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Blaise MacDonald is an American college ice hockey coach currently heading the men's team at Colby College.
Current position | |
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Title | Head Coach |
Team | Colby College[1] |
Conference | New England Small College Athletic Conference |
Biographical details | |
Born | Billerica, Massachusetts, USA |
Alma mater | Rochester Institute of Technology |
Playing career | |
1981–1985 | RIT |
Position(s) | Defenceman |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1985–1987 | Dartmouth (assistant) |
1987–1988 | Princeton (assistant) |
1988–1990 | Massachusetts–Lowell (assistant) |
1990–1996 | Boston University (assistant) |
1996–2001 | Niagara |
2001–2011 | Massachusetts–Lowell |
2011–2012 | Massachusetts (assistant) |
2012–Present | Colby |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 321–324–87 (.498) |
Tournaments | 3–2 (.600) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
2000 CHA Champion 2000 CHA Tournament champion 2018 NESCAC tournament champion | |
Awards | |
2000 CHA Coach of the Year 2018 Edward Jeremiah Award | |
Previously he was an assistant coach at Dartmouth (1986–87), Princeton (1987–88), UMass Lowell (1988–90) and Boston University (1991–96),[2] and a head coach at Niagara (1996–2001), where he compiled an all-time record of 91–58–17 and UMass Lowell (2001–11) with an overall record of 150–178–44.
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Niagara Purple Eagles (ECAC West) (1996–1998) | |||||||||
1996–97 | Niagara | 16–9–2 | 6–2–2 | 2nd | Ineligible | ||||
1997–98 | Niagara | 14–10–3 | 8–1–1 | 1st | ECAC West Champion | ||||
Niagara: | 30–19–5 | 14–3–3 | |||||||
Niagara Purple Eagles Independent (1998–1999) | |||||||||
1998–99 | Niagara | 17–12–3 | |||||||
Niagara: | 17–12–3 | ||||||||
Niagara Purple Eagles (CHA) (1999–2001) | |||||||||
1999–00 | Niagara | 30–8–4 | 15–0–2 | 1st | NCAA West Regional semifinals | ||||
2000–01 | Niagara | 14–19–5 | 10–7–3 | 2nd | CHA consolation game (Tie) | ||||
Niagara: | 44–27–9 | 25–7–5 | |||||||
Massachusetts–Lowell River Hawks (Hockey East) (2001–2011) | |||||||||
2001–02 | Massachusetts–Lowell | 22–13–3 | 12–9–3 | 4th | Hockey East Semifinals | ||||
2002–03 | Massachusetts–Lowell | 11–20–5 | 4–16–4 | t-8th | Hockey East Quarterfinals | ||||
2003–04 | Massachusetts–Lowell | 15–18–7 | 7–12–5 | 6th | Hockey East Quarterfinals | ||||
2004–05 | Massachusetts–Lowell | 20–12–4 | 11–10–3 | 5th | Hockey East Quarterfinals | ||||
2005–06 | Massachusetts–Lowell | 14–20–2 | 11–14–2 | 7th | Hockey East Quarterfinals | ||||
2006–07 | Massachusetts–Lowell | 8–21–7 | 7–16–4 | 9th | |||||
2007–08 | Massachusetts–Lowell | 16–17–4 | 10–13–4 | 7th | Hockey East Quarterfinals | ||||
2008–09 | Massachusetts–Lowell | 20–16–2 | 14–11–2 | 5th | Hockey East runner-up | ||||
2009–10 | Massachusetts–Lowell | 19–16–4 | 12–11–4 | t-3rd | Hockey East Quarterfinals | ||||
2010–11 | Massachusetts–Lowell | 5–25–4 | 4–21–2 | 10th | |||||
Massachusetts–Lowell: | 150–178–42 | 92–133–33 | |||||||
Colby Mules (NESCAC) (2012–present) | |||||||||
2012–13 | Colby | 7–15–3 | 5–11–2 | 7th | NESCAC quarterfinals | ||||
2013–14 | Colby | 11–11–3 | 8–9–1 | t-6th | NESCAC quarterfinals | ||||
2014–15 | Colby | 5–16–3 | 2–13–3 | 9th | |||||
2015–16 | Colby | 9–11–5 | 6–9–3 | t-7th | NESCAC quarterfinals | ||||
2016–17 | Colby | 13–7–4 | 11–4–3 | 2nd | NESCAC quarterfinals | ||||
2017–18 | Colby | 17–11–2 | 9–7–2 | T–5th | NCAA Frozen Four | ||||
2018–19 | Colby | 10–10–5 | 7–7–4 | 6th | NESCAC quarterfinals | ||||
2019–20 | Colby | 7–14–3 | 3–13–2 | 10th | |||||
2020–21 | Colby | 1–3–0 | — | N/A | |||||
Colby: | 80–88–28 | 51–73–20 | |||||||
Total: | 321–324–87 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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