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Colgate Raiders men's ice hockey
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Colgate Raiders men's ice hockey athletic logo
University Colgate University
Conference ECAC Hockey
Head coach Don Vaughan
28th season, 429–459–109 (.485)
Captain Bobby McMann
Jared Cockrell
Arena Class of 1965 Arena
Capacity: 2,222
Surface: 200' x 85'
Location Hamilton, New York
Colors Maroon and White[1]
         
NCAA Tournament Runner-up
1990
NCAA Tournament Frozen Four
1990
NCAA Tournament appearances
1981, 1990, 2000, 2005, 2014
Conference Tournament championships
1990
Conference regular season championships
1989–90, 2003–04, 2005–06
Current uniform
ECAC-Uniform-Colgate

The Colgate Raiders men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents Colgate University. The Raiders are a member of ECAC Hockey. They used to play at Starr Rink from its inauguration in 1959 until the 2015–16 season. Starting with the 2016–17 NCAA season, the Raiders have started playing their home games in the Class of 1965 Arena. The program is located in Hamilton, New York.[2]

History[]

Early years[]

Colgate's ice hockey team began as a four-game experiment in 1916 and 1917. The program was put on ice during World War I but returned in 1920 with a coach leading the Red Raiders. James Ballantine stayed with Colgate for eight years despite the program being mothballed in 1923 and remaining fallow until 1928. After ensuring the team returned he handed the coaching duties over to Ray Watkins who stayed for four uneventful seasons before assistant professor of Physical Education John Howard Starr took over. Starr spent the first four seasons toiling with losing records before both he and the team started to turn the Red Raiders' fortunes. In the late 1930s Colgate started posting lofty records of 8–1 and 9–4 and continued doing so into the early-40s. In 1942 Starr left the program to volunteer for service in World War II. The team continued on for two seasons, posting an undefeated record in 1943 of 11–0, before being suspended for the final year of the war. Once peace had been achieved Starr and the team returned. After a down season in 1946 the Red Raiders earned their second undefeated record, going 14–0 in 1946–47. The team kept up its winning ways until 1950 when Starr resigned as head coach. The new bench boss, Tom Dockrell got off to a slow start with the Red Raiders who became a founding member of the first ice hockey conference, the Tri-State League, but didn't get an opportunity to improve his record due to unseasonably warm weather that caused the program to cease operations for the next six years.[3]

Indoor ice and the ECAC[]

Colgate finally returned to the ice in 1958[4] and continued with new head coach Olav Kollevoll for two seasons before their first indoor ice rink was finished. The building was dedicated to the former coach as the J. Howard Starr Rink at the first game played on its surface in December 1959.[5] With the stability of the program ensured the team was able to build itself into a respectable unit, producing increasing win totals into the early 1960s and founding its second conference, ECAC Hockey along with 27 other schools. Colgate finished their first year of conference play with an 18–6 mark, setting a new school record for wins and finishing tied for 6th but it wasn't enough to earn them a selection as one of the top 8 teams in the conference so they missed the playoffs. The following year saw the team slip to 7th in the ECAC but this time they received an entry into the postseason, losing to eventual champion Harvard in the quarterfinals. The next year brought the team record up to 19 wins and a second playoff berth where they once again lost to the eventual ECAC champion in their first game, this time to Providence. After a down year in 1965 Kollevoll was replaced by Ron Ryan who held the reigns for seven seasons but could only lead the team to middling results most years. After two poor showings in the early '70s the team passed through three coaches over five years, eventually landing with former St. Lawrence player Terry Slater.

Rise to prominence and tragedy[]

Slater's first season was an unmitigated disaster, with the team posting its worst record since tournament play began (as of 2018) but that was wiped away in his second season when the Red Raiders posted their first winning season since 1970. The following season brought Colgate its first ECAC playoff in over a decade and in 1981 Colgate notched its first 20+ win season, its first ECAC playoff win and its first appearance in the NCAA tournament. Slater would keep Colgate in good standing for the duration of the 1980s, posing winning records in all but one season, however, the Red Raiders couldn't get out of the ECAC quarterfinals in any of their succeeding appearances. All of that changed in 1989–90 when Colgate jumped out with a tremendous start and never looked back. The team won its first ECAC regular season championship by a huge margin and swept its way through the ECAC tournament to take its first conference title. The Red Raiders received the second eastern seed and a bye into the Quarterfinals where they defeated Lake Superior State in two close games. After downing Boston University in the semifinal Colgate only had Wisconsin left in they way but were unable to overcome the Badgers and had to settle for Runner-Up. Colgate predictably declined from its team-record 31 wins the next season but still posted a decent record. In December 1991 Terry Slater suffered a severe stroke and was hospitalized, dying four days later at the age of 54.[6] His death gutted the team, but they still managed a respectable year in his absence.

