List of college men's ice hockey career coaching wins leaders

This is a list of men's college ice hockey career coaching wins leaders It is limited to coaches with at least 400 wins.

Jerry York, who coached men's ice hockey for 50 years at Clarkson University, Bowling Green State University and Boston College is the all-time leader in wins, losses and ties.

With 897 wins in 40 years at Boston University, Jack Parker is the all-time leader in wins with a single program.

List of coaches with at least 400 wins

Statistics correct as of the end of the 2023–24 college men's ice hockey season.

= Coached one team

= Active Coaches

Rank	Name	Years	Wins	Losses	Ties	Pct.	Teams
1	Jerry York	50	1123	682	128	.614	Clarkson (1972–1979), Bowling Green (1979–1994), Boston College (1994–2022)
2	Ron Mason	36	924	380	83	.696	Lake Superior State (1967–1973), Bowling Green (1973–1979), Michigan State (1979–2002)
3	Jack Parker	40	897	472	115	.643	Boston University (1973–2013)
4	Red Berenson	33	848	426	92	.654	Michigan (1984–2017)
5	Rick Comley	38	783	615	110	.556	Lake Superior State (1973–1976), Northern Michigan (1976–2002), Michigan State (2002–2011)
6	Bob Peters	36	744	313	50	.695	North Dakota (1964–1966), Bemidji State (1966–1982, 1983–2001)
7	Mike McShane	37	741	348	69	.670	St. Lawrence (1980–85), Providence (1985–1994), Norwich (1995–2018)
8	Don Lucia	31	736	403	102	.634	Alaska-Fairbanks (1987–1993), Colorado College (1993–1999), Minnesota (1999–2018)
9	Len Ceglarski	34	672	341	36	.658	Clarkson (1958–1972), Boston College (1972–1992)
10	Tim Coghlin	30	660	180	60	.767	St. Norbert (1993–present)
11	Jeff Sauer	31	655	532	57	.549	Colorado College (1971–1982), Wisconsin (1982–2002)
12	Rand Pecknold	30	642	347	105	.635	Quinnipiac (1994–present)
13	Bill O'Neill	41	626	436	76	.583	Salem State (1981–2023)
14	Bob Emery	30	624	215	65	.726	Plattsburgh State (1989–2019)
15	Rick Gotkin	36	607	524	107	.534	Mercyhurst (1988–present)
16	Dean Fuller	39	605	366	67	.615	Fitchburg State (1984–present)
17	Bill Beaney	35	601	260	59	.685	New England College (1978–84), Middlebury (1986–2002, 2003–2015)
18	Dick Umile	28	598	375	114	.603	New Hampshire (1990–2018)
19	George Gwozdecky	27	593	391	85	.594	Wisconsin–River Falls (1981–1984), Miami (1989–1994), Denver (1994–2013)
20	Jeff Jackson	25	589	318	98	.635	Lake Superior State (1990–1996), Notre Dame (2005–present)
21	John Rolli	32	577	224	43	.709	Mass. Dartmouth (1984–2016)
22	John MacInnes	26	555	295	39	.646	Michigan Tech (1956–1982)
23	Jack Riley	36	542	343	20	.610	Army (1950–1986)
23	Terry Meagher	33	542	253	58	.669	Bowdoin (1983–2016)
23	Mike Schafer	28	542	289	111	.634	Cornell (1995–present)
26	Don Brose	34	539	362	78	.590	Concordia (MN) (1958–1962), Minnesota State-Mankato (1970–1983, 1985–2000)
27	Don Roberts	33	532	290	25	.643	Gustavus Adolphus (1964–1997)
28	Jack Arena	40	528	387	85	.571	Amherst (1983–present)
29	Frank Serratore	31	505	528	108	.490	Denver (1990–1994), Air Force (1997–present)
30	Ed Saugestad	38	503	364	21	.578	Augsburg (1958–1996)
31	John Kelley	36	501	249	15	.665	Boston College (1933–1942, 1947–1972)
32	Bob Daniels	32	497	605	114	.456	Ferris State (1992–present)
33	Joe Marsh	27	482	418	75	.533	St. Lawrence (1985–2012)
34	Don Vaughan	30	472	504	123	.485	Colgate (1992–2003, 2004–2023)
35	Murray Armstrong	21	460	215	31	.674	Denver (1956–1977)
36	Wayne Wilson	25	461	314	80	.586	RIT (1999–Present)
37	Scott Sandelin	24	456	388	101	.536	Minnesota–Duluth (2000–Present)
38	Steve Freeman	28	450	271	66	.614	Wisconsin–River Falls (1996–Present)
39	Jeff Meredith	35	442	399	97	.523	Fredonia State (1988–present)
40	Bill Kangas	35	441	310	70	.580	Williams (1989–2017, 2018–Present)
40	John Dunham	33	441	306	34	.586	Trinity (1974–2007)
42	Bill Wilkinson	26	437	469	81	.484	Western Michigan (1982–1999), Wayne State (1999–2008)
43	Enrico Blasi	23	427	386	81	.523	Miami (1999–2019), St. Thomas (2021–Present)
44	Bob Gaudet	32	424	482	112	.472	Brown (1988–1997), Dartmouth (1997–2020)
45	Mike Gilligan	25	419	350	49	.542	Salem State (1975–1981), Yale (1983–1984), Vermont (1984–2003)
46	Terry Skrypek	23	415	194	45	.669	St. Thomas (1987–2010)
47	Bob Motzko	19	412	263	66	.601	St. Cloud State (2005–2018), Minnesota (2018–Present)
47	Charlie Holt	24	412	313	22	.566	Colby (1962–1968), New Hampshire (1968–1986)
49	Mark Taylor	24	409	176	55	.682	Hobart (2000–Present)
50	Dean Blais	18	408	248	63	.611	North Dakota (1995–2004), Omaha (2010–2017)
50	Craig Dahl	24	408	402	57	.503	Bethel (1981–1985), Wisconsin–River Falls (1985–1986), St. Cloud State (1987–2006)

