| Curry Colonels men's ice hockey | |
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| Institution: | Curry College |
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| Location: | Milton, Massachusetts |
| School founded: | 1879 |
| Enrollment: | 4,182 |
| Colors: | Purple, Black, and White |
| Home Arena: | Canton Ice House |
| Men's Team | |
| Conference: | Commonwealth Coast Conference |
| Coach: | T.J. Manastersky |
| Conf. Championships: | 2005, 2010, 2011 |
The Curry Colonels are a Men's Division III team in Commonwealth Coast Conference. Curry College is located in Milton, Massachusetts, an immediate southern suburb of Boston.
The team was based out of the Max Ulin Rink (a public owned rink) near the campus (3 miles/5km away) in Milton, Massachusetts until announcing the relocation of the program to the Canton Ice House in Canton, Massachusetts. The move was also accompanied by the news that the college was exploring adding women's ice hockey in the not to distant future,[1]
Program[]
The program appears to have started at the varsity level for the 1974-75 season. The team had been a member of ECAC Northeast or one of its ancestor leagues since at least 1983-84. The team joined the Commonwealth Coast Conference (its' all-sport conference already) in 2016-17 when the ECAC Northeast morphed into the CCC.
The team won the ECAC Northeast Conference Tournament in 2005, 2010, and 2011.
The team earned a berth in the 2004, 2005, 2010, and 2011 NCAA Divsion III tournaments.
The school was able to get a February 28, 2015 conference tournament game in at home when unprecedented snow fall in the greater Boston area led the rink owners (government-controlled Department of Conservation and Recreation) to close the Ulin Rink (and several others in the Boston area) from February 21st until the 28th to remove snow from the roof. Ironically, the rink reopened the same day that the roof at nearby Metropolis Skating Rink in Canton, Massachusetts collapsed narrowly avoiding a youth hockey team practice.
Conferences[]
- NCAA Division III Independent (1974-1983)
- ECAC Division III (1983-1985)
- ECAC North/South (1985-1992)
- ECAC North (1992-1998)
- ECAC Northeast (1998-2016)
- Commonwealth Coast Conference (2016-present)
Arenas[]
- Max Ulin Memorial Rink (1974-2019)
- Canton Ice House (2019-present)
Men's Coaches[]
- James Brown (1974-1979) 43-41-5
- Paul O'Rourke (1979-1981) 13-24-0
- Bill Stewart (1981-1987) 114-42-5
- Kevin Duggan (1987-1990) 54-28-4
- Steve Woods (1990-1993) 25-40-4
- Jamie Evans (1993-1996) 18-50-1
- Mark Tarmey (1996-1998) 23-31-2 (coached 7 games of 1998-1999 season)
- Steve Goddard (1998-1999) 4-15-0 (coached 2 games of 1999-2000 season)
- Rob Davies (1999-2012) 202-123-19
- T.J. Manastersky (2012-Present) 110-80-19 (as of end of 2019-20 season)
Year by Year Record[]
| Season | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Conference Tournament | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||||
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| NCAA Division III Independent | Overall Record | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1974-75 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| 1975-76 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | |||||||
| 1976-77 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | 8 | 12 | 1 | |||||||
| 1977-78 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 3 | 11 | 1 | |||||||
| 1978-79 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30 | 13 | 6 | 1 | |||||||
| 1979-80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 6 | 13 | 0 | |||||||
| 1980-81 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | |||||||
| 1981-82 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | |||||||
| 1982-83 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | |||||||
| ECAC Division III | Overall Record | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1983-84 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 15th | Did not qualify | 24 | 16 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1984-85 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 130 | 75 | 33 | 7th | L, QF 4-1 (Iona) | 27 | 21 | 5 | 1 | |||||||
| ECAC North/South | Overall Record | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1985-86 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 152 | 77 | 37 | 4th | W CQF 5-2 (Assumption) W, CSF 5-4 (Southeastern Mass) L CF 5-1 (Trinity) | 34 | 24 | 9 | 1 | |||||||
| 1986-87 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 179 | 94 | 42 | 5th | W DQF 2-1 (New Hampshire College) L, DSF 6-4 (Southeastern Mass) | 34 | 24 | 10 | 0 | |||||||
| 1987-88 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 158 | 72 | 46 | 1st | L, CSF 7-2 (Curry) | 29 | 26 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| 1988-89 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 104 | 51 | 31 | T-1st (2nd seed) | W CSF 9-0 (St. Michael's) L, CF 10-4 (Southeastern Mass) | 29 | 18 | 9 | 2 | |||||||
| 1989-90 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 102 | 78 | 22 | 6th | L, DQF 8-7 (2ot) (Assumption) | 28 | 10 | 16 | 2 | |||||||
| 1990-91 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 9th | Did not qualify | 24 | 9 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||
| 1991-92 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 10th | Did not qualify | 25 | 10 | 14 | 1 | |||||||||
| ECAC North | Overall Record | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1992-93 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 8th | Did not qualify | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1993-94 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 8th | Did not qualify | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1994-95 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 8th | Did not qualify | 24 | 8 | 15 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1995-96 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8th | Did not qualify | 25 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 70 | 163 | |||||||
