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Edward Paul Donato (born April 28, 1969) is an American former ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL), and is currently the head coach at Harvard University.[1] Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Donato grew up in Dedham, a suburb to the southwest. His son Ryan was selected by the Boston Bruins in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft and currently plays with the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL.
Ted Donato | |||
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Born |
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | April 28, 1969||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Boston Bruins New York Islanders Ottawa Senators Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Dallas Stars Los Angeles Kings St. Louis Blues New York Rangers | ||
National team |
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NHL draft |
98th overall, 1987 Boston Bruins | ||
Playing career | 1991–2004 | ||
Coaching career | |||
Current position | |||
Title | Head coach | ||
Team | Harvard | ||
Conference | ECAC Hockey | ||
Biographical details | |||
Alma mater | Harvard | ||
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |||
2004–present | Harvard | ||
Head coaching record | |||
Overall | 305–259–72 (.536) | ||
Tournaments | 2–8 (.200) | ||
Accomplishments and honors | |||
Championships | |||
2006 ECAC Tournament champion 2015 ECAC tournament champion 2017 ECAC regular season champion 2017 ECAC tournament champion 2022 ECAC tournament champion | |||
Donato was selected 98th overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins. He played his high school hockey at Catholic Memorial, college hockey at Harvard University, and then moved up to the NHL for the 1991–92 season. Donato played 796 career NHL games, scoring 150 goals and 197 assists for 347 points. During his career, Donato played for the Bruins, New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Dallas Stars, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, and New York Rangers.
He played his youth hockey for the Hyde Park Eagles, a Boston neighborhood organization, where a banner still hangs honoring his time playing for Hyde Park Youth Hockey.
Donato is the second professional hockey player to appear on the show The Price Is Right (winning his way on-stage and making it to the Showcase Showdown), the first player in the NHL to appear.
Donato is currently the head coach of his alma mater, Harvard University.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1986–87 | Catholic Memorial School | HS-MA | 22 | 29 | 34 | 63 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | Harvard Crimson | ECAC | 28 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | Harvard Crimson | ECAC | 34 | 14 | 37 | 51 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | Harvard Crimson | ECAC | 16 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Harvard Crimson | ECAC | 28 | 19 | 37 | 56 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | United States | Intl | 52 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
1992–93 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 82 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1993–94 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 84 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 59 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | ||
1994–95 | TuTo Hockey | SM-l | 14 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 47 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
1995–96 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 82 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
1996–97 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 67 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 79 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1998–99 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | New York Islanders | NHL | 55 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1999–2000 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 81 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 65 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2001–02 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 36 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
2001–02 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | New York Islanders | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 18 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | New York Rangers | NHL | 49 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 63 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2003–04 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 15 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 796 | 150 | 197 | 347 | 396 | 58 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 22 |
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1988 | United States | WJC | 6th | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | |
1992 | United States | OG | 4th | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | |
1997 | United States | WC | 6th | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
1999 | United States | WC | 6th | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | |
2002 | United States | WC | 7th | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
Junior totals | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | ||||
Senior totals | 29 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 24 |
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Harvard Crimson (ECAC Hockey) (2004–present) | |||||||||
2004–05 | Harvard | 21–10–3 | 15–5–2 | 2nd | NCAA Northeast Regional Semifinals | ||||
2005–06 | Harvard | 21–12–2 | 13–8–2 | 4th | NCAA East Regional Semifinals | ||||
2006–07 | Harvard | 14–17–2 | 10–10–2 | t-7th | ECAC Quarterfinals | ||||
2007–08 | Harvard | 17–13–4 | 12–7–3 | 3rd | ECAC Runner-Up | ||||
2008–09 | Harvard | 9–16–6 | 9–7–6 | t-5th | ECAC First Round | ||||
2009–10 | Harvard | 9–21–3 | 7–12–3 | t-8th | ECAC Quarterfinals | ||||
2010–11 | Harvard | 12–21–1 | 7–14–1 | 6th | ECAC Quarterfinals | ||||
2011–12 | Harvard | 13–10–11 | 8–5–9 | 3rd | ECAC Runner-Up | ||||
2012–13 | Harvard | 10–19–3 | 6–14–2 | 12th | ECAC First Round | ||||
2013–14 | Harvard | 10–17–4 | 6–12–4 | 11th | ECAC First Round | ||||
2014–15 | Harvard | 21–13–3 | 11–8–3 | 6th | NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinals | ||||
2015–16 | Harvard | 19–11–4 | 12–6–4 | 3rd | NCAA Northeast Regional Semifinals | ||||
2016–17 | Harvard | 28–6–2 | 16–4–2 | t-1st | NCAA Frozen Four | ||||
2017–18 | Harvard | 15–14–4 | 11–8–3 | 4th | ECAC Semifinals | ||||
2018–19 | Harvard | 19–11–3 | 13–7–2 | T–3rd | NCAA Northeast Regional Semifinals | ||||
2019–20 | Harvard | 15–10–6 | 11–6–5 | 5th | ECAC Quarterfinals | ||||
2021–22 | Harvard | 21–11–3 | 14–6–2 | T–2nd | NCAA East Regional Semifinals | ||||
2022–23 | Harvard | 24–8–2 | 18–4–0 | 2nd | NCAA Northeast Regional Semifinals | ||||
2023–24 | Harvard | 7–19–6 | 6–10–6 | 8th | ECAC Quarterfinals | ||||
Harvard: | 305–259–72 | 205–163–61 | |||||||
Total: | 305–259–72 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Award | Year | |
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All-NCAA All-Tournament team | 1989 | [2] |
All-ECAC Hockey First Team | 1990–91 |
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