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Brown Bears men's ice hockey
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Brown Bears men's ice hockey athletic logo
University Brown University
Conference ECAC Hockey
First season 1897–98
Head coach Brendan Whittet
12th season, 107–203–46 (.365)
Captain(s) Dennis Robertson
Arena Meehan Auditorium
Capacity: 2,495
Surface: 200' x 85'
Location Providence, Rhode Island
Colors Seal Brown, Cardinal Red, and White[1]
              
NCAA Tournament Runner-up
1951
NCAA Tournament Frozen Four
1951, 1965, 1976
NCAA Tournament appearances
1951, 1965, 1976, 1993
Current uniform
ECAC-Uniform-Brown

The Brown Bears men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents Brown University. The Bears are a member of ECAC Hockey. They play at the Meehan Auditorium in Providence, Rhode Island.[2]

History[]

Brown's first hockey team

Brown University 1897–98
First Brown University hockey team in 1897–98. From left: Robert Steere, Harris Bucklin, Jesse Pevear, Irving Hunt, Albert Barrows, Charles Cooke, Horace Day.
First game of intercollegiate ice hockey plaque
Plaque in Meehan Auditorium honors the first game

The men's ice hockey team at Brown is one of the country's oldest programs, having played their first game in 1898.[3] By 1906, however, the team had lost 16 straight contests, failing to score a goal in 9 games during that stretch. The program suspended operations after 1906 and remained shuttered for 20 years. When the team returned to the ice they brought with them their first official head coach. Though James Gardner only lasted one season behind the bench the team performed much better with a hand at the tiller and quickly built up to be a respected program. In 1939 the team again suspended operations, but this time it was due to the onset of World War II. Brown's team remained out of commission for the entire duration of the war and didn't return until several years after its conclusion, finally hitting the ice again in 1947.

In only 4 years the team climbed all the way to 17–5 record, receiving the top eastern seed for the 1951 NCAA tournament. Though they ultimately fell in the title game Brown had become one of the better teams in college hockey and, excluding a brief period in the earls '60s, would remain so for the next 30 years. When the 1980s rolled around the Bears result started turning sour and Brown found itself looking up at the rest of college hockey. Since 1981 Brown has produced only six winning seasons and more than half of their campaigns have ended with single-digit win totals. The Bears had a brief resurgence in the mid-1990s, managing to make the tournament in 1993 but bowed out after only 1 game.

Season-by-season results[3][]

Brown Olympians[4][]

Brown has sent five members of its team to the Olympics. Three former players, Donald Whiston (Silver, 1952), Robert Gaudreau (1968) and Mike Mastrullo (1984 and 1992) represented their respective nations as players, former player Tim Bothwell was an assistant coach on the gold medal-winning 2006 Canadian women's team and former assistant coach Jack Ferreira was an assistant GM for the US men's team in 1998.

Awards and honors[]

US Hockey Hall of Fame[5][]

Other Awards[]

Spencer Penrose Award

Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award

NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player

AHCA First Team All-Americans

AHCA Second Team All-Americans

ECAC Hockey Player of the Year

ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year

Tim Taylor Award

ECAC Hockey Outstanding Defenseman

ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Defenseman

Ken Dryden Award

First Team All-ECAC Hockey

Second Team All-ECAC Hockey

Third Team All-ECAC Hockey

ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team

  • 1989–90: Mike Ross, F
  • 1990–91: Geoff Finch, G
  • 1991–92: Mike Traggio, D
  • 1992–93: Ryan Mulhern, F
  • 1994–95: Jimmy Andersson, D
  • 2003–04: Brian Ihnacak, F
  • 2004–05: Sean Hurley, D
  • 2008–09: Jeff Buvinow, D
  • 2010–11: Dennis Robertson, D
  • 2015–16: Max Gottlieb, D; Tommy Marchin, F

Brown Hall of Fame[]

The following is a list of Brown's men's ice hockey players who were elected into the Brown University Athletic Hall of Fame (graduating class in parenthesis).[6]

  • Philip Lingham (1930)
  • Westcott Moulton (1931)
  • Alden Walls (1931)
  • G. Edward Crane (1931)
  • Jackson Skillings (1937)
  • Foster Davis Jr. (1939)
  • George Menard (1950)
  • Warren Priestly (1951)
  • Anthony Malo (1951)
  • Donald Whiston (1951)
  • James M Sutherland (Captain)& his entire team of 1950-51 runner up in 1951 NCAA Tournament
  • John Gilbert Jr. (1952)
  • Albert Gubbins (1952)
  • Jake Murphy (1952)
  • Donald Sennott (1952)
  • Bob Wheeler (1952)
  • Robert Borah (1955)
  • Daniel Keefe (1955)
  • S. Russell Kingman Jr. (1956)

