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	He returned for a third time in 1929, taking over as the head coach for the first junior varsity team in school history.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://ydnhistorical.library.yale.edu/?a=d&d=YDN19291120-01.2.2&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------false \|title=SEASON'S INITIAL PRACTICE HELD BY ELI HOCKEY TEAM \|work=Yale Daily News \|date=November 20, 1929 \|accessdate=December 18, 2024}}</ref> A year later, he accepted the head coaching position after the departure of ]. York inherited a program that had won back-to-back championships but had also lost several of its top players to graduation. Despite the inconvenience, he was able to lead the team to another championship in his first season, as well as an undefeated record against collegiate opponents.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/yalebulldogs.com/documents/2020/6/16/YearxYearth_Yalehockey_docx_2_.pdf \|title=YALE MEN'S HOCKEY RESULTS, 1895 - 2020 \|work=Yale Bulldogs \|accessdate=December 18, 2024}}</ref> Yale remained one of the top college teams over the next several years but York was unable to win a second championship. In 1935–36 the team took a sudden turn downward and posted its first losing season in a decade. The succeeding two years saw only modest improvements and rumors began to swirl about York's job.		He returned for a third time in 1929, taking over as the head coach for the first junior varsity team in school history.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://ydnhistorical.library.yale.edu/?a=d&d=YDN19291120-01.2.2&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------false \|title=SEASON'S INITIAL PRACTICE HELD BY ELI HOCKEY TEAM \|work=Yale Daily News \|date=November 20, 1929 \|accessdate=December 18, 2024}}</ref> A year later, he accepted the head coaching position after the departure of ]. York inherited a program that had won back-to-back championships but had also lost several of its top players to graduation. Despite the inconvenience, he was able to lead the team to another championship in his first season, as well as an undefeated record against collegiate opponents.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/yalebulldogs.com/documents/2020/6/16/YearxYearth_Yalehockey_docx_2_.pdf \|title=YALE MEN'S HOCKEY RESULTS, 1895 - 2020 \|work=Yale Bulldogs \|accessdate=December 18, 2024}}</ref> Yale remained one of the top college teams over the next several years but York was unable to win a second championship. In 1935–36 the team took a sudden turn downward and posted its first losing season in a decade. The succeeding two years saw only modest improvements and rumors began to swirl about York's job.

	Even after winning the big three title by downing Harvard and Princeton, the school was unhappy with the state of the team, though he remained popular with the players and the student body. Immediately after the season, Malcolm Farmer, chairman of the athletic association, announced that he was hiring former ] ] as the team's assistant coach. At the time, Farmer insisted that that the school was not putting any pressure on York to resign but also that they believed York's real estate business in the ] may cause the coach to be called away from the team in future years.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://ydnhistorical.library.yale.edu/?a=d&d=YDN19380411-01.2.11&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------false \|title=Holc York Out As Hockey Coach; A. A. Signs Murdoch of Rangers \|work=Yale Daily News \|date=April 11, 1938 \|accessdate=December 18, 2024}}</ref> Less than a month after that announcement, York abruptly resigned as head coach. The ] had reported that York had been given an ultimatum that if he did not resign, he would be reassigned to an advisory role without pay. The article expressed the belief that Murdoch had been given prior assurances that he would be head coach by the start of the following season ~~but~~ Farmer denied the accusations.		Even after winning the big three title by downing Harvard and Princeton, the school was unhappy with the state of the team, though he remained popular with the players and the student body. Immediately after the season, Malcolm Farmer, chairman of the athletic association, announced that he was hiring former ] ] as the team's assistant coach. At the time, Farmer insisted that that the school was not putting any pressure on York to resign but also that they believed York's real estate business in the ] may cause the coach to be called away from the team in future years.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://ydnhistorical.library.yale.edu/?a=d&d=YDN19380411-01.2.11&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------false \|title=Holc York Out As Hockey Coach; A. A. Signs Murdoch of Rangers \|work=Yale Daily News \|date=April 11, 1938 \|accessdate=December 18, 2024}}</ref> Less than a month after that announcement, York abruptly resigned as head coach. The ] had reported that York had been given an ultimatum that if he did not resign, he would be reassigned to an advisory role without pay. The article expressed the belief that Murdoch had been given prior assurances that he would be head coach by the start of the following season. Farmer denied the accusations.

	==Career statistics==		==Career statistics==

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American ice hockey player

Holcomb York
Biographical details

Born	(1895-05-04)May 4, 1895 New Haven, Connecticut, US
Died	July 11, 1979(1979-07-11) (aged 84) New Haven, Connecticut, US
Alma mater	Yale University
Playing career
1914–1917	Yale

Position(s)	Goaltender
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1922–1925	Yale (asst.)
1929–1930	Yale JV
1930–1938	Yale

Head coaching record
Overall	78–66–5 (.540)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1931 East Intercollegiate Champion

Holcomb York was an American ice hockey Goaltender and coach. He led Yale's varsity program for eight seasons, leading them to an intercollegiate championship in 1931.

