# Jerry York

Jerry York (born July 25, 1945) is an American former ice hockey coach who was the men's ice hockey coach at Boston College. York is the winningest coach in NCAA hockey, and leads the all-time list as the only Division I head coach with over 1,000 wins. He has won the NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey title five times as a coach, at Bowling Green State University in 1984 and at Boston College in 2001, 2008, 2010 and 2012, tying him with Murray Armstrong for second-most all-time behind only Vic Heyliger (6). York received the Spencer Penrose Trophy for being named Division I Coach of the Year in 1977. On June 25, 2019, York was elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builders Category.

## Background

The eighth of ten children, York is a "Triple Eagle", having graduated from Boston College High School in 1963 and Boston College in 1967, as well as earning a Master's degree from Boston College.

## Coaching career

York's coaching career began at Clarkson as an assistant coach. In 1972, York became the head coach when he took over the job from Len Ceglarski who had accepted the head coaching job at BC. York coached at Clarkson for 7 years, winning the ECAC regular season title in 1977.
In 1979 York moved from Clarkson to Bowling Green, taking over from Ron Mason. In 15 seasons at the school, he compiled nine 20-win seasons, 4 CCHA regular-season titles, 1 CCHA tournament title, 6 NCAA tournament appearances, and a National Title in 1984.
York returned to his alma mater, Boston College, in 1994, and began rebuilding the program. In the 1997–98 season, Boston College surprised the college hockey world by reaching the NCAA title game. In 27 years, York has led the Eagles to eleven Hockey East regular-season titles in 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2020, nine Hockey East tournament titles in 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, and 2012, nine Beanpot titles in 2001, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2016, eighteen NCAA tournament appearances, twelve Frozen Four appearances and four national titles. The four championships came in 2001 by beating North Dakota, 2008 over Notre Dame, 2010 against Wisconsin, and in 2012 defeating Ferris State University. His 2001 title was BC's first national title since 1949, and only the second in the storied program's then 81-year history. York's Boston College teams have had twelve Frozen Four appearances in fifteen years from 1998 to 2016. During that span, Boston College has played in the national championship game eight times. Boston College lost four national title games – to Michigan in 1998, to North Dakota in 2000, to Wisconsin in 2006, and to Michigan State in 2007.
During the 2014–15 season at Boston College, York passed legendary John "Snooks" Kelley, whom he played under as a student-athlete, for most programs win all-time at Boston College. Kelley had 501 victories for the Eagles.
York became the winningest men's college ice hockey coach in history after passing Ron Mason's 924 wins on December 29, 2012.
On January 22, 2016, York earned his 1000th career win as a head coach, becoming the first coach in NCAA Division I ice hockey history to reach this milestone. He again achieved a new milestone of 1,100 wins on January 23, 2021.
After coaching his 28th year at Boston College and 50th year overall in the NCAA, York announced his retirement on April 14, 2022.

