| Brown Bears men's ice hockey | |
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| University | Brown University |
| Conference | ECAC Hockey |
| First season | 1897–98 |
| Head coach | Brendan Whittet 15th season, 131–260–56 (.356) |
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| Arena | Meehan Auditorium Providence, Rhode Island |
| Colors | Seal brown, cardinal red, and white[1] |
| NCAA Tournament Runner-up | |
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| NCAA Tournament Frozen Four | |
| 1951, 1965, 1976 | |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 1951, 1965, 1976, 1993 | |
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The Brown Bears men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents Brown University. The Bears are a member of ECAC Hockey. They play at the Meehan AuditoriuminProvidence, Rhode Island.[2]
The men's ice hockey team at Brown is one of the country's oldest programs, having played their first game in 1898.[3] That season, the team helped to form the first informal conference, the Intercollegiate Hockey Association, and wound up winning the league championship. While there was no formal declaration at the time, Brown's title is sometimes referred to as the first ice hockey national championship. Brown nearly repeated the feat three years later but ultimately fell to Yale in the first two playoff games ever contested for college ice hockey.[4]
The program swiftly declined after that near miss and the Bears became one of the worst teams in the nation. By 1906 the team had lost 16 straight contests, failing to score a goal in 9 games during that stretch. The program suspended operations after 1906 and remained shuttered for 20 years. When they returned to the ice they debuted with their first official head coach. Though James Gardner only lasted one season behind the bench the team performed much better with a hand at the tiller and quickly built up to be a respected program. In 1939 the team again suspended operations, though this time it was due to the onset of World War II. Brown's team remained out of commission for the entire duration of the war and didn't return until several years after its conclusion, finally hitting the ice again in 1947.
In only 4 years the team climbed all the way to 17–5 record, receiving the top eastern seed for the 1951 NCAA tournament. Though they ultimately fell in the title game, Brown had become one of the better teams in college hockey and, excluding a brief period in the early '60s, would remain so for the next 30 years. When the 1980s rolled around the Bears results started turning sour and Brown found itself looking up at the rest of college hockey. Since 1981 Brown has produced only six winning seasons and more than half of their campaigns have ended with single-digit win totals. The Bears had a brief resurgence in the mid-1990s, managing to make the tournament in 1993 but bowed out after only 1 game.
As of the completion of 2023–24 season[5]
| Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
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| 2009–Present | Brendan Whittet | 14 | 131–260–56 | .356 |
| 1997–2009 | Roger Grillo | 12 | 120–205–52 | .387 |
| 1988–97 | Bob Gaudet | 9 | 93–142–31 | .408 |
| 1982–88 | Herb Hammond | 6 | 36–114–3 | .245 |
| 1978–82 | Paul Schilling | 4 | 34–66–3 | .345 |
| 1974–78 | Richard Toomey | 4 | 68–41–2 | .622 |
| 1970–74 | J. Allan Soares | 4 | 44–47–1 | .484 |
| 1955–70 | James Fullerton | 15 | 176–168–9 | .511 |
| 1952–55 | Donald Whiston | 3 | 27–27–1 | .500 |
| 1947–52 | Westcott Moulton | 5 | 54–38–1 | .586 |
| 1938–39 | Arthur Lesieur | 1 | 6–7–0 | .462 |
| 1931–33 | Robert Taylor | 2 | 11–12–1 | .479 |
| 1929–31, 1933–38 | Thomas Taylor | 7 | 50–32–1 | .608 |
| 1927–29 | Jean Dubuc | 2 | 12–13–0 | .480 |
| 1926–27 | James Gardner | 1 | 4–4–0 | .500 |
| 1897–1906 | No coach | 10 | 16–39–3 | .302 |
| Totals | 15 coaches | 97 seasons | 882–1,215–163 | .426 |
Brown has sent five members of its team to the Olympics. Three former players, Donald Whiston (Silver, 1952), Robert Gaudreau (1968) and Mike Mastrullo (1984 and 1992) represented their respective nations as players, former player Tim Bothwell was an assistant coach on the gold medal-winning 2006 Canadian women's team and former assistant coach Jack Ferreira was an assistant GM for the US men's team in 1998.[6]
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NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player
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ECAC Hockey Player of the Year
