| Assumption Greyhounds | |
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| Institution: | Assumption University |
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| Location: | Worcester, Massachusetts |
| School founded: | 1904 |
| Enrollment: | 2,432 |
| Colors: | Blue and white |
| Home Arena: | Buffone Arena |
| Men's Team | |
| Conference: | Northeast-10 |
| Coach: | Michael Looney |
| Conf. Championships: | 2017 |
The Assumption Greyhounds are a Men's Division II team in the Northeast-10 conference representing Assumption University in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Program[]
Assumption logo until 2005
The men's program dates back to 1916. The original incarnation of the team played from 1916 to 1920. The program was revived from 1956 to 1960 and was restarted in 1964.
The school was known as Assumption College from its' founding until it was renamed to Assumption University on June 10, 2020 upon achieving university status.
Conferences[]
- Worcester Collegiate Hockey League (1964-1973)
- ECAC Division III (1973-1984)
- ECAC North (1984-1992)
- ECAC Central (1992-1999)
- ECAC Northeast (1999-2009)
- Northeast-10 (1999-Present)
Arenas[]
- Worcester Arena (1964-1972) uncertain but likely as it was only other ice rink in city at the time
- Buffone Arena (1972-present)
Head Coaches[]
- Bill Kane (1964-1968) 17-25-3
- Wes Sheopuluk (1968-1971) 10-37-1
- Charles Lanzetta (1971-1972) 3-12-0
- Ray Le May (1972-1977) 34-54-6
- Steve Lindberg (1977-1983) 69-51-0
- Bill Cahill (1983-1986) 43-23-1
- Bill Bowes (1986-1995)
- Tom Connors (1995-1998)47-34-3
- Keith Hughes (1998-2005) 60-108-12
- Kevin Zifcak (2005-2008) 19-56-3
- Lance Brady (2008-2018) 97-141-19
- Michael Looney (2018-present) 30-18-7 as of end of 2019-20 season
Year by Year Record[]
| Season | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Tournament | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916-17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1917-18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1918-19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1919-20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Program cancelled | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956-57 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1957-58 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1958-59 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959-60 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Program cancelled | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Worcester Collegiate Hockey League | Overall Record | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1964-65 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1965-66 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1966-67 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1967-68 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 23 | .667 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 81 | .050 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1969-70 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 73 | .100 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1970-71 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 64 | .100 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1971-72 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 94 | .111 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1972-73 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 118 | .000 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 0 | |||||||||
| ECAC Division III | Overall Record | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1973-74 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 18 | .500 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 87 | 82 | |||||||
| 1974-75 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 46 | 54 | .300 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1975-76 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 34 | .500 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1976-77 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 51 | 51 | .542 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1977-78 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1978-79 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 58 | 69 | .545 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1979-80 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 102 | 105 | .444 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1980-81 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | .500 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1981-82 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 1st | L, SF 5-2 (Bentley) | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1982-83 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 4th | Did not participate | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1983-84 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5th | W, QF 4-3 (Iona) L, SF 8-4 (Southeastern Massachusetts) | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 114 | 93 | |||||||
| ECAC North | Overall Record | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1984-85 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2nd | L, QF 6-5 (ot) (Amherst) | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1985-86 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3rd | L, DQF 3-2 (Curry) | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1986-87 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 6th | Did not qualify | 23 | 9 | 13 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1987-88 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 6th | Did not qualify | 25 | 8 | 17 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1988-89 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 6th | Did not qualify | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1989-90 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3rd | W, DQF 8-7 (2ot) (Curry) L, DSF 9-4 (Southeastern Massachusetts) | 27 | 15 | 11 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1990-91 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3rd | L, DQF 5-4 (Plymouth St) | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1st | W, DSF 4-1 (Mass-Dartmouth) L, DF 7-4 (Fitchburg St) | 26 | 20 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||