Active coaches nearing 400 wins

Coaches within 30 wins of reaching 400 for their career (as of the end of the 2023–24 season).

Name	Years	Wins	Losses	Ties	Pct.	Teams
Nate Leaman	21	397	290	97	.568	Union (2003–2011), Providence (2011–Present)
Ed Gosek	21	392	133	33	.732	Oswego State (2003–Present)
Tom Serratore	23	388	360	99	.517	Bemidji State (2001–Present)
Guy Gadowsky	24	382	384	65	.499	Alaska (1999–2004), Princeton (2004–2011), Penn State (2012–Present)
Gary Heenan	23	372	180	52	.659	Utica (2001–Present)

Historical winning percentage

Prior to 1970, college teams routinely played fewer than 30 games per season, sometimes far fewer. This made reaching 400 career wins nearly impossible for many coaches, particularly in the early years of the sport. The following list includes several coaches whose career winning percentage was among the best in the college hockey history (minimum 10 seasons), all of whom had all of or a large portion of their tenure prior to 1970. Coaches appearing on the list above are not included.

Name	Years	Wins	Losses	Ties	Pct.	Teams
Alfred Winsor	15	114	38	2	.747	Harvard (1903–1917, 1923–1924)
Ned Harkness	24	384	131	11	.740	Rensselaer (1949–1963), Cornell (1963–1970), Union (1975–1977)
William Harrison	10	127	47	6	.722	Clarkson (1948–1958)
Larry Armstrong	12	125	54	10	.688	Minnesota (1935–1947)
Vic Heyliger	23	353	158	21	.683	Illinois (1939–1943), Michigan (1944–1957), Air Force (1968–1974)
Jack Kelley	18	306	147	12	.671	Colby (1955–1962, 1976–1977), Boston University (1962–1972)
Cheddy Thompson	10	149	72	5	.670	Colorado College (1945–1955)
Cooney Weiland	21	315	173	17	.641	Harvard (1950–1971)
Albert Prettyman	26	141	80	7	.634	Hamilton (1918–1943), Colgate (1943–1944)
Clarence Wanamaker	11	97	57	4	.627	Dartmouth (1915–1918, 1919–1920), Yale (1921–1928)
Jack Roos	17	134	79	7	.625	Clarkson (1929–1944, 1946–1948)
Harry Cleverly	17	212	142	10	.596	Boston University (1945–1962)
George Menard	15	204	137	14	.594	St. Lawrence (1955–1967, 1968–1971)
Eddie Jeremiah	26	308	239	11	.562	Dartmouth (1937–1942, 1945–1963, 1964–1967)

Notes

Shawn Walsh finished his career with 399 wins, however, that total excludes the 27 wins that were vacated as part of a pair of NCAA rulings on player ineligibility.

References

"NCAA Career Statistics Database". NCAA. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
"All-Time Coaching Records". USCHO. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
"Men's Ice Hockey Coaching Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
"Maine Suspends Coach Who Won Hockey Crown". Chicago Tribune. 1995-12-22. Retrieved 2016-07-22.

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