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The following is a list of Brown's men's ice hockey players who were elected into the Brown University Athletic Hall of Fame (graduating class in parentheses).[8]
Source:[9]
| Player | Years | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
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| Bill Gilligan | 1974–77 | 81 | 68 | 112 | 180 | |
| Bob McIntosh | 1974–77 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 160 | |
| Don Sennott | 1949–52 | 64 | 66 | 93 | 159 | |
| Bob Wheeler | 1949–52 | 61 | 86 | 63 | 149 | |
| Wayne Small | 1965–68 | 73 | 68 | 76 | 144 | |
| Curt Bennett | 1967–70 | 71 | 50 | 85 | 135 | |
| Derek Chauvette | 1989–93 | 117 | 34 | 99 | 133 | |
| Dennis Macks | 1964–67 | 79 | 59 | 72 | 131 | |
| Leon Bryant | 1963–65 | 77 | 55 | 75 | 130 | |
| Terry Chapman | 1962–65 | 78 | 67 | 60 | 127 |
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
Minimum 10 games
| Player | Years | GP | MIN | W | L | T | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
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| Anthony Borelli | 2009–2013 | 35 | 1852 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 63 | 4 | .935 | 2.04 |
| Yann Danis | 2000–2004 | 100 | 6013 | 43 | 43 | 12 | 220 | 13 | .930 | 2.20 |
| Adam D'Alba | 2004–2006 | 54 | 3129 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 141 | 3 | .917 | 2.70 |
| Lou Reycroft | 1969–1970 | 0 | .896 | 2.85 | ||||||
| Dave Ferguson | 1963–1966 | 181 | 1 | .901 | 2.86 |
Statistics current through the start of the 2022–23 season.
As of July 20, 2023.[10]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
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Lawton Zacher | Freshman | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2003-12-31 | Buffalo, New York | Minot (NAHL) | — |
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Alex Pineau | Freshman | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2003-01-21 | Thunder Bay, Ontario | Des Moines (USHL) | — |
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Brett Bliss | Junior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2001-12-29 | Chelmsford, Massachusetts | Surrey (BCHL) | — |
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Nick Traggio | Sophomore | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 2001-08-01 | Sharon, Connecticut | Bonnyville (AJHL) | — |
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Harry Meirowitz | Sophomore | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2003-05-21 | Old Westbury, New York | P. A. L. (NCDC) | — |
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Griffen Barr | Freshman | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 2002-03-19 | Nanaimo, British Columbia | Vernon (BCHL) | — |
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Ryan Shostak | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2001-09-08 | Calgary, Alberta | Vernon (BCHL) | — |
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Ryan St. Louis | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2003-06-13 | Old Greenwich, Connecticut | Dubuque (USHL) | — |
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Tyler Kopff | Freshman | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2003-04-22 | Ridgewood, New Jersey | Coquitlam (BCHL) | — |
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Matt Sutton | Senior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2001-05-26 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Omaha (USHL) | — |
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Lynden Grandberg | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 173 lb (78 kg) | 2001-05-21 | Calgary, Alberta | Camrose (AJHL) | — |
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Spence Evans | Junior | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2002-04-29 | Oyster Bay Cove, New York | Johnstown (NAHL) | — |
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Tony Andreozzi | Junior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2000-04-16 | Winchester, Massachusetts | Salmon Arm (BCHL) | — |
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Thomas Manty | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2000-02-04 | Andover, Massachusetts | Aberdeen (NAHL) | — |
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Mike Cataldo | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 2003-05-04 | Norfolk, Massachusetts | Bonnyville (AJHL) | — |
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Dean Bauchiero | Sophomore | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 2002-03-04 | Southington, Connecticut | Wichita Falls (NAHL) | — |
