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
UniversityBrown University
ConferenceECAC Hockey
First season1897–98
Head coachBrendan Whittet
13th season, 114–223–50 (.359)
Captain(s)Dennis Robertson
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] By 1906, however, 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 the team returned to the ice they brought with them 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, but 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 earls '60s, would remain so for the next 30 years. When the 1980s rolled around the Bears result 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.

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

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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.[4]

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).[6]

Statistical leaders

Source:[7]

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.

All-time coaching records

As of the completion of 2021–22 season[8]

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
2009–PresentBrendan Whittet12114–223–50.359
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
Totals 15 coaches 95 seasons 865–1178–158 .432

Roster

As of August 19, 2021.[9]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 James Durham Sophomore G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-03-27 Grand Rapids, Michigan Des Moines (USHL) —
2 Luke Krys (A) Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-09-27 Ridgefield, Connecticut Muskegon (USHL) —
3 Luke Albert Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1998-08-17 Fergus, Ontario Bonnyville (AJHL) —
4 Brett Bliss Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-12-29 Chelmsford, Massachusetts Surrey (BCHL) —
7 Justin Jallen (A) Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1998-01-06 St. Paul, Minnesota Northeast (NAHL) —
8 Thomas Manty Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-02-04 Andover, Massachusetts Aberdeen (NAHL) —
9 Connor Marshall Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-10-10 Parkland, Florida Northeast (NAHL) —
10 Jonny Russell Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1998-01-31 Traverse City, Michigan Des Moines (USHL) —
11 Nathan Plessis Junior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-02-28 Salmon Arm, British Columbia Brooks (AJHL) —
12 Matt Sutton Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-05-26 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Omaha (USHL) —
13 Lynden Grandberg Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 2001-05-21 Calgary, Alberta Camrose (AJHL) —
14 Spence Evans Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2002-04-29 Oyster Bay Cove, New York Johnstown (NAHL) —
15 Tony Andreozzi Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-04-16 Winchester, Massachusetts Salmon Arm (BCHL) —
16 Tristan Crozier (C) Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1998-02-23 Calgary, Alberta Nanaimo (BCHL) —
17 Bradley Cocca Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-08-13 Toronto, Ontario Merritt (BCHL) —
18 Jake Harris Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1998-04-10 Toronto, Ontario Nanaimo (BCHL) —
19 Samuli Niinisaari Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1998-08-11 Hamina, Finland Lincoln (USHL) —
20 Noah Wakeford Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-06-29 Okotoks, Alberta Trail (BCHL) —
21 Wyatt Schlaht Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-06-04 Cherry Hills Village, Colorado Surrey (BCHL) —
22 Matty Holmes Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-02-22 Rye, New York Chilliwack (BCHL) —
23 Jackson Munro Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-02-11 Vancouver, British Columbia Chilliwack (BCHL) —
24 Dorian Dawson Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-05-29 Collingwood, Ontario Sioux City (USHL) —
25 Michael Maloney (A) Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-02-17 McHenry, Illinois Omaha (USHL) —
26 James Crossman Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-11-23 Denver, Colorado Jamestown (NAHL) —
27 Jordan Tonelli Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-06-30 Armonk, New York Cedar Rapids (USHL) —
28 Brenden Clark Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-01-16 Morris Plains, New Jersey Johnstown (NAHL) —
29 Cole Quisenberry Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-03-22 Denver, Colorado Chicago (USHL) —
31 Mathieu Caron Freshman G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-03-29 Abbotsford, British Columbia Chilliwack (BCHL) —
33 Gabriel Vinal Senior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-01-12 Syracuse, New York Aberdeen (NAHL) —
35 Luke Kania (A) Graduate G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1996-01-24 Chicago, Illinois Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL) —

Brown Bears in the NHL

The following is a list of Brown's men's ice hockey alumni who played in the NHL/WHA.[6]

= NHL All-Star Team = NHL All-Star[10] = NHL All-Star[10] and NHL All-Star Team
Player Position Team(s) Years Stanley Cups
Curt Bennett Center STL, NYR, ATF 1970–1980 0
Tim Bothwell Defenseman NYR, STL, HFD 1999–2000 0
Yann Danis Goaltender MTL, NYI, NJD, EDM 2005–2016 0
Brian Eklund Goaltender TBL 2005–2006 0
Bobby Farnham Right Wing PIT, NJD, MTL 2014–2017 0
Ryan Garbutt Left Wing DAL, CHI, ANA 2011–2017 0
Garnet Hathaway Right Wing CGY, WSH 2015–Present 0
Mark Holden Goaltender MTL, WPG 1981–1985 0
Steven King Right Wing NYR, ANA 1992–1996 0
Neil Labatte Defenseman STL 1978–1982 0
Sam Lafferty Right Wing PIT 2019–Present 0
Nick Lappin Right Wing NJD 2016–Present 0
Matt Lorito Left Wing DET 2016–2017 0
Ryan Mulhern Right Wing WSH 1997–1998 0
Todd Simpson Defenseman CGY, FLA, PHO, ANA, OTT, CHI, MTL 1995–2006 0
Brian Stapleton Right Wing WSH 1975–1976 0
Aaron Volpatti Left Wing VAN, WSH 2010–2015 0
Harry Zolnierczyk Left Wing PHI, PIT, NYI, ANA, NSH 2011–2017 0

WHA

Several players also were members of WHA teams.

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