Brown Bears men's ice hockey

The Brown Bears men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents Brown University. The Bears are a member of ECAC Hockey. They play at the Meehan Auditorium in Providence, Rhode Island.[2]

Brown Bears men's ice hockey
Current season
Brown Bears athletic logo
UniversityBrown University
ConferenceECAC Hockey
First season1897–98
Head coachBrendan Whittet
14th season, 123–241–53 (.359)
ArenaMeehan Auditorium
Capacity: 2,495
Surface: 200' x 85'
LocationProvidence, Rhode Island
ColorsSeal brown, cardinal red, and white[1]
     
NCAA Tournament Runner-up
1951
NCAA Tournament Frozen Four
1951, 1965, 1976
NCAA Tournament appearances
1951, 1965, 1976, 1993
Current uniform

History
Brown's first hockey team
First Brown University hockey team in 1897–98. From left: Robert Steere, Harris Bucklin, Jesse Pevear, Irving Hunt, Albert Barrows, Charles Cooke, Horace Day.
Plaque in Meehan Auditorium honors the first game

The men's ice hockey team at Brown is one of the country's oldest programs, having played their first game in 1898.[3] That season, the team helped to form the first informal conference, the Intercollegiate Hockey Association, and wound up winning the league championship. While there was no formal declaration at the time, Brown's title is sometimes referred to as the first ice hockey national championship. Brown nearly repeated the feat three years later but ultimately fell to Yale in the first two playoff games ever contested for college ice hockey.[4]

The program swiftly declined after that near miss and the Bears became one of the worst teams in the nation. By 1906 the team had lost 16 straight contests, failing to score a goal in 9 games during that stretch. The program suspended operations after 1906 and remained shuttered for 20 years. When they returned to the ice they debuted with their first official head coach. Though James Gardner only lasted one season behind the bench the team performed much better with a hand at the tiller and quickly built up to be a respected program. In 1939 the team again suspended operations, though this time it was due to the onset of World War II. Brown's team remained out of commission for the entire duration of the war and didn't return until several years after its conclusion, finally hitting the ice again in 1947.

In only 4 years the team climbed all the way to 17–5 record, receiving the top eastern seed for the 1951 NCAA tournament. Though they ultimately fell in the title game, Brown had become one of the better teams in college hockey and, excluding a brief period in the early '60s, would remain so for the next 30 years. When the 1980s rolled around the Bears results started turning sour and Brown found itself looking up at the rest of college hockey. Since 1981 Brown has produced only six winning seasons and more than half of their campaigns have ended with single-digit win totals. The Bears had a brief resurgence in the mid-1990s, managing to make the tournament in 1993 but bowed out after only 1 game.

Lineup of Brown Bears players
2022-23 players

Season-by-season results
Main article: List of Brown Bears men's ice hockey seasons

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All-time coaching records
Brendan Whittet

As of the completion of 2022–23 season[5]

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
2009–PresentBrendan Whittet13123–241–53.359
1997–2009Roger Grillo12120–205–52.387
1988–97Bob Gaudet993–142–31.408
1982–88Herb Hammond636–114–3.245
1978–82Paul Schilling434–66–3.345
1974–78Richard Toomey468–41–2.622
1970–74J. Allan Soares444–47–1.484
1955–70James Fullerton15176–168–9.511
1952–55Donald Whiston327–27–1.500
1947–52Westcott Moulton554–38–1.586
1938–39Arthur Lesieur16–7–0.462
1931–33Robert Taylor211–12–1.479
1929–31, 1933–38Thomas Taylor750–32–1.608
1927–29Jean Dubuc212–13–0.480
1926–27James Gardner14–4–0.500
1897–1906No coach1016–39–3.302
Totals 15 coaches 96 seasons 874–1196–161 .428

Brown Olympians

Brown has sent five members of its team to the Olympics. Three former players, Donald Whiston (Silver, 1952), Robert Gaudreau (1968) and Mike Mastrullo (1984 and 1992) represented their respective nations as players, former player Tim Bothwell was an assistant coach on the gold medal-winning 2006 Canadian women's team and former assistant coach Jack Ferreira was an assistant GM for the US men's team in 1998.[6]

Awards and honors

US Hockey Hall of Fame

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Individual awards

All-Americans

First Team

Second Team


Individual awards

All-ECAC

First Team

Second team

Third Team

All-Rookie Team

  • 1989–90: Mike Ross, F
  • 1990–91: Geoff Finch, G
  • 1991–92: Mike Traggio, D
  • 1992–93: Ryan Mulhern, F
  • 1994–95: Jimmy Andersson, D
  • 2003–04: Brian Ihnacak, F
  • 2004–05: Sean Hurley, D
  • 2008–09: Jeff Buvinow, D
  • 2010–11: Dennis Robertson, D
  • 2015–16: Max Gottlieb, D; Tommy Marchin, F

Brown Hall of Fame

The following is a list of Brown's men's ice hockey players who were elected into the Brown University Athletic Hall of Fame (graduating class in parenthesis).[8]

Statistical leaders

Source:[9]

Career points leaders
Player Years GP G A PTS PIM
Bill Gilligan 1974–77 81 68 112 180
Bob McIntosh 1974–77 78 81 79 160
Don Sennott 1949–52 64 66 93 159
Bob Wheeler 1949–52 61 86 63 149
Wayne Small 1965–68 73 68 76 144
Curt Bennett 1967–70 71 50 85 135
Derek Chauvette 1989–93 117 34 99 133
Dennis Macks 1964–67 79 59 72 131
Leon Bryant 1963–65 77 55 75 130
Terry Chapman 1962–65 78 67 60 127

Career goaltending leaders

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

Minimum 10 games

Player Years GP MIN W L T GA SO SV% GAA
Anthony Borelli2009–201335185214125634.9352.04
Yann Danis2000–2004100601343431222013.9302.20
Adam D'Alba2004–2006543129192581413.9172.70
Lou Reycroft1969–19700.8962.85
Dave Ferguson1963–19661811.9012.86

Statistics current through the start of the 2022–23 season.