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Matthew Brille | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2003-01-02 | Bethesda, Maryland | Chippewa (NAHL) | — |
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Noah Wakeford | Junior | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2000-06-29 | Okotoks, Alberta | Trail (BCHL) | — |
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Wyatt Schlaht | Junior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 2000-06-04 | Cherry Hills Village, Colorado | Surrey (BCHL) | — |
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Ethan Mistry | Freshman | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2003-02-04 | Toronto, Ontario | Nanaimo (BCHL) | — |
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Jackson Munro | Junior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2000-02-11 | Vancouver, British Columbia | Chilliwack (BCHL) | — |
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Brenden Clark | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2002-01-16 | Morris Plains, New Jersey | Johnstown (NAHL) | — |
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Zackary Tonelli | Sophomore | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2002-02-14 | Greenwich, Connecticut | Vernon (BCHL) | — |
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Max Scott | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2002-10-11 | San Jose, California | North Iowa (NAHL) | — |
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Jordan Tonelli (A) | Senior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2000-06-30 | Greenwich, Connecticut | Cedar Rapids (USHL) | — |
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Gavin Puskar | Senior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2001-06-21 | Fairfield, Connecticut | UConn (HEA) | — |
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Jacob Zacharewicz | Sophomore | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 2001-02-11 | Riverhead, New York | El Paso (NAHL) | — |
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Stephen Chen | Freshman | G | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2005-07-26 | Beijing, China | Mercer Chiefs (Midget AAA) | — |
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Tyler Shea | Sophomore | G | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2001-08-03 | Stevenson Ranch, California | Michigan (Big Ten) | — |
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Ryan Bottrill | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2002-02-04 | Chandler, Arizona | Maryland (NAHL) | — |
The following is a list of Brown's men's ice hockey alumni who played in the NHL/WHA.[8] As of July 1, 2023.
| = NHL All-Star team | = NHL All-Star[11] | = NHL All-Star[11] and NHL All-Star team |
| Player | Position | Team(s) | Years | Games | Stanley Cups |
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| Curt Bennett | Center | STL, NYR, ATF | 1970–1980 | 580 | 0 |
| Tim Bothwell | Defenseman | NYR, STL, HFD | 1978–1989 | 502 | 0 |
| Yann Danis | Goaltender | MTL, NYI, NJD, EDM | 2005–2016 | 55 | 0 |
| Brian Eklund | Goaltender | TBL | 2005–2006 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Farnham | Right wing | PIT, NJD, MTL | 2014–2017 | 67 | 0 |
| Ryan Garbutt | Left wing | DAL, CHI, ANA | 2011–2017 | 305 | 0 |
| Garnet Hathaway | Right wing | CGY, WSH, BOS | 2015–Present | 457 | 0 |
| Mark Holden | Goaltender | MTL, WPG | 1981–1985 | 8 | 0 |
| Steven King | Right wing | NYR, ANA | 1992–1996 | 67 | 0 |
| Neil Labatte | Defenseman | STL | 1978–1982 | 26 | 0 |
| Sam Lafferty | Right wing | PIT, CHI, TOR, VAN | 2019–Present | 210 | 0 |
| Nick Lappin | Right wing | NJD | 2016–2019 | 60 | 0 |
| Matt Lorito | Left wing | DET | 2016–2017 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan Mulhern | Right wing | WSH | 1997–1998 | 3 | 0 |
| Todd Simpson | Defenseman | CGY, FLA, PHO, ANA, OTT, CHI, MTL | 1995–2006 | 580 | 0 |
| Brian Stapleton | Right wing | WSH | 1975–1976 | 1 | 0 |
| Aaron Volpatti | Left wing | VAN, WSH | 2010–2015 | 114 | 0 |
| Max Willman | Center | PHI | 2021–Present | 50 | 0 |
| Harry Zolnierczyk | Left wing | PHI, PIT, NYI, ANA, NSH | 2011–2017 | 84 | 0 |
Several players also were members of WHA teams.
| Player | Position | Team(s) | Years | Avco Cups |
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| John Bennett | Wing | PHB | 1972–1973 | 0 |
| Bill Gilligan | Right wing | CIN | 1977–1979 | 0 |
| Dave Given | Forward | VCB | 1974–1975 | 0 |
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