  • Peter Tutless (1956)
  • F. Rodney Dashnaw (1958)
  • Harry Batchelder Jr. (1958)
  • David Kelley (1960)
  • J. Allan Soares (1960)
  • Donald Eccleston (1965)
  • Leon Bryant (1965)
  • Terry Chapman (1965)
  • W. Bruce Darling (1966)
  • David Ferguson (1966)
  • Robert Gaudreau (1966)
  • R. Dennis Macks (1967)
  • F. Wayne Small (1968)
  • James Fullerton (1968, honorary)
  • Robert Devaney (1969)
  • Donald McGinnis (1970)
  • Curt Bennett (1970)

  • Keith Smith (1974)
  • Bill Gilligan (1977)
  • Kevin McCabe (1977)
  • Robert McIntosh (1977)
  • Tim Bothwell (1978)
  • James Bennett (1979)
  • Michael Laycock (1979)
  • Michael Mastrullo (1979)
  • Mark Holden (1980)
  • Christopher Harvey (1990)
  • Steven King (1991)
  • Michael Brewer (1992)
  • Derek Chauvette (1993)
  • Scott Hanley (1993)
  • Mike Traggio (1995)
  • Ryan Mulhern (1996)
  • Yann Danis (2004)

Statistical Leaders[7][]

Career points leaders[]

Player Years GP G A Pts PIM
Bill Gilligan 1974–77 81 68 112 180
Bob McIntosh 1974–77 78 81 79 160
Don Sennott 1949–52 64 66 93 159
Bob Wheeler 1949–52 61 86 63 149
Wayne Small 1965–68 73 68 76 144
Curt Bennett 1967–70 71 50 85 135
Derek Chauvette 1989–93 117 34 99 133
Dennis Macks 1964–67 79 59 72 131
Leon Bryant 1963–65 77 55 75 130
Terry Chapman 1962–65 78 67 60 127

Career Goaltending Leaders[]

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Minimum 10 games

Player Years GP Min GA SO SV% GAA
Anthony Borelli 2009–2013 35 1852 63 4 .935 2.04
Yann Danis 2000–2004 100 6013 220 13 .930 2.20
Adam D'Alba 2004–2006 54 3129 141 3 .917 2.70
Lou Reycroft 1969–1970 0 .896 2.85
Dave Ferguson 1963–1966 181 1 .901 2.86

Statistics current through the start of the 2018–19 season.

All-time coaching records[]

As of the completion of 2018–19 season[8]

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
2009–Present Brendan Whittet 11 107–203–46 .365
1997–2009 Roger Grillo 12 120–205–52 .387
1988–97 Bob Gaudet 9 93–142–31 .408
1982–88 Herb Hammond 6 36–114–3 .245
1978–82 Paul Schilling 4 34–66–3 .345
1974–78 Richard Toomey 4 68–41–2 .622
1970–74 J. Allan Soares 4 44–47–1 .484
1955–70 James Fullerton 15 176–168–9 .511
1952–55 Donald Whiston 3 27–27–1 .500
1947–52 Westcott Moulton 5 54–38–1 .586
1938–39 Arthur Lesieur 1 6–7–0 .462
1931–33 Robert Taylor 2 11–12–1 .479
1929–31, 1933–38 Thomas Taylor 7 50–32–1 .608
1927–29 Jean Dubuc 2 12–13–0 .480
1926–27 James Gardner 8 4–4–0 .500
Totals 15 coaches 94 seasons 858–1158–154 .431

Roster[]

As of September 1, 2020.[9]

