Dennis Williams (ice hockey)

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Williams, Dennis
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Bowling Green
Conference	CCHA
Record	5–25–6
Biographical details
Born	(1979-08-14) August 14, 1979 (age 45) Stratford, Ontario, Canada
Playing career
1994–1997	Stratford Cullitons
1997–2001	Bowling Green
2001–2002	Odessa Jackalopes
2001–2002	Cambridge Hornets

Position(s)	Right wing
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002–2003	Bowling Green (graduate assistant)
2003–2004	Utica College (assistant)
2004–2007	Neumann University
2007–2008	Alabama-Huntsville (assistant)
2008–2009	Bowling Green (assistant)
2009–2010	Bowling Green (interim)
2010–2014	Amarillo Bulls
2014–2017	Bloomington Thunder
2017–2024	Everett Silvertips
2024–present	Bowling Green

Head coaching record
Overall	40–57–14 (.423)

Dennis Williams (born August 14, 1979) is a Canadian ice hockey coach currently in charge of the Bowling Green men's hockey team of the CCHA. He was previously the head coach Everett Silvertips of the Western Hockey League. Williams was also the interim head coach at Bowling Green after the sudden resignation of Scott Paluch.

Career statistics

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Neumann Knights (ECAC West) (2004–2007)
2004–05	Neumann	4–17–2	2–9–1	6th
2005–06	Neumann	14–10–1	6–8–1	5th
2006–07	Neumann	17–5–5	8–3–4	2nd	ECAC West Runner-Up
Neumann:		35–32–8	16–20–6
Bowling Green Falcons (CCHA) (2009–2010)
2009–10	Bowling Green	5–25–6	4–18–6–5	11th	CCHA First Round
Bowling Green:		5–25–6	4–18–6–5
Total:		40–57–14
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Team	Year	League	Regular Season							Post Season
Team	Year	League	G	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	Finish	Result
EVT	2017–18	WHL	72	47	20	2	3	99	1st in U.S.	Lost WHL Finals (SC)
EVT	2018–19	WHL	68	47	16	2	3	99	1st in U.S.	Lost in Second round (SPO)
EVT	2019–20	WHL	64	46	13	3	1	96	2nd in U.S.	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
EVT	2020–21	WHL	23	19	4	0	0	38	1st in U.S.	Playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
EVT	2021–22	WHL	68	45	13	5	5	100	1st in U.S.	Lost in First Round (VAN)
EVT Totals			295	204	66	12	12	432
WHL Totals			295	204	66	12	12	432

Briedis, Vincent (March 27, 2024). "Dennis Williams Named BGSU Ice Hockey Head Coach" (Press release). Bowling Green Falcons. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
^ "Dennis Williams". Everett Silvertips. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
"Paluch Era Comes To A Close". Bowling Green Falcons. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
"2013-14 Bowling Green Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green Falcons. Retrieved 2014-08-11.

Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

v t e Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Slater Family Ice Arena (1969–present)
Head coaches	Jack Vivian (1969–1973) Ron Mason (1973–1979) Jerry York (1979–1994) Buddy Powers (1994–2002) Scott Paluch (2002–2009) Dennis Williams (2009–2010, 2024–present) Chris Bergeron (2010–2019) Ty Eigner (2019–2024)
Seasons	1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	CCHA (1971–2013, 2021–present) WCHA (2013–2021)
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Nelson Emerson (294 Points) Jamie Wansbrough (127 Goals) Gary Kruzich (88 Wins)
National championships	1984
Frozen Four appearances	1978 1984
NCAA Tournament appearances	1977 1978 1979 1982 1984 1987 1988 1989 1990 2019
Conference Tournament titles	CCHA: 1973 1977 1978 1979 1988
Hobey Baker winners	George McPhee (1982) Brian Holzinger (1995)
Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH

v t e Current men's head coaches of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association
Tom Serratore (Bemidji State) Dennis Williams (Bowling Green) Bob Daniels (Ferris State) Damon Whitten (Lake Superior State) Joe Shawhan (Michigan Tech) Luke Strand (Minnesota State) Dave Shyiak (Northern Michigan) Enrico Blasi (St. Thomas)