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  Jerry York
Jerry York

Player Profile
Position:
Head Coach

Experience:
15th Season

Alma Mater:
Boston College '67

AS A COACH

  • 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 Mason924
2. Jerry York (BC)*821
3. Jack Parker*816
4. Rick Comley*749
5. Bob Peters744
6. Len Ceglarski (BC)673
6. Red Berensen*673
8. Jeff Sauer655
9. John MacInnes555
10. Jack Riley542
11. Mike McShane*538
12. Don Roberts532
13. Don Brose531
14. Ed Saugestad503
15. 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 finalists
2006-0729-12-1Hockey East Tournament Champions, NCAA Tournament finalists
2007-0825-11-8Hockey East Tournament Champions, National Champions
2008-0918-14-5
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

Mike Mottau
Boston College
2000 recipient

York's USA Hockey College Player of the Year

Nathan Gerbe
Boston College
2008 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

Chris Kreider
NY Rangers, 2009