## Head coaching record

Statistics overview :
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Clarkson Golden Knights (ECAC Hockey) (1972–1979) ||||||
| 1972–73 | Clarkson | 18–15–0 | 11–9–0 | T-6th | ECAC Third-place game (win) |
| 1973–74 | Clarkson | 12–14–1 | 9–11–1 | 9th | |
| 1974–75 | Clarkson | 13–15–1 | 9–9–1 | 8th | ECAC Quarterfinals |
| 1975–76 | Clarkson | 18–12–1 | 16–8–1 | 4th | ECAC Quarterfinals |
| 1976–77 | Clarkson | 26–8–0 | 19–4–0 | 1st | ECAC Third-place game (loss) |
| 1977–78 | Clarkson | 19–11–0 | 16–7–0 | 3rd | ECAC Quarterfinals |
| 1978–79 | Clarkson | 19–12–0 | 13–9–0 | 5th | ECAC Quarterfinals |
| Clarkson: | Clarkson: | 125–87–3 (.588) | 93–57–3 (.618) | | |
| Bowling Green Falcons (CCHA) (1979–1994) ||||||
| 1979–80 | Bowling Green | 16–20–2 | 9–11–0 | 4th | CCHA Semifinals |
| 1980–81 | Bowling Green | 13–24–2 | 10–12–0 | 4th | CCHA Semifinals |
| 1981–82 | Bowling Green | 27–13–2 | 20–7–1 | 1st | NCAA Quarterfinals |
| 1982–83 | Bowling Green | 28–8–4 | 24–5–3 | 1st | CCHA runner-up |
| 1983–84 | Bowling Green | 34–8–2 | 22–4–2 | 1st | NCAA Champion |
| 1984–85 | Bowling Green | 21–21–0 | 17–15–0 | 4th | CCHA consolation game (loss) |
| 1985–86 | Bowling Green | 28–14–0 | 23–9–0 | 2nd | CCHA consolation game (win) |
| 1986–87 | Bowling Green | 33–10–2 | 24–6–2 | 1st | NCAA Quarterfinals |
| 1987–88 | Bowling Green | 30–13–2 | 19–11–2 | 2nd | NCAA Quarterfinals |
| 1988–89 | Bowling Green | 26–18–3 | 15–14–3 | 5th | NCAA First round |
| 1989–90 | Bowling Green | 25–17–2 | 20–10–2 | 3rd | NCAA First round |
| 1990–91 | Bowling Green | 15–23–2 | 13–17–2 | 6th | CCHA Quarterfinals |
| 1991–92 | Bowling Green | 8–21–5 | 7–20–5 | 9th | |
| 1992–93 | Bowling Green | 19–21–1 | 12–7–1 | 7th | CCHA Second round |
| 1993–94 | Bowling Green | 19–17–2 | 15–13–2 | 6th | CCHA Second round |
| Bowling Green: | Bowling Green: | 342–248–31 (.576) | 250–161–20 (.603) | | |
| Boston College Eagles (Hockey East) (1994\–2022) ||||||
| 1994–95 | Boston College | 11–22–2 | 8–14–2 | 8th | Hockey East Play-In |
| 1995–96 | Boston College | 16–17–3 | 12–10–2 | 5th | Hockey East Quarterfinals |
| 1996–97 | Boston College | 15–19–4 | 9–12–3 | 6th | Hockey East Third-place game (Tie) |
| 1997–98 | Boston College | 28–9–5 | 15–5–4 | 2nd | NCAA runner-up |
| 1998–99 | Boston College | 27–12–4 | 15–7–2 | 3rd | NCAA Frozen Four |
| 1999–00 | Boston College | 29–12–1 | 15–8–1 | 3rd | NCAA runner-up |
| 2000–01 | Boston College | 33–8–2 | 17–5–2 | 1st | NCAA Champion |
| 2001–02 | Boston College | 18–18–2 | 10–13–1 | 6th | Hockey East Quarterfinals |
| 2002–03 | Boston College | 24–11–4 | 16–6–2 | T-1st | NCAA Regional Finals |
| 2003–04 | Boston College | 29–9–4 | 17–4–3 | 1st | NCAA Frozen Four |
| 2004–05 | Boston College | 26–7–7 | 14–3–7 | 1st | NCAA Regional Finals |
| 2005–06 | Boston College | 26–13–3 | 17–8–2 | 2nd | NCAA runner-up |
| 2006–07 | Boston College | 29–12–1 | 18–8–1 | 2nd | NCAA runner-up |
| 2007–08 | Boston College | 25–11–8 | 11–9–7 | 4th | NCAA Champion |
| 2008–09 | Boston College | 18–14–5 | 11–11–5 | 6th | Hockey East Semifinals |
| 2009–10 | Boston College | 29–10–3 | 16–8–3 | 2nd | NCAA Champion |
| 2010–11 | Boston College | 30–8–1 | 20–6–1 | 1st | NCAA regional semifinals |
| 2011–12 | Boston College | 33–10–1 | 19–7–1 | 1st | NCAA Champion |
| 2012–13 | Boston College | 22–12–4 | 15–9–3 | 2nd | NCAA regional semifinals |
| 2013–14 | Boston College | 28–8–4 | 16–2–2 | 1st | NCAA Frozen Four |
| 2014–15 | Boston College | 21–14–3 | 12–7–3 | T-2nd | NCAA regional semifinals |
| 2015–16 | Boston College | 28–8–5 | 15–2–5 | T-1st | NCAA Frozen Four |
| 2016–17 | Boston College | 21–15–4 | 13–6–3 | T-1st | Hockey East Finals |
| 2017–18 | Boston College | 20–14–3 | 18–6–0 | 1st | Hockey East Semifinals |
| 2018–19 | Boston College | 14–22–3 | 10–11–3 | 7th | Hockey East Runner-Up |
| 2019–20 | Boston College | 24–8–2 | 17–6–1 | 1st | Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 |
| 2020–21 | Boston College | 17–6–1 | 16–4–1 | 1st | NCAA Regional Finals |
| 2021–22 | Boston College | 15–18–5 | 9–12–3 | 8th | Hockey East Quarterfinals |
| Boston College: | Boston College: | 656–347–94 (.641) | 388–209–73 (.634) | | |
| Total: | Total: | 1123–682–128 (.614) | 731–427–96 (.621) | | |
| 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 ||||||

## Awards and honors

| Award | Year |
| All-ECAC Hockey Second Team | 1966–67 |
| AHCA East All-American | 1966–67 |
| ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Second Team | 1967 |
| Hockey Hall of Fame | 2019 |

## Personal life

York is married to fellow Boston College graduate Bobbie (née O'Brien). They have two adult children.