Fred Rocque

Photo from Boston College yearbook, 1923.

Biographical details

Born

Died

February 5, 1956 (aged 75)
Somerville, Massachusetts

Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Hockey
1912–1915	Dartmouth College Indians
1914–1916	Boston Arenas
1916–17	Yale University Bulldogs
1920–1923	Boston College Eagles
1922–23	Boston A. A.
1923–1924	Minneapolis Millers
1924–1925	Minneapolis Rockets
1925–1927	Boston College Eagles

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

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

Biography[]

Rocque was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec in 1880 and played ice hockey as a goaltender in his hometown before moving to the United States.^[1]

Rocque coached ice hockey at two Ivy League schools (at Dartmouth and Yale) and at Boston College. In Boston Rocque also coached the Boston Arenas and the Boston Athletic Association ice hockey teams.^[2] Between 1923 and 1925 he coached in Minneapolis.

He died in Somerville, Massachusetts on February 5, 1956 from injuries sustained in an accident on January 30, 1956.^[3]

References[]

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

Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey
Formerly the Dartmouth Indians
Venues	Occom Pond (1905–1929) - Davis Rink (1929–1975) - Thompson Arena (1975–present)
Coaches	No coach (1905–08) - John Eames (1908–09) - Thomas Hodge (1909–10) - H. I. Vye (1910–11) - W. Rawley (1911–12) - Fred Rocque (1912–15) - Clarence Wanamaker (1915–20) - Leon Tuck (1920–21, 1922–24) - Chippy Gaw (1921–22) - H. R. Denesha (1924–26) - J. Philip Bower (1926–33) - Herbert Gill (1933–37) - Eddie Jeremiah (1937–42, 1945–63, 1964–67) - George T. Barclay/Dick Rondeau (1942–43) - Charles Arthur (1943–45) - Abner Oakes (1963–64, 1967–70) - Grant Standbrook (1970–75) - George Crowe (1975–84) - Brian Mason (1984–90) - Ben Smith (1990–91) - Roger Demment (1991–97) - Bob Gaudet (1997–2020) - Reid Cashman (2020–present)
Seasons	1905–06 - 1906–07 - 1907–08 - 1908–09 - 1909–10 - 1910–11 - 1911–12 - 1912–13 - 1913–14 - 1914–15 - 1915–16 - 1916–17 - 1917–18 - 1919–20 - 1920–21 - 1921–22 - 1922–23 - 1947–48 - 2019–20 - ~~2020–21~~ - 2021–22 - 2022–23
Conference affiliations	Independent (1905-1933, 1945-1946, 1956-1961) - Pentagonal League (1933-1945, 1946-1955) - ECAC Hockey (1961–Present)
Rivalries	New Hampshire - Vermont
All-time leaders	Bill Riley (228 Points) - Bill Riley (118 Goals) - Nick Boucher (50 Wins)
Frozen Four appearances	1948 - 1949 - 1979 - 1980
NCAA Tournament appearances	1948 - 1949 - 1979 - 1980
NHL players	T. J. Galiardi - Tanner Glass - David Jones - Grant Lewis - Ben Lovejoy - Lee Stempniak
Dartmouth College - Hanover, New Hampshire

Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey

Venues

No true home (1896-1911, 1917-1921) - Yale Rink (1911–1913) - Yale Arena (1913–1914) - New Haven Arena (1914–1917, 1921–1924, 1926–1958) - Madison Square Garden (1925) (1925-1926) - Ingalls Rink (1958–present)

Head coaches

Various playing managers (1896-1916) - Fred Rocque (1916–17) - E. Harvey Cushing (1917-19) - Talbot Hunter (1919–20) - Francis Bangs (1920–21) - Clarence Wanamaker (1921–28) - Lawrence Noble (1928–30) - Holcomb York (1930–38) - Murray Murdoch (1938–65) - Richard Gagliardi (1965–72) - Paul Lufkin (1972–76) - Tim Taylor (1976–83, 1984–93, 1994–2006) - Mike Gilligan (1983–84) - Daniel Poliziani (1993–94) - Keith Allain (2006–present)

