Fred Rocque

Napoleon Frederick Rocque (April 22, 1880 – February 5, 1956) was a Canadian ice hockey coach who was active in the United States during the 1910s and 1920s.

Fred Rocque

Rocque in 1923.
Biographical details
Born	(1880-04-22)April 22, 1880 Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Died	February 5, 1956(1956-02-05) (aged 75) Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Hockey
1912–1915	Dartmouth
1914–1916	Boston Arenas
1916–1917	Yale
1920–1923	Boston College
1922–1923	Boston Athletic Association
1923–1924	Minneapolis Millers
1924–1925	Minneapolis Rockets
1925–1927	Boston College

Rocque (pictured as #8) with the Boston Arenas during the 1914–15 season.

Career

Born in Sherbrooke, Rocque played ice hockey as a goaltender in his hometown in Canada before moving to the United States.^[1]

Rocque coached hockey at two Ivy League schools: Dartmouth and Yale. At Dartmouth, he coached the likes of Clarence Wanamaker and Lawrence Whitney. The former would succeed him as head coach at the school, as well as at Yale, though not immediately. After Yale, Rocque moved to Boston College, when he was hired by Francis A. Reynolds. While in Boston, Rocque also coached the Boston Arenas and the Boston Athletic Association Unicorns hockey teams.^[2] Between 1923 and 1925 he coached in Minneapolis.

Rocque died in Somerville on February 5, 1956, from injuries sustained in an accident six days earlier.^[3]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Dartmouth (IHA) (1912–1913)
1912–13	Dartmouth	8–2–0	1–1–0	2nd
Dartmouth:		8–2–0	1–1–0
Dartmouth Independent (1913–1915)
1913–14	Dartmouth	7–2–0
1914–15	Dartmouth	4–3–0
Dartmouth:		11–5–0
Yale Bulldogs Independent (1916–1917)
1916–17	Yale	10–4–0
Yale:		10–4–0
Boston College Eagles Independent (1920–1923)
1920–21	Boston College	6–2–0
1921–22	Boston College	5–3–1
1922–23	Boston College	12–1–1
Boston College Eagles Independent (1925–1927)
1925–26	Boston College	6–9–1
1926–27	Boston College	3–3–0
Boston College:		32–18–3
Total:		61–29–3
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

1. "ROCQUE HOCKEY COACH AT YALE" The Harvard Crimson, Dec. 15, 1916. Retrieved Jan. 9, 2020.
2. Before the Stars: Early Major League Hockey and the St. Paul Athletic Club Team (pg. 120). Godin, Roger A.. Minnesota Historical Society Press (2005).
3. "Noted Hockey Coach, Dies in Somerville", Boston Globe, Feb. 6, 1956, pg. 11