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