
Career
Ronn Tomassoni played for Rensselaer in the late 1970s, posting average numbers over four seasons. After graduating in 1980 Tomassoni continued his involvement with hockey by becoming an assistant coach for Bill Cleary at Harvard in 1982.[1] Tomassoni's arrival coincided with the Crimson's return to prominence as they began to make the NCAA Tournament annually. As time went on Cleary began to rely on Tomassoni more heavily, promoting him to associate status and effectively turning over the recruiting responsibilities to him.[2] Tomassoni was part of Harvard's national title team in 1989 and was named as head coach when Cleary became athletic director after the 1989-90 season.[3]
The early years under Tomassoni were very good in Cambridge as Harvard won three consecutive regular season titles, an ECAC title and made it to the 1994 Frozen Four. After 1994, however, Tomassoni could not get Harvard to produce a winning season. He held onto the job for five seasons before deciding to resign after the 1998–99 season. Tomassoni returned to his native Minnesota afterwards, settling in Duluth.[4]
Career statistics[5]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1976–77 | Rensselaer | ECAC Hockey | 24 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | Rensselaer | ECAC Hockey | 27 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | Rensselaer | ECAC Hockey | 13 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | Rensselaer | ECAC Hockey | 27 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NCAA totals | 84 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — |
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Harvard Crimson (ECAC Hockey) (1990–1999) | |||||||||
1990-91 | Harvard | 19-12-1 | 14-8-0 | 3rd | ECAC Semifinals | ||||
1991-92 | Harvard | 14-7-6 | 13-3-6 | 1st | ECAC Quarterfinals | ||||
1992-93 | Harvard | 22-6-3 | 16-3-3 | 1st | NCAA East regional quarterfinals | ||||
1993-94 | Harvard | 24-5-4 | 16-2-4 | 1st | NCAA Frozen Four | ||||
1994-95 | Harvard | 14-14-2 | 12-9-1 | t-3rd | ECAC Quarterfinals | ||||
1995-96 | Harvard | 13-20-1 | 9-12-1 | 6th | ECAC Runner-Up | ||||
1996-97 | Harvard | 11-18-3 | 9-11-2 | 7th | ECAC Quarterfinals | ||||
1997-98 | Harvard | 14-17-2 | 10-11-1 | 5th | ECAC third-place game (win) | ||||
1998-99 | Harvard | 14-16-2 | 8-12-2 | 8th | ECAC first round | ||||
Harvard: | 145-115-24 | 107-71-20 | |||||||
Total: | 145-115-24 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "Tomassoni Resigns Harvard Post". USCHO.com. May 15, 1999. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ^ "Tomassoni Resigns as Men's Hockey Head Coach". The Harvard University Gazette. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ^ "Harvard Team History". College Hockey News. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
- ^ "Denfeld's Tomassoni gets coaching at all levels". Denfeld Academy. February 12, 2010. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
- ^ "Ronn Tomassoni". Hockey DB. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
- ^ "2008-09 Harvard Crimson Media Guide" (PDF). Harvard Crimson. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 15, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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