# S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Flag of Michigan Durham, JamesJames Durham Freshman G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-03-27 Grand Rapids, Michigan Des Moines (USHL)
2 Flag of Connecticut Krys, LukeLuke Krys Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-09-27 Ridgefield, Connecticut Salisbury (USHS–CT)
3 Flag of Ontario Albert, LukeLuke Albert Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1998-08-17 Fergus, Ontario Bonnyville (AJHL)
4 Flag of Utah Ferrario, AneaAnea Ferrario (A) Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-08-09 Ogden, Utah Sioux City (USHL)
5 Flag of Massachusetts Taylor, BenBen Taylor Senior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-04-25 Falmouth, Massachusetts Nanaimo (BCHL)
6 Flag of Wisconsin Stillwell, TonyTony Stillwell (C) Senior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1997-04-18 Green Bay, Wisconsin Green Bay (USHL)
7 Flag of Minnesota Jallen, JustinJustin Jallen Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1998-01-06 St. Paul, Minnesota Northeast (NAHL)
9 Flag of Florida Marshall, ConnorConnor Marshall Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-10-10 Parkland, Florida Northeast (NAHL)
10 Flag of Michigan Russell, JonnyJonny Russell Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1998-01-31 Traverse City, Michigan Des Moines (USHL)
11 Flag of British Columbia Plessis, NathanNathan Plessis Sophomore F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-02-28 Salmon Arm, British Columbia Brooks (AJHL)
12 Flag of Pennsylvania Sutton, MattMatt Sutton Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-05-26 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Omaha (USHL)
13 Flag of Alberta Kinash, MatthewMatthew Kinash Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-12-15 Edmonton, Alberta Drayton Valley (AJHL)
14 Flag of New York Berger, ChrisChris Berger Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-04-14 Buffalo, New York Des Moines (USHL)
15 Flag of Massachusetts Andreozzi, TonyTony Andreozzi Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-04-16 Winchester, Massachusetts Salmon Arm (BCHL)
16 Flag of Alberta Crozier, TristanTristan Crozier (C) Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1998-02-23 Calgary, Alberta Nanaimo (BCHL)
17 Flag of Ontario Cocca, BradleyBradley Cocca Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-08-13 Toronto, Ontario Merritt (BCHL)
18 Flag of Ontario Harris, JakeJake Harris Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1998-04-10 Toronto, Ontario Nanaimo (BCHL)
19 Flag of Finland Niinisaari, SamuliSamuli Niinisaari Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1998-08-11 Hamina, Finland Lincoln (USHL)
20 Flag of Norway Weberg, JoachimJoachim Weberg Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1996-06-21 Oslo, Norway Jersey (USPHL)
21 Flag of California Mehr, AlecAlec Mehr Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1997-01-11 Los Angeles, California Bloomington (USHL)
22 Flag of New York Holmes, MattyMatty Holmes Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-02-22 Rye, New York Chilliwack (BCHL)
23 Flag of British Columbia Munro, JacksonJackson Munro Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-02-11 Vancouver, British Columbia Alberni Valley (BCHL)
24 Flag of Ontario Dawson, DorianDorian Dawson Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-05-29 Collingwood, Ontario Sioux City (USHL)
25 Flag of Illinois Maloney, MichaelMichael Maloney Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-02-17 McHenry, Illinois Omaha (USHL)
26 Flag of Colorado Crossman, JamesJames Crossman Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-11-23 Denver, Colorado Jamestown (NAHL)
27 Flag of New York Tonelli, JordanJordan Tonelli Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-06-30 Armonk, New York Cedar Rapids (USHL)
28 Flag of Manitoba Burston, ColinColin Burston Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-03-28 Winnipeg, Manitoba Wenatchee (BCHL)
29 Flag of Colorado Quisenberry, ColeCole Quisenberry Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-03-22 Denver, Colorado Chicago (USHL)
33 Flag of New York Vinal, GabrielGabriel Vinal Junior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-01-12 Syracuse, New York Aberdeen (NAHL)
35 Flag of Illinois Kania, LukeLuke Kania (A) Senior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1996-01-24 Chicago, Illinois Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)

Brown Bears in the NHL[]

The following is a list of Brown's men's ice hockey alumni who played in the NHL/WHA.[6]

= NHL All-Star Team = NHL All-Star[10] = NHL All-Star[10] and NHL All-Star Team
Player Position Team(s) Years Stanley Cups
Curt Bennett Center STL, NYR, ATF 1970–1980 0
Tim Bothwell Defenseman NYR, STL, HFD 1999–2000 0
Yann Danis Goaltender MTL, NYI, NJD, EDM 2005–2016 0
Brian Eklund Goaltender TBL 2005–2006 0
Bobby Farnham Right Wing PIT, NJD, MTL 2014–2017 0
Ryan Garbutt Left Wing DAL, CHI, ANA 2011–2017 0
Garnet Hathaway Right Wing CGY, WSH 2015–Present 0
Mark Holden Goaltender MTL, WPG 1981–1985 0
Steven King Right Wing NYR, ANA 1992–1996 0
Neil Labatte Defenseman STL 1978–1982 0
Nick Lappin Right Wing NJD 2016–Present 0
Matt Lorito Left Wing DET 2016–2017 0
Ryan Mulhern Right Wing WSH 1997–1998 0
Todd Simpson Defenseman CGY, FLA, PHO, ANA, OTT, CHI, MTL 1995–2006 0
Brian Stapleton Right Wing WSH 1975–1976 0
Aaron Volpatti Left Wing VAN, WSH 2010–2015 0
Harry Zolnierczyk Left Wing PHI, PIT, NYI, ANA, NSH 2011–2017 0

WHA[]

Several players also were members of WHA teams.

Player Position Team(s) Years Avco Cups
John Bennett Wing PHB 1972–1973 0
Bill Gilligan Right Wing CIN 1977–1979 0
Dave Given Forward VCB 1974–1975 0

See also[]

References[]

  1. Brown University Visual Identity Policy and Strategy. Retrieved on September 23, 2020.
  2. Archived copy.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Brown Men's Hockey Season-by-Season Results. Brown Bears.
  4. Brown Men's Hockey All-Time Olympians. Brown Bears.
  5. United States Hockey Hall of Fame. Hockey Central.co.uk.
  6. 6.0 6.1 2009 Men's Ice Hockey Media Guide Part 2. Brown Bears.
  7. All-Time Top 10 Records (Career). Brown Bears.
  8. Brown Men's Hockey Team History.
  9. 2019–20 Men's Hockey Roster. Brown.
  10. 10.0 10.1 Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.

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