Continued success[]

Don Vaughan arrived in 1992 to help heal the program and while the team struggled through sub-par seasons early on there were some encouraging signs with scattered postseason wins. By the mid-1990s the Red Raiders were posing winning records once more and by the end of the millennium Colgate found itself back in the NCAA tournament. Vaughan was so respected by the administration that he was tasked with serving as the interim Athletic Director for the 2003–04 school year, allowing his assistant Stan Moore to lead the team to an ECAC title and earn an ECAC Coach of the Year Award in the process. Not to be outdone, Vaughan returned to the bench the next year and got a second trip to the NCAA tournament followed by his own ECAC title the season after. Vaughan continues to coach the Raiders and now in his 26th season he holds the school record for wins, losses and ties while having produced several NHL players along with many more professional alumni across Europe and North America.

Season-by-season results[7][]

Coaching history[]

As of the completion of 2019–20 season[4]

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
2003–2004 Stan Moore 1 22–12–5 .628
1992–2003, 2004–Present Don Vaughan 27 429–459–109 .485
1991–1992 Brian Durocher 1† 12–10–0 .545
1977–1991 Terry Slater 15† 251–183–23 .574
1975–1977 Jim Higgins 2 21–32–0 .396
1972–1975 Brad Houston 3 31–47–1 .399
1965–1972 Ron Ryan 7 78–92–4 .460
1957–1965 Olav Kollevoll 8 81–66–2 .550
1950–1951 Tom Dockrell 1 2–7–0 .222
1943–1944 Albert Prettyman 1 4–2–0 .667
1942–1943 Gregory Batt 1 14–0–0 1.000
1932–1942, 1945–1950 J. Howard Starr 15 87–74–4 .539
1928–1932 Ray Watkins 4 6–11–1 .361
1920–1922, 1927–28 James Ballantine 3 2–11–0 .154
1915–1917 No Coach 2 3–1–0 .750
Totals 14 coaches 90 seasons 1041–1004–149 .508

† Terry Slater Died on December 6, 1991.

Awards and honors[]

NCAA[]

Individual[]

Spencer Penrose Award

All-Americans[]

AHCA First Team All-Americans

AHCA Second Team All-Americans

ECAC Hockey[]

Individual[]

ECAC Hockey Player of the Year

Tim Taylor Award

ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Forward

  • Jon Smyth: 2003–04

Ken Dryden Award

ECAC Hockey Most Outstanding Player in Tournament

All-Conference[]

First Team All-ECAC Hockey

Second Team All-ECAC Hockey

Third Team All-ECAC Hockey

ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team

Statistical Leaders[4][]

Career points leaders[]

Player Years GP G A Pts PIM
Mike Harder 1994–97 134 88 126 214 78
Steve Smith 1980–84 126 83 129 212 36
Gerard Waslen 1982–86 123 100 101 201 217
Dan Fridgen 1978–82 113 114 78 192 387
Denis Lapensee 1978–82 111 69 122 191 106
Jim Wallace 1980–84 127 77 111 188 46
Joel Gardner 1986–90 130 51 113 184 144
Rejean Boivin 1984–88 128 86 87 173 60
Dale Band 1988–92 128 50 119 169 86
Craig Woodcroft 1987–91 127 73 95 168 250
John Barnett 1972–76 75 93 168

Career goaltending leaders[]

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Minimum 20 games

Player Years GP Min GA SO SV% GAA
Steve Silverthorn 2001–2005 100 5744 213 8 .914 2.22
Mark Dekanich 2004–2008 118 6812 255 11 .923 2.25
Charlie Finn 2013–2017 126 7306 321 8 .911 2.64
Shep Harder 1996–2000 81 4217 199 5 .907 2.83
Erik Mihalik 2010–2014 83 4707 222 4 .903 2.83

Statistics current through the start of the 2018-19 season.

Players[]

Raiders in the NHL[]

= NHL All-Star Team = NHL All-Star[8] = NHL All-Star[8] and NHL All-Star Team

Player Position Team(s) Years Stanley Cups
Mike Milbury Defenseman BOS 1973–1987 0
Bill McCreary Jr. Left Wing TOR 1980–1981 0
Dan Fridgen Forward HFD 1981–1983 0
Mike Walsh Center NYI 1987–1989 0
Dave Gagnon Center DET 1990–1991 0
Wayne Cowley Goaltender EDM 1993–1994 0
Steve Poapst Defenseman WSH, CHI, PIT, STL 1995–2006 0
Bruce Gardiner Center OTT, TBL, CBJ, NJD 1996–2002 0
Andy McDonald Center ANA, STL 2000–2013 1

Player Position Team(s) Years Stanley Cups
Jesse Winchester Center OTT, FLA 2007–2014 0
Joey Mormina Defenseman CAR 2007–2008 0
David Sloane Right Wing PHI 2008–2009 0
Kyle Wilson Center WSH, CBJ, NSH 2009–2012 0
Mark Dekanich Goaltender NSH 2010–2011 0
David McIntyre Center MIN 2011–2012 0
Chris Wagner Center ANA, COL, NYI, BOS 2014–Present 0
Kyle Baun Forward CHI 2014–2016 0
Ryan Johnston Defense MTL 2015–2017 0

WHA[]

Two players were members of WHA teams.

