Brown Bears men's ice hockey

Brown Bears men's ice hockey
Current season
Brown Bears athletic logo
UniversityBrown University
ConferenceECAC Hockey
First season1897–98; 128 years ago
Head coachBrendan Whittet
15th season, 131–260–56 (.356)
Assistant coaches
  • Jason Smith
  • Matt Plante
  • Ed Kesell
ArenaMeehan Auditorium
Providence, Rhode Island
ColorsSeal brown, cardinal red, and white[1]
     
NCAA Tournament Runner-up
1951
NCAA Tournament Frozen Four
1951, 1965, 1976
NCAA Tournament appearances
1951, 1965, 1976, 1993
Current uniform

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 Auditorium in Providence, Rhode Island.[2]

History

Brown's first hockey team
First Brown University hockey team in 1897–98. From left: Robert Steere, Harris Bucklin, Jesse Pevear, Irving Hunt, Albert Barrows, Charles Cooke, Horace Day.
Plaque in Meehan Auditorium honors the first game

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.

Lineup of Brown Bears players
2022-23 players

Season-by-season results

Main article: List of Brown Bears men's ice hockey seasons

[3]

All-time coaching records

Brendan Whittet

As of the completion of 2023–24 season[5]

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
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 Jimmy 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 Olympians

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]

Awards and honors

US Hockey Hall of Fame

[7]

NCAA

Individual awards

All-Americans

First Team

Second Team


ECAC Hockey

Individual awards

All-ECAC

First Team

Second team

Third Team

All-Rookie Team

Brown Hall of Fame

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]

Statistical leaders

Source:[9]

Career points leaders

Player Years GP G A PTS PIM
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

Career goaltending leaders

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
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.

Roster

As of July 30, 2024.[10]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 New York (state) Lawton Zacher Sophomore G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2003-12-31 Buffalo, New York Minot Minotauros (NAHL) —
2 Alberta Tristan Zarsky Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 2003-01-09 Edmonton, Alberta El Paso Rhinos (NAHL) —
3 Ontario Alex Pineau Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2003-01-21 Thunder Bay, Ontario Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) —
4 Massachusetts Brett Bliss Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-12-29 Chelmsford, Massachusetts Surrey Eagles (BCHL) —
5 Connecticut Nick Traggio Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2001-08-01 Sharon, Connecticut Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL) —
6 New York (state) Harry Meirowitz Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2003-05-21 Old Westbury, New York P.A.L. Junior Islanders (NCDC) —
7 Ontario Charlie Gollob Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 2004-02-10 Toronto, Ontario Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) —
8 Alberta Ryan Shostak Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-09-08 Calgary, Alberta Vernon Vipers (BCHL) —
9 Connecticut Ryan St. Louis Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2003-06-13 Old Greenwich, Connecticut Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) —
10 Russia Ivan Zadvernyuk Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2004-04-12 Moscow, Russia Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) —
11 New Jersey Tyler Kopff Sophomore F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2003-04-22 Ridgewood, New Jersey Coquitlam Express (BCHL) —
13 Alberta Lynden Grandberg Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 2001-05-21 Calgary, Alberta Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL) —
14 New York (state) Spence Evans Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2002-04-29 Oyster Bay Cove, New York Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL) —
15 Massachusetts Tony Andreozzi Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-04-16 Winchester, Massachusetts Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) —
16 Massachusetts Thomas Manty Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-02-04 Andover, Massachusetts Aberdeen Wings (NAHL) —
17 Massachusetts Mike Cataldo Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2003-05-04 Norfolk, Massachusetts Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL) —
18 Connecticut Dean Bauchiero Junior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2002-03-04 Southington, Connecticut Wichita Falls Warriors (NAHL) —
19 Maryland Matthew Brille Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2003-01-02 Bethesda, Maryland Chippewa Steel (NAHL) —
20 Alberta Noah Wakeford Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-06-29 Okotoks, Alberta Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL) —
21 Colorado Wyatt Schlaht Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-06-04 Cherry Hills Village, Colorado Surrey Eagles (BCHL) —
22 Ontario Ethan Mistry Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2003-02-04 Toronto, Ontario Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) —
23 British Columbia Jackson Munro Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-02-11 Vancouver, British Columbia Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) —
24 New Jersey Brenden Clark Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-01-16 Morris Plains, New Jersey Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL) —
25 Connecticut Zackary Tonelli Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2002-02-14 Greenwich, Connecticut Vernon Vipers (BCHL) —
26 New York (state) Leo Schwartz Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2004-10-05 New York, New York New Jersey Titans (NAHL) —
26 California Max Scott Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-10-11 San Jose, California North Iowa Bulls (NAHL) —
27 Ontario Jack Hewitt Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 2003-07-01 Toronto, Ontario P.A.L. Junior Islanders (NCDC) —
28 Illinois Tanner Hartman Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 2001-10-10 Chicago, Illinois Hobart (NEHC) —
29 Iowa Andrew King Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2003-04-28 Dubuque, Iowa Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) —
35 California Tyler Shea Junior G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-08-03 Stevenson Ranch, California Michigan (Big Ten) —
55 New York (state) Brian Nicholas Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2005-03-15 Scarsdale, New York Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) —

Bears in the NHL

See also: Former NCAA players in the National Hockey League

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
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, PHI 2015–Present 539 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, BUF 2019–Present 289 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, NJD 2021–Present 68 0
Harry Zolnierczyk Left wing PHI, PIT, NYI, ANA, NSH 2011–2017 84 0

WHA

Several players also were members of WHA teams.

Player Position Team(s) Years Avco Cups
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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See also

References

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  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-09-26. Retrieved 2010-09-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  4. ^ "YALE MEN'S HOCKEY RESULTS, 1895 -2019" (PDF). Yale Bulldogs. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 23, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  5. ^ "Brown Men's Hockey Team History". College Hockey | Uscho.com. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  6. ^ "Brown Men's Hockey All-Time Olympians". Brown Bears. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  7. ^ "United States Hockey Hall of Fame". Hockey Central.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
  8. ^ a b "2009 Men's Ice Hockey Media Guide Part 2" (PDF). Brown Bears. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  9. ^ "All-Time Top 10 Records (Career)". Brown Bears. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  10. ^ "2024–25 Men's Hockey Roster". Brown. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  11. ^ a b Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.
  12. ^ "Alumni report for Brown University". Hockey DB. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
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