Enters his 38th season as a head coach; spent seven years (1972-79) at Clarkson and 15 years (1979-94) at Bowling Green
Begins the 2009-10 season as college hockey's second all-time winningest coach (first among active Division I coaches) with 821 wins
Is one of only three coaches in NCAA history to lead two different schools to national titles; led Bowling Green to the 1984 NCAA title, and Boston College to the 2001 and 2008 NCAA titles
Earned the 1976-77 Spencer Penrose Trophy as the nation's Division I Coach of the Year
Earned Hockey East Coach of the Year honors in 2003-04; also earned 2003-04 New England Coach of the Year honors
Earned CCHA Coach of the Year honors in 1981-82
Has led 18 teams to 25 or more wins; has guided four teams to 30 or more victories
Assumed the head coaching duties at Boston College, his alma mater, on June 15, 1994
Has led Boston College to eight NCAA Tournament "Frozen Four" berths -- 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2008
Has led the Eagles to six Hockey East Tournament titles -- 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007 and 2008
Earned his 800th collegiate victory with a 5-2 win against Minnesota on March 29, 2008 in Worcester, Mass.
Served as head coach of a US Select Team that competed in the Kitimat (British Columbia) Cup in the spring of 1995
Assumed the head post at Bowling Green on April 10, 1979
Led Bowling Green to six NCAA Tournament berths
Led Bowling Green to four CCHA regular-season titles, including three consecutive crowns from 1981-84, and one CCHA tournament title
Was inducted into the Bowling Green State University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003
Became the youngest head coach in the nation when he accepted the top job at Clarkson at age 26
Guided Clarkson to 125 wins, six ECAC playoffs and one ECAC title in seven years
Coached under Boston College's two legendary coaches; began his career as John "Snooks" Kelley's graduate assistant (1968-69), and served two years (1970-72) as Len Ceglarski's assistant coach at Clarkson
AS A PLAYER
Earned All-America first team and All-New England honors in 1966-67
Was the 1966-67 recipient of the Walter Brown Award (as the top American-born player in New England)
Served as team captain and earned team MVP honors as a senior
Was a three-year letterman at Boston College
Led the Eagles to a 60-26 record, the 1965 Beanpot title and a second-place finish in the 1965 NCAA Tournament
Earned All-East honors as a junior
Scored 134 points (64 goals, 70 assists) in his 81-game collegiate career
Ranks among the school's all-time leaders in: career points, career goals, career assists, single-season points and single-season assists
Was inducted into the Boston College Varsity Club Hall of Fame in 1982
EDUCATION
Graduated from Boston College High School in 1963
Earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Boston College in 1967
Also earned a master's of education degree and a CAES in counseling psychology from Boston College
PERSONAL
Born July 25, 1945 in Watertown, Mass.
His wife, Bobbie, is a West Roxbury (Mass.) native and 1969 Boston College graduate
They have two children - Laura and Brendan
WINNINGEST COACHES IN NCAA HISTORY
1. Ron Mason
924
2. Jerry York (BC)*
821
3. Jack Parker*
816
4. Rick Comley*
749
5. Bob Peters
744
6. Len Ceglarski (BC)
673
6. Red Berensen*
673
8. Jeff Sauer
655
9. John MacInnes
555
10. Jack Riley
542
11. Mike McShane*
538
12. Don Roberts
532
13. Don Brose
531
14. Ed Saugestad
503
15. John "Snooks" Kelley (BC)
501
*Active Coaches
AT CLARKSON
Record
Conference Title
1972-73
18-15-0
1973-74
12-14-1
1974-75
13-15-1
1975-76
18-12-1
1976-77
26- 8- 0
ECAC Champions
1977-78
19-11-0
1978-79
19-12-0
Clarkson Totals: 125-87-3 (.588 in seven years)
AT BOWLING GREEN
1979-80
16-20-2
1980-81
13-24-2
1981-82
27-13-2
CCHA Champions,
NCAA Tourney qualifier
1982-83
28- 8- 4
CCHA Champions
1983-84
34- 8- 2
CCHA Champions,
NCAA Champions
1984-85
21-21-0
1985-86
28-14-0
1986-87
33-10-2
CCHA Champions,
NCAA Tourney qualifier
1987-88
30-13-2
CCHA Tournament Champs,
NCAA Tourney qualifier
1988-89
26-18-3
NCAA Tourney qualifier
1989-90
25-17-2
NCAA Tourney qualifier
1990-91
15-23-2
1991-92
8-21- 5
1992-93
19-21-1
1993-94
19-17-2
Bowling Green Totals: 342-248-31 (.576 in 15 years)
BOSTON COLLEGE
Record
1994-95
11-22-2
1995-96
16-17-3
1996-97
15-19-4
1997-98
28-9-5
Hockey East
Tournament Champions,
NCAA Tournament finalists
1998-99
27-12-4
HOCKEY EAST
Tournament Champions,
NCAA Tournament semifinalists
1999-2000
29-12-1
NCAA Tournament finalists
2000-01
33-8-2
Hockey East Champions,
Hockey East
Tournament Champions,
National Champions
2001-02
18-18-2
2002-03
24-11-4
Hockey East Champions
2003-04
29-9-4
Hockey East Champions,
NCAA Tournament semifinalists
2004-05
26-7-7
Hockey East Champions,
Hockey East
Tournament Champions
2005-06
26-13-3
NCAA Tournament finalists
2006-07
29-12-1
Hockey East
Tournament Champions,
NCAA Tournament finalists
2007-08
25-11-8
Hockey East
Tournament Champions,
National Champions
2008-09
18-14-5
Boston College Totals: 354-194-55 (.633 in 15 years)
CAREER TOTALS 821-529-89 (.601 in 37 years)
York's Former Players
Rob Blake
Player, San Jose Sharks
1998 Norris Trophy recipient
Dan Bylsma
Head Coach, Pittsburgh Penguins
2009 Stanley Cup champion
George McPhee
General Manager, Washington Capitals
Brooks Orpik
Player, Pittsburgh Penguins
2009 Stanley Cup champion
Rob Scuderi
Player, Los Angeles Kings
2009 Stanley Cup champion
York's Hobey Baker Award Winners
George McPhee
Bowling Green State University
1982 recipient
Brian Holzinger
Bowling Green State University
1995 recipient