| ECAC Central | Overall Record | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1992-93 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3rd | W, QF 4-2 (Plymouth St) L, SF 6-2 (Mass-Dartmouth) | 27 | 19 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1993-94 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | W, QF 6-1 (Western New England) W, SF 6-2 (Mass-Dartmouth) L, F 6-4 (Fitchburg St) | 27 | 19 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1994-95 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | L, 6-4 (Fitchburg St) | 26 | 12 | 11 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 1995-96 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4th | Did not qualify | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 64 | 62 | 15 | 4th | L, QF 8-3 (Skidmore) | 27 | 14 | 12 | 1 | |||||||
| 1997-98 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 5th | Did not qualify | 24 | 11 | 13 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1998-99 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 65 | 81 | 13 | T-12th | Did not qualify | 24 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 83 | 128 | |||||
| ECAC Division II (All D-II teams played in ECAC Division III Conferences) | Overall Record | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1999-00 NE-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5th | W, Prelim. 6-5 (ot) L, SF 5-3 (New Hampshire College) | |||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 71 | 91 | 11 | 3rd | Ineligible | 27 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 105 | 162 | |||||
| 2000-01 NE-10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 4th | L, Preliminary Round 5-2 (St. Michael's) | |||||||||||
| 2000-01 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 61 | 88 | 9 | 4th | Ineligible | 24 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 69 | 130 | |||||
| 2001-02 NE-10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 5th | L, Preliminary Round 10-3 (Stonehill) | 25 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 73 | 114 | |||||
| 2001-02 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 38 | 67 | 9 | 3rd | Ineligible | 25 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 73 | 114 | |||||
| ECAC Northeast/Northeast-10 | Overall Record | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2002-03 NE-10 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 42 | .444 | 5th | W, QF 7-3 (Stonehill), L, SF 6-1 (St. Michael's) | |||||||||||
| 2002-03 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 68 | 58 | 15 | 3rd | Ineligible | 27 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 114 | 110 | |||||
| 2003-04 NE-10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 5th | L, QF 5-3 (Southern New Hampshire) | |||||||||||
| 2003-04 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 81 | 82 | 17 | 3rd | Ineligible | 25 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 99 | 113 | |||||
| 2004-05 NE-10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 33 | 4 | 4th | W, QF 11-8 (Franklin Pierce), L, SF 4-1 (St. Anselm) | |||||||||||
| 2004-05 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 66 | 95 | 20 | 2nd | Ineligible | 27 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 101 | 132 | |||||
| 2005-06 NE-10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 40 | 0 | 6th | L, QF 7-3 (Stonehill) | |||||||||||
| 2005-06 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 62 | 100 | 11 | 3rd | Ineligible | 25 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 88 | 142 | |||||
| 2006-07 NE-10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 6th | W, QF 4-2 (St. Michael's) L, SF 6-2 (Stonehill) | |||||||||||
| 2006-07 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 45 | 85 | 8 | 3rd | Ineligible | 27 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 77 | 134 | |||||
| 2007-08 NE-10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 6th | L, QF 5-3 (Southern New Hampshire) | |||||||||||
| 2007-08 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 47 | 82 | 8 | T-3rd | Ineligible | 26 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 75 | 130 | |||||
| 2008-09 NE-10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 23 | 4 | T-3rd | L, QF 5-4 (St. Michael's) | |||||||||||
| 2008-09 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 54 | 77 | 13 | 3rd | Ineligible | 26 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 74 | 111 | |||||
| Northeast-10 | Overall Record | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2009-10 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 38 | 17 | T-2nd | W, SF 5-1 (St. Michael's), L, F 10-1 (St. Anselm) | 25 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 92 | 99 | |||||
| 2010-11 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 37 | 10 | 2nd | W, QF 5-2 (Stonehill) L, SF 3-2 (St. Anselm) | 27 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 93 | 113 | |||||
| 2011-12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 42 | 15 | 1st | L, SF 3-1 (Stonehill) | 25 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 77 | 89 | |||||
| 2012-13 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 46 | 6 | 4th | Did not qualify | 25 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 57 | 100 | |||||
| 2013-14 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 47 | 1 | 4th | Did not qualify | 25 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 58 | 92 | |||||
| 2014-15 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 31 | 4th | L, SF 4-1 (St. Michael's) | 24 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 65 | 82 | ||||||
| 2015-16 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 38 | 5 | 4th | L, SF 8-4 (Stonehill) | 25 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 88 | 97 | |||||
| 2016-17 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 34 | 11 | 4th | W, SF 4-2 (St Anselm) W, F 3-2 (ot) (St. Michael's) | 28 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 81 | 103 | |||||
| 2017-18 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 48 | 46 | 17 | 3rd | L, SF 6-5 (St. Michael's) | 27 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 89 | 87 | |||||
| 2018-19 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 45 | 17 | T-2nd | L, SF 2-1 (3ot) (St. Anselm) | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 81 | 64 | |||||
| 2019-20 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 62 | 43 | 26 | 1st | L, SF 4-3 (ot) (Franklin Pierce | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 80 | 61 | |||||
| 2020-21 | Season cancelled December 15th due to COVID-19 pandemic[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
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