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  Jerry York
Jerry York

Player Profile
Position:
Head Coach
Experience:
14th Season
Alma Mater:
Boston College '67

AS A COACH

  • Enters his 36th season as a head coach; spent seven years (1972-79) at Clarkson and 15 years (1979-94) at Bowling Green
  • Begins the 2007-08 season as college hockey's second all-time winningest coach (first among active Division I coaches) with 778 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 NCAA title
  • 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 17 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 seven NCAA Tournament "Frozen Four" berths -- 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006 and 2007
  • Has led the Eagles to five Hockey East Tournament titles -- 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005 and 2007
  • Earned his 750th collegiate victory with a 5-2 win against Northeastern on October 10, 2006
  • 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 Mason924
    2. Jerry York (BC)*778
    3. Jack Parker*762
    4. Bob Peters744
    5. Rick Comley*714
    6. Len Ceglarski (BC)673
    7. Jeff Sauer655
    8. Red Berensen*607
    9. John MacInnes555
    10. Jack Riley542
    11. Don Roberts532
    12. Don Brose531
    13. Ed Saugestad503
    14. John "Snooks" Kelley (BC)501

    *Active Coaches

    AT CLARKSON

    RecordConference Title
    1972-7318-15-0
    1973-7412-14-1
    1974-7513-15-1
    1975-7618-12-1
    1976-7726- 8- 0ECAC Champions
    1977-7819-11-0
    1978-7919-12-0
    Clarkson Totals: 125-87-3 (.588 in seven years)

    AT BOWLING GREEN

    1979-8016-20-2
    1980-8113-24-2
    1981-8227-13-2CCHA Champions
    NCAA Tourney qualifier
    1982-8328- 8- 4CCHA Champions
    1983-8434- 8- 2CCHA Champions
    NCAA Champions
    1984-8521-21-0
    1985-8628-14-0
    1986-8733-10-2CCHA Champions
    NCAA Tourney qualifier
    1987-8830-13-2CCHA Tournament Champs
    NCAA Tourney qualifier
    1988-8926-18-3NCAA Tourney qualifier
    1989-9025-17-2NCAA Tourney qualifier
    1990-9115-23-2
    1991-928-21- 5
    1992-9319-21-1
    1993-9419-17-2
    Bowling Green Totals: 342-248-31 (.576 in 15 years)

    BOSTON COLLEGE

    Record
    1994-9511-22-2
    1995-9616-17-3
    1996-9715-19-4
    1997-9828-9-5HOCKEY EAST Tournament Champions
    NCAA Tournament finalists
    1998-9927-12-4HOCKEY EAST Tournament Champions
    NCAA Tournament semifinalists
    1999-200029-12-1NCAA Tournament finalists
    2000-0133-8-2HOCKEY EAST Champions
    HOCKEY EAST Tournament Champions
    National Champions
    2001-0218-18-2
    2002-0324-11-4HOCKEY EAST Champions
    2003-0429-9-4HOCKEY EAST Champions
    NCAA Tournament semifinalists
    2004-0526-7-7HOCKEY EAST Champions
    HOCKEY EAST Tournament Champions
    2005-0626-13-3NCAA Tournament finalist
    2006-0729-12-1HOCKEY EAST Tournament Champions
    NCAA Tournament finalists
    Boston College Totals: 311-169-42 (.636 in 13 years)
    CAREER TOTALS: 778-504-76 (.601 in 35 years)

    York's Former Players

    Rob Blake
    Player, Colorado Avalanche
    1998 Norris Trophy recipient

    George McPhee
    General Manager, Washington Capitals

    York's Hobey Baker Award Winners

    George McPhee
    Bowling Green State University 1982 recipient

    Brian Holzinger
    Bowling Green State University 1995 recipient

    Mike Mottau
    Boston College 2000 recipient

    York's NHL First-Round Selections

    Marty Reasoner
    St. Louis, 1996

    Brooks Orpik
    Pittsburgh, 2000

    Krys Kolanos
    Phoenix, 2000

    Chuck Kobasew
    Calgary, 2001

    Brian Boyle
    Los Angles, 2003

    Patrick Eaves
    Ottawa, 2003

    Cory Schneider
    Vancouver, 2004

    Nick Petrecki
    San Jose, 2007

    Jerry York has coached 32 players who have earned All-America first-team honors. Six of those players gained All-America recognition twice.

    Jerry York has led Boston College to seven appearances in the NCAA Tournament's "Frozen Four" in the last 10 seasons.