Player Position Team(s) Years Avco Cups
Bill Davis Defenseman WPG 1977–1979 2
Chris Grigg Goaltender OTC 1975–1976 0

Current Roster[]

As of September 17, 2020.[9]

# S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Flag of Ontario Benson, MitchMitch Benson Junior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-11-18 Windsor, Ontario Brooks (AJHL)
2 Flag of New York Brandon, PiersonPierson Brandon Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-06-26 Irvington, New York Aberdeen (NAHL)
3 Flag of New York Stark, AnthonyAnthony Stark Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-04-09 New York, New York Madison (USHL)
4 Flag of Ontario McDermott, ElliottElliott McDermott Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1999-02-03 Kingston, Ontario Carleton Place (CCHL)
5 Flag of Kentucky McAvoy, PaulPaul McAvoy (C) Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1996-09-17 Richmond, Kentucky Surrey (BCHL)
7 Flag of Alberta McKechney, JoshJosh McKechney (A) Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1997-05-29 Calgary, Alberta Brooks (AJHL)
8 Flag of Massachusetts Garrett, P. J.P. J. Garrett Freshman D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2000-01-17 Duxbury, Massachusetts Powell River (BCHL)
10 Flag of Ontario Vachon, ArnaudArnaud Vachon Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1998-05-13 Ajax, Ontario Brooks (AJHL)
11 Flag of Minnesota Austin, NickNick Austin Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-11-17 St. Louis Park, Minnesota Madison (USHL)
12 Flag of Alberta Young, ColtonColton Young Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-08-23 Calgary, Alberta Canmore (AJHL)
13 Flag of Switzerland Verboon, MattMatt Verboon Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-02-23 Geneva, Switzerland Salmon Arm (BCHL)
14 Flag of Ontario Manderville, EthanEthan Manderville Sophomore F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-07-01 Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa (CCHL)
15 Flag of Connecticut Hoey, JackJack Hoey Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-11-03 Fairfield, Connecticut Choate Rosemary Hall (USHS–CT)
16 Flag of New York Lunn, GriffinGriffin Lunn Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-11-15 Lockport, New York Sioux Falls (USHL)
17 Flag of New York Mitton, RossRoss Mitton Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-07-05 Copiague Harbor, New York Omaha (USHL)
19 Flag of Connecticut Marshall, HenryHenry Marshall Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-01-09 New Canaan, Connecticut Alberni Valley (BCHL)
20 Flag of Alberta Glasman, LeviLevi Glasman Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1999-07-31 Lacombe, Alberta Powell River (BCHL)
21 Flag of Alberta Young, AlexAlex Young Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-03-22 Calgary, Alberta Canmore (AJHL) SJS, 196th overall 2020
22 Flag of Manitoba Jeanson, TylerTyler Jeanson (A) Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1997-09-16 Carman, Manitoba Minot (NAHL)
23 Flag of British Columbia Stewart, JeffJeff Stewart Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-02-23 Surrey, British Columbia Surrey (BCHL)
24 Flag of New Hampshire Cosgrove, TrevorTrevor Cosgrove (A) Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1997-06-04 Exeter, New Hampshire Alberni Valley (BCHL)
25 Flag of Alberta Tschumi, EvanEvan Tschumi Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-04-25 Calgary, Alberta Whitecourt (AJHL)
26 Flag of British Columbia Watson-Brawn, LiamLiam Watson-Brawn Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-04-06 Vancouver, British Columbia Prince George (BCHL)
27 Flag of Minnesota Anderson, NickNick Anderson Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1999-01-04 Independence, Minnesota Sioux Falls (USHL)
31 Flag of Quebec Farrier, AndrewAndrew Farrier Sophomore G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1997-10-01 Montreal, Quebec Kingston (OJHL)
32 Flag of Massachusetts Friend, WillWill Friend Sophomore G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1999-08-02 South Hamilton, Massachusetts Governor's Academy (USHS–MA)
37 Flag of Alberta Gylander, CarterCarter Gylander Freshman G 6' 5" (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-06-05 Beaumont, Alberta Sherwood Park (AJHL) DET, 191st overall 2019

See also[]

References[]

  1. Colgate's Color Palette | Colgate University Communications Office. Retrieved on March 18, 2019.
  2. http://www.uscho.com/m/colgate-raiders/mens-college-hockey/team,col.html
  3. "Colgate Men's Hockey Team History", USCHO.com. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Colgate Raiders Men's Hockey 2017–18 Record Book", Colgate Raiders. 
  5. "J. Howard Starr Rink", Colgate Raiders. 
  6. "Terry Slater, 54, Dies; Colgate Hockey Coach", New York Times, 1991-12-06. 
  7. "Colgate Men's Ice Hockey 2017–18 Prospectus", Colgate Raiders. 
  8. 8.0 8.1 Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.
  9. 2020–21 Men's Ice Hockey Roster. Colgate Athletics.

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