# List of college men's ice hockey career coaching wins leaders

This is a list of men's college ice hockey career coaching wins leaders It is limited to coaches with at least 400 wins.
Jerry York, who coached men's ice hockey for 50 years at Clarkson University, Bowling Green State University and Boston College is the all-time leader in wins, losses and ties.
With 897 wins in 40 years at Boston University, Jack Parker is the all-time leader in wins with a single program.

## List of coaches with at least 400 wins

    Statistics correct as of the end of the 2023–24 college men's ice hockey season.
| = Coached one team | = Active Coaches |
| Rank | Name | Years | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct. | Teams |
| 1 | Jerry York | 50 | 1123 | 682 | 128 | .614 | Clarkson (1972–1979), Bowling Green (1979–1994), Boston College (1994–2022) |
| 2 | Ron Mason | 36 | 924 | 380 | 83 | .696 | Lake Superior State (1967–1973), Bowling Green (1973–1979), Michigan State (1979–2002) |
| 3 | Jack Parker | 40 | 897 | 472 | 115 | .643 | Boston University (1973–2013) |
| 4 | Red Berenson | 33 | 848 | 426 | 92 | .654 | Michigan (1984–2017) |
| 5 | Rick Comley | 38 | 783 | 615 | 110 | .556 | Lake Superior State (1973–1976), Northern Michigan (1976–2002), Michigan State (2002–2011) |
| 6 | Bob Peters | 36 | 744 | 313 | 50 | .695 | North Dakota (1964–1966), Bemidji State (1966–1982, 1983–2001) |
| 7 | Mike McShane | 37 | 741 | 348 | 69 | .670 | St. Lawrence (1980–85), Providence (1985–1994), Norwich (1995–2018) |
| 8 | Don Lucia | 31 | 736 | 403 | 102 | .634 | Alaska-Fairbanks (1987–1993), Colorado College (1993–1999), Minnesota (1999–2018) |
| 9 | Len Ceglarski | 34 | 672 | 341 | 36 | .658 | Clarkson (1958–1972), Boston College (1972–1992) |
| 10 | Tim Coghlin | 30 | 660 | 180 | 60 | .767 | St. Norbert (1993–present) |
| 11 | Jeff Sauer | 31 | 655 | 532 | 57 | .549 | Colorado College (1971–1982), Wisconsin (1982–2002) |
| 12 | Rand Pecknold | 30 | 642 | 347 | 105 | .635 | Quinnipiac (1994–present) |
| 13 | Bill O'Neill | 41 | 626 | 436 | 76 | .583 | Salem State (1981–2023) |
| 14 | Bob Emery | 30 | 624 | 215 | 65 | .726 | Plattsburgh State (1989–2019) |
| 15 | Rick Gotkin | 36 | 607 | 524 | 107 | .534 | Mercyhurst (1988–present) |
| 16 | Dean Fuller | 39 | 605 | 366 | 67 | .615 | Fitchburg State (1984–present) |
| 17 | Bill Beaney | 35 | 601 | 260 | 59 | .685 | New England College (1978–84), Middlebury (1986–2002, 2003–2015) |
| 18 | Dick Umile | 28 | 598 | 375 | 114 | .603 | New Hampshire (1990–2018) |
| 19 | George Gwozdecky | 27 | 593 | 391 | 85 | .594 | Wisconsin–River Falls (1981–1984), Miami (1989–1994), Denver (1994–2013) |
| 20 | Jeff Jackson | 25 | 589 | 318 | 98 | .635 | Lake Superior State (1990–1996), Notre Dame (2005–present) |
| 21 | John Rolli | 32 | 577 | 224 | 43 | .709 | Mass. Dartmouth (1984–2016) |
| 22 | John MacInnes | 26 | 555 | 295 | 39 | .646 | Michigan Tech (1956–1982) |
| 23 | Jack Riley | 36 | 542 | 343 | 20 | .610 | Army (1950–1986) |
| 23 | Terry Meagher | 33 | 542 | 253 | 58 | .669 | Bowdoin (1983–2016) |
| 23 | Mike Schafer | 28 | 542 | 289 | 111 | .634 | Cornell (1995–present) |
| 26 | Don Brose | 34 | 539 | 362 | 78 | .590 | Concordia (MN) (1958–1962), Minnesota State-Mankato (1970–1983, 1985–2000) |
| 27 | Don Roberts | 33 | 532 | 290 | 25 | .643 | Gustavus Adolphus (1964–1997) |
| 28 | Jack Arena | 40 | 528 | 387 | 85 | .571 | Amherst (1983–present) |
| 29 | Frank Serratore | 31 | 505 | 528 | 108 | .490 | Denver (1990–1994), Air Force (1997–present) |
| 30 | Ed Saugestad | 38 | 503 | 364 | 21 | .578 | Augsburg (1958–1996) |
| 31 | John Kelley | 36 | 501 | 249 | 15 | .665 | Boston College (1933–1942, 1947–1972) |
| 32 | Bob Daniels | 32 | 497 | 605 | 114 | .456 | Ferris State (1992–present) |
| 33 | Joe Marsh | 27 | 482 | 418 | 75 | .533 | St. Lawrence (1985–2012) |
| 34 | Don Vaughan | 30 | 472 | 504 | 123 | .485 | Colgate (1992–2003, 2004–2023) |
| 35 | Wayne Wilson | 25 | 464 | 314 | 80 | .587 | RIT (1999–Present) |
| 36 | Murray Armstrong | 21 | 460 | 215 | 31 | .674 | Denver (1956–1977) |
| 37 | Scott Sandelin | 24 | 456 | 388 | 101 | .536 | Minnesota–Duluth (2000–Present) |
| 38 | Steve Freeman | 28 | 450 | 271 | 66 | .614 | Wisconsin–River Falls (1996–Present) |
| 39 | Jeff Meredith | 35 | 442 | 399 | 97 | .523 | Fredonia State (1988–present) |
| 40 | Bill Kangas | 35 | 441 | 310 | 70 | .580 | Williams (1989–2017, 2018–Present) |
| 40 | John Dunham | 33 | 441 | 306 | 34 | .586 | Trinity (1974–2007) |
| 42 | Bill Wilkinson | 26 | 437 | 469 | 81 | .484 | Western Michigan (1982–1999), Wayne State (1999–2008) |
| 43 | Enrico Blasi | 23 | 427 | 386 | 81 | .523 | Miami (1999–2019), St. Thomas (2021–Present) |
| 44 | Bob Gaudet | 32 | 424 | 482 | 112 | .472 | Brown (1988–1997), Dartmouth (1997–2020) |
| 45 | Mike Gilligan | 25 | 419 | 350 | 49 | .542 | Salem State (1975–1981), Yale (1983–1984), Vermont (1984–2003) |
| 46 | Terry Skrypek | 23 | 415 | 194 | 45 | .669 | St. Thomas (1987–2010) |
| 47 | Bob Motzko | 19 | 412 | 263 | 66 | .601 | St. Cloud State (2005–2018), Minnesota (2018–Present) |
| 47 | Charlie Holt | 24 | 412 | 313 | 22 | .566 | Colby (1962–1968), New Hampshire (1968–1986) |
| 49 | Mark Taylor | 24 | 409 | 176 | 55 | .682 | Hobart (2000–Present) |
| 50 | Dean Blais | 18 | 408 | 248 | 63 | .611 | North Dakota (1995–2004), Omaha (2010–2017) |
| 50 | Craig Dahl | 24 | 408 | 402 | 57 | .503 | Bethel (1981–1985), Wisconsin–River Falls (1985–1986), St. Cloud State (1987–2006) |

