Middlebury Panthers men's ice hockey

The Middlebury Panthers are a Men's Division III, team in the New England Small College Athletic Conference. The team previously played in the ECAC East conference and its predecessor leagues until the NESCAC was founded in 1999.

Both teams play out of the Chip Kenyon '85 Arena located on the school's campus in Middlebury, Vermont. The men's team previously played out of the Duke Nelson Arena from 1948 until the opening of the Chip Kenyon '85 Arena. Prior to playing in "the Duke" the team played in an open air rink at the same site. The shell for the Duke was taken from the former Sampson Air Force Base in upstate New York.

Men's program
The men's program dates back to the 1922-23 season. As the program evolved the school won six consecutive Vermont State Championships from 1927 to 1932. The team disbanded for three seasons during World War II (1943-1946). The team won four more consecutive state championships from 1948 to 1951. The team won ECAC championships in 1979 and 1991 and NESCAC championships in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2010. The team won NCAA championships in 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004, and 2006.

Conferences

 * Independent (1922-1943, 1946-1950)
 * Tri-State League (1950-1959)
 * NCAA Independent (1959-1961)
 * ECAC Division II (1961-1985)
 * ECAC East (1985-1999)
 * New England Small College Athletic Conference (1999-present)

Arenas

 * Middlebury Outdoor Rink (1922-1948)
 * Duke Nelson Arena (1948-1999) known as War Memorial Field House (1948-1985)
 * Chip Kenyon '85 Arena (1999-present)

Head Coaches

 * Edwin Drost (1922-1924) 0-9-1
 * John Leary (1925-1926) 1-2-0
 * William McLauglin (1926-1927) 5-3-0
 * Carleton Simmons (1927-1929) 13-1-0
 * Roy Clogston (1929-1930) 6-3-0
 * Richard Phelan (1930-1933) 16-7-1
 * Walter "Duke" Nelson (1933-1936) 14-23-1
 * John Nash (1936-1940) 14-29-4
 * George Ackerstrom (1940-1942) 9-16-3
 * George Phinny (1942-1943) 3-10-0
 * Team inactive 1943 to 1946
 * Walter "Duke" Nelson (1946-1964) 194-143-5 (208-166-6 overall)
 * Wendall Forbes (1964-1986) 254-234-18
 * Bill Beaney (1986-2002) 305-96-19
 * Neal Sinclair (2002-2003) 22-5-2 (Beaney on sabbatical)
 * Bill Beaney (2003-2015) 211-88-32 (516-184-51 overall)
 * Neal Sinclair (2015-present) 33-72-19 (55-77-21 overall) as of completion of 2019-20 season

Links

 * NESCAC men's ice hockey website
 * Middlebury Panthers men's ice hockey website