Terry Abram

Terry Abram
Born	(1947-02-14)February 14, 1947, South St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg; 13 st 6 lb)
Position	Defenseman
Pro clubs	North Dakota
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1966–1969

Biographical details
Alma mater	University of North Dakota
Coaching career (HC unless noted) 1971–1977 Roseau High School 1977–1979 Anoka High School 1982–1987 St. Thomas
Head coaching record
Overall	105–45–2 (.697) [college]
Tournaments	1–4–1 (.250)

Terry Abram is an American retired ice hockey defenseman and coach who was an All-American for North Dakota.

Career

Abram was a standout defenseman at South St. Paul HS helping the team reach the state semifinal as a senior. He was one of the few American players recruited to North Dakota during the 1960s and began playing for the varsity club in the fall of 1966. In his first two seasons, Abram helped UND win back-to-back conference co-championships and reach the NCAA tournament twice. Abram was named an All-American in 1968 and hoped to lead his team into the national championship for a third consecutive season the following year. Unfortunately, North Dakota was upset in the first round of the WCHA tournament and Abram's college career ended with the loss.

After graduating, Abram turned down a chance to play in the Chicago Blackhawks organization and instead turned to coaching. He spent the rest of the decade behind the bench for two different high schools in Minnesota, Roseau and Anoka. While at Roseau, Abram coach future NHLer Neal Broten. In 1982 Abram became the head coach for St. Thomas and he immediately turned around the program. While he was with the program for only five years, Abram provided several first for the Tommies: he was the first coach to win 20 games in a season, recording 25 wins in both 1985 and '86. He led the team to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 1984. Two years later he guided St. Thomas to the inaugural MIAC tournament championship. Abram resigned in 1987, never having a losing season in college hockey.

In 2007 Abram was in the inaugural class of the South St. Paul Athletic Hall of fame.

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1961–62	South St. Paul	MN-HS		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1962–63	South St. Paul	MN-HS		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1963–64	South St. Paul	MN-HS		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1964–65	South St. Paul	MN-HS		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1966–67	North Dakota	WCHA		28	1	14	15	52		—	—	—	—	—
1967–68	North Dakota	WCHA		33	6	14	20	48		—	—	—	—	—
1968–69	North Dakota	WCHA		29	3	26	39	39		—	—	—	—	—
NCAA Totals				90	10	54	64	139		—	—	—	—	—

College head coaching record

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
St. Thomas Tommies (MIAC) (1982–1987)
1982–83	St. Thomas	19–9–0	14–2–0	1st
1983–84	St. Thomas	20–10–1	13–3–0	2nd	NCAA Quarterfinals
1984–85	St. Thomas	25–7–0	14–2–0	1st	NCAA Quarterfinals
1985–86	St. Thomas	25–6–1	15–1–0	1st	NCAA Quarterfinals
1986–87	St. Thomas	16–13–0	10–6–0	3rd	MIAC Runner-Up
St. Thomas:		105–45–2	66–14–0
Total:		105–45–2
National Champion         Conference Regular Season Champion         Conference Tournament Champion       Conference Regular Season & Conference Tournament Champion       Conference Division Champion

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-WCHA First Team	1967–68
AHCA West All-American	1967–68
All-WCHA First Team	1968–69

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database