John Mariucci (May 8, 1916 - March 23, 1987) was an American player, administrator and coach. Mariucci was born in Eveleth, Minnesota. He attended the University of Minnesota where he played both for the hockey and football teams. He was named an All-American in hockey in 1940.
Playing Career[]
Mariucci played for the Chicago Black Hawks for five seasons. He followed that up with playing in both the American Hockey League and the United States Hockey League.
After his professional playing career ended, Mariucci became the head coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers. He was noted for not attempting to sign Canadian players for his hockey teams, but instead relying on home-grown talent from Minnesota. This helped to grow youth and high school hockey programs in the state of Minnesota. He was coach at the university from the 1952–53 season until the 1965–66 season, except for the 1955–56 season in which he was the head coach of the US Olympic team that won a silver medal. He returned to the international scene twenty years later as the head coach of the United States team at the 1976 and 1977 Ice Hockey World Championships.
In 1967, he was named the assistant to general manager for the Minnesota North Stars. He held that position until his death in 1987.
He won the Lester Patrick Trophy in 1977.
The University of Minnesota honored him by first renaming the hockey arena in Williams Arena after him and later when a new hockey arena was opened in 1993, the school transferred his name to that one as well, Mariucci Arena. Mariucci is a member of both the United States Hockey Hall of Fame and NHL's Hockey Hall of Fame.
Career Statistics[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1939–40 | University of Minnesota | AAU | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1940–41 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 23 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 1940–41 | Providence Reds | AHL | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1941–42 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 47 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1942–43 | United States Coast Guard Cutters | EAHL | 45 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 67 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 | ||
| 1943–44 | United States Coast Guard Cutters | EAHL | 34 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 18 | ||
| 1945–46 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 50 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 1946–47 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 52 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1947–48 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 51 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–49 | St. Louis Flyers | AHL | 68 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 74 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 1949–50 | Minneapolis Millers | USHL | 67 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 87 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | ||
| 1950–51 | St. Paul Saints | USHL | 59 | 2 | 28 | 30 | 85 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1951–52 | Minneapolis Millers | AAHL | 39 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 223 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 308 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 26 | ||||
Head coaching record[]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Minnesota Golden Gophers (MCHL) (1952–1953) | |||||||||
| 1952–53 | Minnesota | 23–6–0 | 16–4–0 | 1st | NCAA Runner-Up | ||||
| Minnesota: | 23–6–0 | 16–4–0 | |||||||
| Minnesota Golden Gophers (WIHL) (1953–1955) | |||||||||
| 1953–54 | Minnesota | 23–6–1 | 16–3–1 | 1st | NCAA Runner-Up | ||||
| 1954–55 | Minnesota | 16–12–2 | 11–12–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Minnesota: | 39–18–3 | 27–15–3 | |||||||
| Minnesota Golden Gophers (WIHL) (1956–1958) | |||||||||
| 1956–57 | Minnesota | 12–15–2 | 7–15–2 | 6th | |||||
| 1957–58 | Minnesota | 16–11–0 | 13–11–0 | 4th | |||||
| Minnesota: | 28–26–2 | 20–26–2 | |||||||
| Minnesota Golden Gophers (Big Ten) (1958–1959) | |||||||||
| 1958–59 | Minnesota | 12–10–2 | 4–3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| Minnesota: | 12–10–2 | 4–3–1 | |||||||
| Minnesota Golden Gophers (WCHA / Big Ten) (1955–1966) | |||||||||
| 1959–60 | Minnesota | 9–16–2 | 8–15–1 / 5–3–0 | 6th / 1st | |||||
| 1960–61 | Minnesota | 17–11–1 | 14–6–0 / 5–3–0 | 2nd / 2nd | NCAA Third Place Game (Win) | ||||
| 1961–62 | Minnesota | 9–10–2 | 5–10–1 / 0–3–1 | 6th / 3rd | |||||
| 1962–63 | Minnesota | 16–7–4 | 10–7–3 / 5–1–2 | 4th / 1st | WCHA First Round | ||||
| 1963–64 | Minnesota | 14–12–1 | 10–6–0 / 5–3–0 | 3rd / 2nd | WCHA First Round | ||||
| 1964–65 | Minnesota | 14–12–2 | 10–8–0 / 5–3–0 | 3rd / 1st | WCHA First Round | ||||
| 1965–66 | Minnesota | 16–11–0 | 13–9–0 / 5–3–0 | t-2nd / 1st | WCHA First Round | ||||
| Minnesota: | 95–79–12 | 73–61–5 / 30–19–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 197–140–18 | ||||||||
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National Champion
Conference Regular Season Champion
Conference Tournament Champion
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External Links[]
| Preceded by Clint Smith |
Chicago Black Hawks captains 1945–46 |
Succeeded by Red Hamill |
| Preceded by Red Hamill |
Chicago Black Hawks captains 1947–48 |
Succeeded by Gaye Stewart |
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