| 1996-97 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 46 | 68 | 9 | 5th | Did not qualify | 25 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 111 | 132 | |||||
| 1997-98 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | - | - | 15 | 6th of 9 | Did Not qualify | 25 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 111 | 113 | |||||
| ECAC Northeast | Overall Record | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1998-99 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 85 | 126 | 6 | 17th of 18 | Did Not qualify | 24 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 85 | 126 | |||||
| 1999-00 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 38 | 82 | 6 | 17th of 18 | Did Not qualify | 23 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 58 | 156 | |||||
| 2000-01 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 44 | 90 | 7 | 17th of 18 | Did Not qualify | 22 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 55 | 115 | |||||
| 2001-02 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 78 | 45 | 22 | 4th of 16 | L, QF 6-5 (Johnson & Wales) | 25 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 140 | 97 | |||||
| 2002-03 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 98 | 43 | 26 | 3rd of 17 | W, QF 9-1 (Mass-Dartmouth) L, SF 6-1 (Lebanon Valley) | 27 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 150 | 97 | |||||
| 2003-04 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 30 | 32 | 1st of 17 | W, QF 10-0 (Salve Regina) W SF 8-3 (Mass-Dartmouth) L, F 5-4 (Wentworth) | 29 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 202 | 72 | |||||
| 2004-05 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 126 | 23 | 29 | 1st of 16 | W, QF 3-2 (Framingham St) W, SF 8-2 (Plymouth St) W, F 6-1 (Mass-Dartmouth) | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 172 | 66 | |||||
| 2005-06 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 103 | 36 | 27 | 2nd of 16 | W, QF 5-1 (Fitchburg St) W, SF 6-0 (Plymouth St) L, F 3-1 (Mass-Dartmouth) | 28 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 138 | 84 | |||||
| 2006-07 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 102 | 29 | 27 | 2nd of 16 | W, QF 7-2 (Nichols) L, SF 4-3 (Wentworth) | 27 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 141 | 83 | |||||
| 2007-08 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 96 | 36 | 29 | 1st of 17 | L, QF 7-2 (Fitchburg St) | 26 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 117 | 75 | |||||
| 2008-09 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 99 | 39 | 31 | 2nd of 18 | W, QF 8-2 (Johnson & Wales) L SF 4-3 (Wentworth) | 27 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 134 | 70 | |||||
| 2009-10 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 59 | 31 | 21 | 2nd of 8 | W, QF 13-2 (Western New England) W, SF 3-2 (Becker) W, F 5-4 (Johnson & Wales) | 29 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 119 | 80 | |||||
| 2010-11 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 67 | 40 | 22 | 1st of 8 | W, SF 5-1 (Becker) W, F 2-1 (ot) (Wentworth) | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 109 | 90 | |||||
| 2011-12 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 78 | 41 | 22 | 2nd of 8 | W, SF 7-2 (Nichols) L, F 1-0 (Wentworth) | 27 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 118 | 87 | |||||
| 2012-13 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 38 | 18 | 3rd of 8 | L, QF 6-4 (Johnson & Wales) | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 71 | 80 | |||||
| 2013-14 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 31 | 33 | 12 | 6th of 8 | W, QF 4-1 (Salve Regina) L, SF 4-3 (Nichols) | 27 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 62 | 69 | |||||
| 2014-15 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 34 | 15 | 4th of 8 | W, QF 8-4 (Wentworth) L, SF 3-2 (Nichols) | 27 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 88 | 78 | |||||
| 2015-16 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 43 | 47 | 11 | 8th of 9 | Did Not Qualify | 25 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 67 | 74 | |||||
| Commonwealth Coast Conference | Overall Record | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-17 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 70 | 60 | 24 | 4th of 10 | L, QF 4-2 (U New England) | 26 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 90 | 87 | |||||
| 2017-18 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 67 | 60 | 23 | 4th of 10 | L, QF 4-3 (Nichols) | 26 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 102 | 80 | |||||
| 2018-19 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 81 | 47 | 24 | 2nd of 8 | L, SF 2-1 (U New England) | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 110 | 70 | |||||
| 2019-20 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 80 | 43 | 38 | 3rd of 8 | L, QF 2-1 (Wentworth) | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 105 | 60 | |||||
| 2020-21 | Season cancelled January 21st due to COVID-19 pandemic[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-22 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 74 | 48 | 40 | 4th of 8 | W, QF 2-1 (Suffolk), L, SF 2-1 (ot) (Endicott) | 27 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 86 | 61 | |||||
| 2022-23 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 92 | 38 | 50 | 2nd of 8 | W, SF 4-1 (U New England) L, F 6-0 (Endicott) | 29 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 112 | 59 | |||||
| 2023-24 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 60 | 32 | 44 | 1st of 8 | L, SF 7-2 (Salve Regina) | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 86 | 53 | |||||
NCAA Tournament Appearances[]
| Season | First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Bye | L, 5-4 (ot) (Plattsburgh) | -- | -- |
| 2005 | Bye | L, 6-0 (Middlebury) | -- | -- |
| 2010 | L, 4-1 (Elmira) | -- | -- | -- |
| 2011 | L, 5-1 (Norwich) | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | W, 3-0 (Geneseo State) | L, 4-3 (4ot) (Hobart) | -- | -- |