## Active coaches nearing 400 wins

Coaches within 30 wins of reaching 400 for their career (as of the end of the 2023–24 season).
| Name | Years | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct. | Teams |
| Nate Leaman | 21 | 397 | 290 | 97 | .568 | Union (2003–2011), Providence (2011–Present) |
| Ed Gosek | 21 | 392 | 133 | 33 | .732 | Oswego State (2003–Present) |
| Tom Serratore | 23 | 388 | 360 | 99 | .517 | Bemidji State (2001–Present) |
| Guy Gadowsky | 24 | 382 | 384 | 65 | .499 | Alaska (1999–2004), Princeton (2004–2011), Penn State (2012–Present) |
| Gary Heenan | 23 | 372 | 180 | 52 | .659 | Utica (2001–Present) |

## Historical winning percentage

Prior to 1970, college teams routinely played fewer than 30 games per season, sometimes far fewer. This made reaching 400 career wins nearly impossible for many coaches, particularly in the early years of the sport. The following list includes several coaches whose career winning percentage was among the best in the college hockey history (minimum 10 seasons), all of whom had all of or a large portion of their tenure prior to 1970. Coaches appearing on the list above are not included.
| Name | Years | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct. | Teams |
| Alfred Winsor | 15 | 114 | 38 | 2 | .747 | Harvard (1903–1917, 1923–1924) |
| Ned Harkness | 24 | 384 | 131 | 11 | .740 | Rensselaer (1949–1963), Cornell (1963–1970), Union (1975–1977) |
| William Harrison | 10 | 127 | 47 | 6 | .722 | Clarkson (1948–1958) |
| Larry Armstrong | 12 | 125 | 54 | 10 | .688 | Minnesota (1935–1947) |
| Vic Heyliger | 23 | 353 | 158 | 21 | .683 | Illinois (1939–1943), Michigan (1944–1957), Air Force (1968–1974) |
| Jack Kelley | 18 | 306 | 147 | 12 | .671 | Colby (1955–1962, 1976–1977), Boston University (1962–1972) |
| Cheddy Thompson | 10 | 149 | 72 | 5 | .670 | Colorado College (1945–1955) |
| Cooney Weiland | 21 | 315 | 173 | 17 | .641 | Harvard (1950–1971) |
| Albert Prettyman | 26 | 141 | 80 | 7 | .634 | Hamilton (1918–1943), Colgate (1943–1944) |
| Clarence Wanamaker | 11 | 97 | 57 | 4 | .627 | Dartmouth (1915–1918, 1919–1920), Yale (1921–1928) |
| Jack Roos | 17 | 134 | 79 | 7 | .625 | Clarkson (1929–1944, 1946–1948) |
| Harry Cleverly | 17 | 212 | 142 | 10 | .596 | Boston University (1945–1962) |
| George Menard | 15 | 204 | 137 | 14 | .594 | St. Lawrence (1955–1967, 1968–1971) |
| Eddie Jeremiah | 26 | 308 | 239 | 11 | .562 | Dartmouth (1937–1942, 1945–1963, 1964–1967) |