Career

Holcomb York began attending Yale University in the fall of 1913 after graduating from Hotchkiss School. After playing on the school's freshman ice hockey team in his first year, York joined the varsity squad and became the starting goaltender as a sophomore in the latter half of the year. He remained in goal for the following two seasons and was regarded as the best goaltender in the country at the time. After graduating, York remained in the area and would later join the university as an assistant coach, helping them capture two intercollegiate titles in the 1920s.

He returned for a third time in 1929, taking over as the head coach for the first junior varsity team in school history. A year later, he accepted the head coaching position after the departure of Lawrence Noble. York inherited a program that had won back-to-back championships but had also lost several of its top players to graduation. Despite the inconvenience, he was able to lead the team to another championship in his first season, as well as an undefeated record against collegiate opponents. Yale remained one of the top college teams over the next several years but York was unable to win a second championship. In 1935–36 the team took a sudden turn downward and posted its first losing season in a decade. The succeeding two years saw only modest improvements and rumors began to swirl about York's job.

Even after winning the big three title by downing Harvard and Princeton, the school was unhappy with the state of the team, though he remained popular with the players and the student body. Immediately after the season, Malcolm Farmer, chairman of the athletic association, announced that he was hiring former NHLer Murray Murdoch as the team's assistant coach. At the time, Farmer insisted that that the school was not putting any pressure on York to resign but also that they believed York's real estate business in the Virgin Islands may cause the coach to be called away from the team in future years. Less than a month after that announcement, York abruptly resigned as head coach. The New York Herald Tribune had reported that York had been given an ultimatum that if he did not resign, he would be reassigned to an advisory role without pay. The article expressed the belief that Murdoch had been given prior assurances that he would be head coach by the start of the following season. Farmer denied the accusations.

Career statistics

			Regular season
Season	Team	League	GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
1914–15	Yale	IHL	9	5	4	0	380	20	0	2.11	—
1915–16	Yale	IHL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1916–17	Yale	IHL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Note: assists were not an official statistic at the time.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Postseason
Yale Bulldogs Independent (1930–1938)
1930–31	Yale	15–1–1	East Intercollegiate Champion
1931–32	Yale	11–7–2
1932–33	Yale	11–8–0
1933–34	Yale	8–8–1
1934–35	Yale	14–7–0
1935–36	Yale	6–13–0
1936–37	Yale	6–11–0
1937–38	Yale	7–11–1
Yale:		78–66–5
Total:		78–66–5
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

References

"Holcomb York Year-by-Year Coaching Record". USCHO. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
"Two Princeton Men on All-College Hockey Team". The Daily Princetonian. March 3, 1916. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
"Harvard Ranked Ahead of Princeton in Hockey". The Daily Princetonian. March 20, 1917. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
"SEASON'S INITIAL PRACTICE HELD BY ELI HOCKEY TEAM". Yale Daily News. November 20, 1929. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
"YALE MEN'S HOCKEY RESULTS, 1895 - 2020" (PDF). Yale Bulldogs. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
"Holc York Out As Hockey Coach; A. A. Signs Murdoch of Rangers". Yale Daily News. April 11, 1938. Retrieved December 18, 2024.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com

Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey

Venues

Yale Rink (1911–1913)
Yale Arena (1913–1914)
New Haven Arena (1914–1917, 1921–1924, 1927–1958)
Ingalls Rink (1958–present)

Head coaches

Fred Rocque (1916–17)
Talbot Hunter (1919–20)
Francis Bangs (1920–21)
Clarence Wanamaker (1921–28)
Lawrence Noble (1928–30)
Holcomb York (1930–38)
Murray Murdoch (1938–65)
Richard Gagliardi (1965–72)
Paul Lufkin (1972–76)
Tim Taylor (1976–83, 1984–93, 1994–2006)
Mike Gilligan (1983–84)
Daniel Poliziani (1993–94)
Keith Allain (2006–present)

Seasons

1895–96
1896–97
1897–98
1898–99
1899–1900
1900–01
1901–02
1902–03
1903–04
1904–05
1905–06
1906–07
1907–08
1908–09
1909–10
1910–11
1911–12
1912–13
1913–14
1914–15
1915–16
1916–17
1917–18
1918–19
1919–20
1920–21
1921–22
1922–23
1923–24
1924–25
1925–26
1926–27
1927–28
1928–29
1929–30
1930–31
1931–32
1932–33
1933–34
1934–35
1935–36
1936–37
1937–38
1938–39
1939–40
1940–41
1941–42
1942–43
1943–44
1944–45
1945–46
1946–47
1947–48
1948–49
1949–50
1950–51
1951–52
1952–53
1953–54
1954–55
1955–56
1956–57
1957–58
1958–59
1959–60
1960–61
1961–62
1962–63
1963–64
1964–65
1965–66
1966–67
1967–68
1968–69
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
1999–2000
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

