# John Rolli

John Rolli is a retired college men's ice hockey coach. Rolli graduated from Salem State College in 1973. He was the head hockey coach at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth from 1985 until 2016.

## Career

Rolli headed the program for 38 years, becoming one of college hockey's most successful coaches. While in the third-tier ECAC conference, Rolli led the Corsairs to numerous conference championships while the league went through several rebrandings. Massachusetts Dartmouth left the conference in 2009 when the school's primary conference, MASCAC, began sponsoring ice hockey. He saw a great deal less success in the new league, posting the only losing records of his career, but he still managed to lead UMD to a pair of titles.
Upon his retirement in 2017, Rolli ranked 14th all-time among college men's ice hockey coaches. He sits 17th all-time as of 2021. Of the coaches who have won at least 400 games, Rolli ranks 3rd all time in winning percentage.

## Head Coaching Record

Statistics overview :
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Southern Massachusetts Corsairs (ECAC 3) (1984–1985) ||||||
| 1984–85 | Southern Massachusetts | 20–3–0 | 15–3–0 | 3rd | ECAC 3 Champion |
| Southern Massachusetts: | Southern Massachusetts: | 20–3–0 | 15–3–0 | | |
| Southern Massachusetts Corsairs (ECAC North/South) (1985–1991) ||||||
| 1985–86 | Southern Massachusetts | 23–1–0 | 20–0–0 | 1st | ECAC North Division Semifinals |
| 1986–87 | Southern Massachusetts | 20–4–1 | 16–2–1 | 2nd | ECAC North/South Runner-Up |
| 1987–88 | Southern Massachusetts | 22–5–0 | 19–2–0 | 5th | ECAC North Division Semifinals |
| 1988–89 | Southern Massachusetts | 24–4–0 | 18–3–0 | 1st | ECAC North/South Champion |
| 1989–90 | Southern Massachusetts | 17–8–0 | 16–4–0 | 5th | ECAC North Runner-Up |
| 1990–91 | Southern Massachusetts | 19–6–2 | 16–2–2 | 2nd | ECAC North Division Semifinals |
| Southern Massachusetts: | Southern Massachusetts: | 125–28–3 | 106–13–3 | | |
| Massachusetts–Dartmouth Corsairs (ECAC North/South) (1991–1992) ||||||
| 1991–92 | Massachusetts–Dartmouth | 17–9–0 | 14–5–0 | 3rd | ECAC North Division Semifinals |
| Massachusetts–Dartmouth: | Massachusetts–Dartmouth: | 17–9–0 | 14–5–0 | | |
| Massachusetts–Dartmouth Corsairs (ECAC North) (1992–1998) ||||||
| 1992–93 | Massachusetts–Dartmouth | 21–3–1 | 13–1–0 | 1st | ECAC North/South/Central Champion |
| 1993–94 | Massachusetts–Dartmouth | 18–5–1 | 13–1–0 | 2nd | ECAC North/South/Central Semifinals |
| 1994–95 | Massachusetts–Dartmouth | 24–3–0 | 13–1–0 | 2nd | ECAC North/South/Central Champion |
| 1995–96 | Massachusetts–Dartmouth | 25–2–0 | 14–0–0 | 1st | ECAC North/South/Central Runner-Up |
| 1996–97 | Massachusetts–Dartmouth | 21–4–2 | 10–2–2 | 5th | ECAC North/South/Central Champion |
| 1997–98 | Massachusetts–Dartmouth | 22–5–0 | 11–3–0 | 4th | ECAC North/South/Central Champion |
| Massachusetts–Dartmouth: | Massachusetts–Dartmouth: | 131–22–4 | 74–8–2 | | |
| Massachusetts–Dartmouth Corsairs (ECAC Northeast) (1998–2009) ||||||
| 1998–99 | Massachusetts–Dartmouth | 20–5–3 | 14–1–2 | T–1st | ECAC Northeast Runner-Up |
| 1999–00 | Massachusetts–Dartmouth | 15–9–2 | 8–3–2 | 4th | ECAC Northeast Semifinals |
| 2000–01 | Massachusetts–Dartmouth | 15–9–2 | 10–5–2 | 5th | ECAC Northeast Quarterfinals |
| 2001–02 | Massachusetts–Dartmouth | 18–6–1 | 13–2–0 | T–2nd | ECAC Northeast Quarterfinals |
| 2002–03 | Massachusetts–Dartmouth | 15–7–3 | 9–6–1 | 6th | ECAC Northeast Quarterfinals |
| 2003–04 | Massachusetts–Dartmouth | 18–8–1 | 11–4–1 | 5th | ECAC Northeast Semifinals |
| 2004–05 | Massachusetts–Dartmouth | 22–5–0 | 14–1–0 | 2nd | ECAC Northeast Runner-Up |
| 2005–06 | Massachusetts–Dartmouth | 25–5–0 | 14–1–0 | 1st | NCAA Quarterfinals |
| 2006–07 | Massachusetts–Dartmouth | 25–3–1 | 14–1–0 | 1st | NCAA Quarterfinals |
| 2007–08 | Massachusetts–Dartmouth | 18–9–1 | 13–3–0 | 2nd | NCAA First Round |
| 2008–09 | Massachusetts–Dartmouth | 16–8–2 | 13–3–1 | T–3rd | ECAC Northeast Quarterfinals |
| Massachusetts–Dartmouth: | Massachusetts–Dartmouth: | 207–74–16 | 133–30–9 | | |
| Massachusetts–Dartmouth Corsairs (MASCAC) (2009–2016) ||||||
| 2009–10 | Massachusetts–Dartmouth | 11–15–1 | 5–12–1 | 5th | MASCAC Semifinals |
| 2010–11 | Massachusetts–Dartmouth | 18–7–1 | 13–4–1 | 1st | MASCAC Semifinals |
| 2011–12 | Massachusetts–Dartmouth | 16–9–2 | 10–6–2 | 3rd | MASCAC Semifinals |
| 2012–13 | Massachusetts–Dartmouth | 12–8–7 | 9–3–6 | 2nd | NCAA First Round |
| 2013–14 | Massachusetts–Dartmouth | 5–18–2 | 5–13–0 | 7th | |
| 2014–15 | Massachusetts–Dartmouth | 8–16–3 | 6–9–3 | 6th | MASCAC Semifinals |
| 2015–16 | Massachusetts–Dartmouth | 7–15–4 | 6–9–3 | 4th | MASCAC Quarterfinals |
| Massachusetts–Dartmouth: | Massachusetts–Dartmouth: | 77–88–20 | 54–56–16 | | |
| Total: | Total: | 577–224–43 | | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||