| Current position | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Title | Assistant coach | ||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Union | ||||||||||||||||||
| Conference | ECAC Hockey | ||||||||||||||||||
| Biographical details | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 6, 1980 South Boston, Massachusetts, USA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Maine | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Head coaching record | |||||||||||||||||||
| Overall | 8–8–1 .500 | ||||||||||||||||||
John Ronan is an American ice hockey coach and former forward, who is currently an assistant coach for the Union Dutchmen.
Career[]
Ronan was a four year player at Maine. As a two-way forward, he helped the Black Bears reach the championship game in 2004 and was lauded by his coach for inspiring the team to victory after finding themselves down 1–4 to Harvard.[1] Ronan played professionally for several years, mostly in the lower North American leagues, but did spent a season in the Dutch Premier League shortly before his retirement.
Ronan returned to Maine to finish his degree in 2013 and then worked as a volunteer assistant at Union during the Dutchmen's national championship run.[2] The following year he became a full time assistant in the USHL before returning to the college ranks and eventually wound up back at Union. He remained as an assistant under Rick Bennett until his former boss was suspended in January of 2022 after allegations of improper coaching conduct.[3] Ronan was made the interim head coach and remained in that position after Bennett's resignation a week later.[4] Ronan led the team to an 8–8–1 finish.
After the season, Union decided to name Josh Hauge as the new head coach, however, Ronan was retained as an assistant with the Dutchmen.[5]
Head coaching record[]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Union Dutchmen (ECAC Hockey) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2021–22 | Union | 8–8–1† | 5–5–1† | 7th | ECAC Quarterfinals | ||||
| Union: | 8–8–1 | 5–5–1 | |||||||
| Total: | |||||||||
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National Champion
Conference Regular Season Champion
Conference Tournament Champion
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† mid-season replacement
References[]
- ↑ Union men’s hockey interim head coach Ronan knows how to lead. The Daily Gazette (February 10, 2022). Retrieved on April 4, 2022.
- ↑ John Ronan. Union Dutchmen. Retrieved on April 4, 2022.
- ↑ Report: Union men’s hockey coach Bennett being investigated after allegation, placed on paid administrative leave. USCHO (January 20, 2022). Retrieved on January 29, 2022.
- ↑ Union men’s hockey coach Bennett steps down after ‘an allegation about his coaching style and practices that was substantiated through an investigation by the college’. USCHO (January 29, 2022). Retrieved on January 29, 2022.
- ↑ Hauge named Union men’s hockey head coach. The Daily Gazette (April 15, 2022). Retrieved on September 5, 2022.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Union Dutchmen ice hockey | |
|---|---|
| Formerly the Union Skating Dutchmen and Union Dutchmen | |
| Playing venues | Central Park Rink (1923-1949) - Union Rink - (1922-1949) Achilles Rink (1975–2025) - Mohawk Harbor Event Center (2025-Future) |
| Head coaches | Ambrose Clark (1919–1920, 1921–1922, 1923-1924) - Elmer Oliphant (1922–1923) - Henry Gardner (1924–1925) - H. A. Larrabee (1925–1930) - William Harkness (1930–1933) - H. L. Achilles (1933–1935) - Arthur C. Lawrence (1935–1936, 1939–1942, 1947–1949) - Duke Nelson (1936–1939) - Ned Harkness (1975–1977) - Bob Driscoll (1978) - Charles Morrison (1978–1988) - Bruce Delventhal (1988–1996) - Stan Moore (1996–1998) - Kevin Sneddon (1998–2003) - Nate Leaman (2003–2011) - Rick Bennett (2011–2022) - John Ronan (2022) - Josh Hauge (2022–Present) |
| Seasons | 1903–04 - 1921–22 - 1922–23 - 1923–24 - 1924–25 - 1925–26 - 1926–27 - 1947–48 - 2013–14 - 2019–20 - 2021–22 - 2022–23 |
| Conference affiliations | ECAC 2 (1975–1984) - ECAC West (1984–1991) - ECAC Hockey (1991–present) |
| Rivalries | RPI Engineers |
| All-time leaders | Mike Vecchione (176 Points) - Gil Egan (83 Goals) - Colin Stevens (53 Wins) |
| National championships | 2014 |
| Frozen Four appearances | 1984 - 1985 - 2012 - 2014 |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1989 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2017 |
| Conference Tournament titles | ECAC West: 1985 - ECAC: 2012 - 2013 - 2014 |
| Union College - Schenectady, New York | |
| Current men's head coaches of ECAC Hockey |
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| Brendan Whittet (Brown) - Casey Jones (Clarkson) - Don Vaughan (Colgate) - Mike Schafer (Cornell) - Reid Cashman (Dartmouth) - Ted Donato (Harvard) - Ron Fogarty (Princeton) - Rand Pecknold (Quinnipiac) - Dave Smith (RPI) - Brent Brekke (St. Lawrence) - Rick Bennett (Union) - Keith Allain (Yale) |
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