Roster

As of July 18, 2022.[10]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Connecticut Luke Krys (C) Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-09-27 Ridgefield, Connecticut Muskegon (USHL) —
3 Ontario Luke Albert Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1998-08-17 Fergus, Ontario Bonnyville (AJHL) —
4 Massachusetts Brett Bliss Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-12-29 Chelmsford, Massachusetts Surrey (BCHL) —
5 Connecticut Nick Traggio Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2001-08-01 Sharon, Connecticut Bonnyville (AJHL) —
6 New York (state) Harry Meirowitz Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2003-05-21 Old Westbury, New York P. A. L. (NCDC) —
7 Arizona Ryan Bottrill Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-02-04 Chandler, Arizona Maryland (NAHL) —
8 Alberta Ryan Shostak Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-09-08 Calgary, Alberta Vernon (BCHL) —
9 Florida Connor Marshall Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-10-10 Parkland, Florida Northeast (NAHL) —
10 Michigan Jonny Russell Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1998-01-31 Traverse City, Michigan Des Moines (USHL) —
11 British Columbia Nathan Plessis Senior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-02-28 Salmon Arm, British Columbia Brooks (AJHL) —
12 Pennsylvania Matt Sutton Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-05-26 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Omaha (USHL) —
13 Alberta Lynden Grandberg Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 2001-05-21 Calgary, Alberta Camrose (AJHL) —
14 New York (state) Spence Evans Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2002-04-29 Oyster Bay Cove, New York Johnstown (NAHL) —
15 Massachusetts Tony Andreozzi Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-04-16 Winchester, Massachusetts Salmon Arm (BCHL) —
16 Massachusetts Thomas Manty Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-02-04 Andover, Massachusetts Aberdeen (NAHL) —
17 Ontario Bradley Cocca Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-08-13 Toronto, Ontario Merritt (BCHL) —
18 Connecticut Dean Bauchiero Freshman F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2002-03-04 Southington, Connecticut Wichita Falls (NAHL) —
19 Finland Samuli Niinisaari (A) Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1998-08-11 Hamina, Finland Lincoln (USHL) —
20 Alberta Noah Wakeford Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-06-29 Okotoks, Alberta Trail (BCHL) —
21 Colorado Wyatt Schlaht Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-06-04 Cherry Hills Village, Colorado Surrey (BCHL) —
23 British Columbia Jackson Munro Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-02-11 Vancouver, British Columbia Chilliwack (BCHL) —
24 New Jersey Brenden Clark Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-01-16 Morris Plains, New Jersey Johnstown (NAHL) —
25 Connecticut Zackary Tonelli Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2002-02-14 Greenwich, Connecticut Vernon (BCHL) —
26 Colorado James Crossman Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-11-23 Denver, Colorado Jamestown (NAHL) —
27 Connecticut Jordan Tonelli (A) Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-06-30 Greenwich, Connecticut Cedar Rapids (USHL) —
28 Connecticut Gavin Puskar Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-06-21 Fairfield, Connecticut UConn (HEA) —
29 Colorado Cole Quisenberry Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-03-22 Denver, Colorado Chicago (USHL) —
30 New York (state) Jacob Zacharewicz Freshman G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2001-02-11 Riverhead, New York El Paso (NAHL) —
35 Michigan James Durham Junior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-03-27 Grand Rapids, Michigan Des Moines (USHL) —
62 British Columbia Mathieu Caron Sophomore G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-03-29 Abbotsford, British Columbia Chilliwack (BCHL) —

Bears in the NHL

The following is a list of Brown's men's ice hockey alumni who played in the NHL/WHA.[8] As of July 1, 2022.

= NHL All-Star team = NHL All-Star[11] = NHL All-Star[11] and NHL All-Star team
Player Position Team(s) Years Games Stanley Cups
Curt Bennett Center STL, NYR, ATF 1970–1980 580 0
Tim Bothwell Defenseman NYR, STL, HFD 1978–1989 502 0
Yann Danis Goaltender MTL, NYI, NJD, EDM 2005–2016 55 0
Brian Eklund Goaltender TBL 2005–2006 1 0
Bobby Farnham Right wing PIT, NJD, MTL 2014–2017 67 0
Ryan Garbutt Left wing DAL, CHI, ANA 2011–2017 305 0
Garnet Hathaway Right wing CGY, WSH 2015–Present 373 0
Mark Holden Goaltender MTL, WPG 1981–1985 8 0
Steven King Right wing NYR, ANA 1992–1996 67 0
Neil Labatte Defenseman STL 1978–1982 26 0
Sam Lafferty Right wing PIT, CHI 2019–Present 140 0
Nick Lappin Right wing NJD 2016–2019 60 0
Matt Lorito Left wing DET 2016–2017 2 0
Ryan Mulhern Right wing WSH 1997–1998 3 0
Todd Simpson Defenseman CGY, FLA, PHO, ANA, OTT, CHI, MTL 1995–2006 580 0
Brian Stapleton Right wing WSH 1975–1976 1 0
Aaron Volpatti Left wing VAN, WSH 2010–2015 114 0
Max Willman Center PHI 2021–Present 41 0
Harry Zolnierczyk Left wing PHI, PIT, NYI, ANA, NSH 2011–2017 84 0

WHA

Several players also were members of WHA teams.

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