| Jerry York |
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AS A COACH
Enters his 37th season as a head coach; spent seven years (1972-79) at Clarkson and 15 years (1979-94) at Bowling Green
Begins the 2008-09 season as college hockey's second all-time winningest coach (first among active Division I coaches) with 803 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)* | 803 |
| 3. Jack Parker* | 781 |
| 4. Bob Peters | 744 |
| 5. Rick Comley* | 739 |
| 6. Len Ceglarski (BC) | 673 |
| 7. Jeff Sauer | 655 |
| 8. Red Berensen* | 640 |
| 9. John MacInnes | 555 |
| 10. Jack Riley | 542 |
| 11. Don Roberts | 532 |
| 12. Don Brose | 531 |
| 13. Mike McShane* | 525 |
| 14. Ed Saugestad | 503 |
| 15. John "Snooks" Kelley (BC) | 501 |
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| *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) |
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| 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) |
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| BOSTON COLLEGE
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| 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 |
| Boston College Totals: | 336-180-50 (.638 in 14 years) |
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| CAREER TOTALS | 803-515-84 (.603 in 36 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 USA Hockey College Player of the Year
Nathan Gerbe
Boston College
2008 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