Underline denotes Championship season, underlined italics denotes NCAA Championship season

Conference affiliations

Intercollegiate Hockey Association (1898–1912)
Intercollegiate Hockey League (1912–1917)
Triangular Hockey League (1919–1926)
Pentagonal League (1933–1943, 1946–1955)
ECAC Hockey (1961–Present)

Rivalries

Culture & lore

Connecticut Ice

All-time leaders

National championships

2013

Frozen Four appearances

1952
2013

NCAA Tournament appearances

Conference Tournament titles

ECAC: 2009
2011

Categories:

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	He returned for a third time in 1929, taking over as the head coach for the first junior varsity team in school history.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://ydnhistorical.library.yale.edu/?a=d&d=YDN19291120-01.2.2&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------false \|title=SEASON'S INITIAL PRACTICE HELD BY ELI HOCKEY TEAM \|work=Yale Daily News \|date=November 20, 1929 \|accessdate=December 18, 2024}}</ref> A year later, he accepted the head coaching position after the departure of ]. York inherited a program that had won back-to-back championships but had also lost several of its top players to graduation. Despite the inconvenience, he was able to lead the team to another championship in his first season, as well as an undefeated record against collegiate opponents.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/yalebulldogs.com/documents/2020/6/16/YearxYearth_Yalehockey_docx_2_.pdf \|title=YALE MEN'S HOCKEY RESULTS, 1895 - 2020 \|work=Yale Bulldogs \|accessdate=December 18, 2024}}</ref> Yale remained one of the top college teams over the next several years but York was unable to win a second championship. In 1935–36 the team took a sudden turn downward and posted its first losing season in a decade. The succeeding two years saw only modest improvements and rumors began to swirl about York's job.		He returned for a third time in 1929, taking over as the head coach for the first junior varsity team in school history.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://ydnhistorical.library.yale.edu/?a=d&d=YDN19291120-01.2.2&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------false \|title=SEASON'S INITIAL PRACTICE HELD BY ELI HOCKEY TEAM \|work=Yale Daily News \|date=November 20, 1929 \|accessdate=December 18, 2024}}</ref> A year later, he accepted the head coaching position after the departure of ]. York inherited a program that had won back-to-back championships but had also lost several of its top players to graduation. Despite the inconvenience, he was able to lead the team to another championship in his first season, as well as an undefeated record against collegiate opponents.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/yalebulldogs.com/documents/2020/6/16/YearxYearth_Yalehockey_docx_2_.pdf \|title=YALE MEN'S HOCKEY RESULTS, 1895 - 2020 \|work=Yale Bulldogs \|accessdate=December 18, 2024}}</ref> Yale remained one of the top college teams over the next several years but York was unable to win a second championship. In 1935–36 the team took a sudden turn downward and posted its first losing season in a decade. The succeeding two years saw only modest improvements and rumors began to swirl about York's job.

	Even after winning the big three title by downing Harvard and Princeton, the school was unhappy with the state of the team, though he remained popular with the players and the student body. Immediately after the season, Malcolm Farmer, chairman of the athletic association, announced that he was hiring former ] ] as the team's assistant coach. At the time, Farmer insisted that that the school was not putting any pressure on York to resign but also that they believed York's real estate business in the ] may cause the coach to be called away from the team in future years.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://ydnhistorical.library.yale.edu/?a=d&d=YDN19380411-01.2.11&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------false \|title=Holc York Out As Hockey Coach; A. A. Signs Murdoch of Rangers \|work=Yale Daily News \|date=April 11, 1938 \|accessdate=December 18, 2024}}</ref> Less than a month after that announcement, York abruptly resigned as head coach. The ] had reported that York had been given an ultimatum that if he did not resign, he would be reassigned to an advisory role without pay. The article expressed the belief that Murdoch had been given prior assurances that he would be head coach by the start of the following season ~~but~~ Farmer denied the accusations.		Even after winning the big three title by downing Harvard and Princeton, the school was unhappy with the state of the team, though he remained popular with the players and the student body. Immediately after the season, Malcolm Farmer, chairman of the athletic association, announced that he was hiring former ] ] as the team's assistant coach. At the time, Farmer insisted that that the school was not putting any pressure on York to resign but also that they believed York's real estate business in the ] may cause the coach to be called away from the team in future years.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://ydnhistorical.library.yale.edu/?a=d&d=YDN19380411-01.2.11&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------false \|title=Holc York Out As Hockey Coach; A. A. Signs Murdoch of Rangers \|work=Yale Daily News \|date=April 11, 1938 \|accessdate=December 18, 2024}}</ref> Less than a month after that announcement, York abruptly resigned as head coach. The ] had reported that York had been given an ultimatum that if he did not resign, he would be reassigned to an advisory role without pay. The article expressed the belief that Murdoch had been given prior assurances that he would be head coach by the start of the following season. Farmer denied the accusations.

	==Career statistics==		==Career statistics==