Seasons

1895–96 - 1896–97 - 1897–98 - 1898–99 - 1899–00 - 1900–01 - 1901–02 - 1902–03 - 1903–04 - 1904–05 - 1905–06 - 1906–07 - 1907–08 - 1908–09 - 1909–10 - 1910–11 - 1911–12 - 1912–13 - 1913–14 - 1914–15 - 1915–16 - 1916–17 - 1917–18 - 1918–19 - 1919–20 - 1920–21 - 1921–22 - 1922–23 - 1923–24 - 1924–25 - 1925–26 - 1926–27 - 1927–28 - 1947–48 - 1980–81 - 2006–07 - 2012–13 - 2013–14 - 2014–15 - 2015–16 - 2016–17 - 2017–18 - 2018–19 - 2019–20 - ~~2020–21~~ - 2021–22 - 2022–23

Bold denotes Championship season, Bold Italics denotes NCAA Championship season

Conference affiliations

ECAC Hockey (1961–present)

Rivalries

Harvard–Yale hockey rivalry (Harvard Crimson) - Battle of Whitney Avenue (Quinnipiac Bobcats)

National championships

2013

Frozen Four appearances

1952 - 2013

NCAA Tournament appearances

1952 - 1998 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2013 - 2015 - 2016

Conference Tournament titles

ECAC: 2009, 2011

Yale University - New Haven, CT

Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey

Playing venues

Boston Arena (1917–1958) - McHugh Forum (1958–1987) - Conte Forum (1988–present)

Head coaches

Bob Fowler (1917–1919) - Walter Falvey (1919–1920) - Fred Rocque (1920–1923, 1925–1927) - Charles Foote (1923–1925) - James Foley (1927–1929) - Program Suspended (1929-1932) - John Kelley (1932–1942, 1946–1972) - John Temple (1942–1943) - Program Suspended (1943-1945) - Joseph Glavin (1945–1946) - Len Ceglarski (1972–1992) - Steve Cedorchuk (1992–1994) - Jerry York (1994–2022) - Greg Brown (2022-present)

Conference affiliations

ECAC Hockey (1961–1984) - Hockey East (1984–present)

Rivalries

Boston University (Green Line Rivalry) - Notre Dame (Holy War on Ice) - Beanpot

All-time leaders

David Emma (239 points) - Brian Gionta (123 goals) - Scott Clemmensen (99 wins)

Retired jerseys

Jim Logue - Butch Songin - Joe Mullen (21) - John Kelley - Red Martin - Ray Chaisson - David Emma (16) - Bill Daley - John Cunniff - Len Ceglarski - Bernie Burke - Jerry York

National championships

1949 - 2001 - 2008 - 2010 - 2012

Frozen Four appearances

1948 - 1949 - 1950 - 1954 - 1956 - 1959 - 1963 - 1965 - 1968 - 1973 - 1978 - 1985 - 1990 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2004 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2010 - 2012 - 2014 - 2016 - 2021

Conference Tournament titles

ECAC Hockey: 1965 - 1978
Hockey East: 1987 - 1990 - 1998 - 1999 - 2001 - 2005 - 2007 - 2008 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012

Hobey Baker Award

David Emma (1991) - Mike Mottau (2000) - Johnny Gaudreau (2014)

Mike Richter Award

Thatcher Demko (2016)

Tim Taylor Award

Alex Newhook (2020)

Seasons
1917–18 - 1918–19 - 1919–20 - 1920–21 - 1921–22 - 1922–23 - 1923–24 - 1947–48 - 1948–49 - 1966–67 - 1998–99 - 2000–01 - 2007–08 - 2008–09 - 2009–10 - 2010–11 - 2011–12 - 2012–13 - 2013–14 - 2014–15 - 2015–16 - 2016–17 - 2017–18 - 2018–19 - 2019–20 - 2020–21 - 2021–22 - 2022–23
Bold Italics denotes National Championship season

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