# Bruce Marshall (ice hockey)

Bruce Turner Marshall (July 23, 1962 – October 15, 2016) was an American ice hockey coach who was – at his death – the head coach at Franklin Pierce University. He was previously the head coach of the Connecticut Huskies ice hockey team. Marshall took over for Ben Kirtland prior to the start of the 1988–1989 season. In his 24 years as the coach since then, he has transitioned them to Division I status. Just ten years later, in 1998–1999, the Huskies began Division I play. In their first year at the highest level, Connecticut went 20–10–4. The next year was successful as well, for a new program, with a 19–16–1 record overall. However, that success was short lived, as Marshall and the Huskies have finished with a losing record every year since, consistently rating near the very bottom of the RPI ratings. Marshall's 2010–11 season was his best in recent history, however, when he did manage to reach the 2011 AHA semifinals in Rochester.
On January 7, 2013, Marshall resigned as head coach for health reasons. He had been on a medical leave of absence since November 6, 2012. Assistant coach David Berard was named head coach for the remainder of the 2012–13 season. Following a nationwide search, Mike Cavanaugh was named as Marshall's replacement after serving 18 years as an assistant at Boston College He died on October 15, 2016, at the age of 54.

## Head coaching record

Statistics overview :
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Connecticut Huskies (ECAC East) (1988–1999) ||||||
| 1988–89 | Connecticut | 6–21–0 | 5–15–0 | 14th | |
| 1989–90 | Connecticut | 15–11–1 | 11–8–1 | 5th | ECAC East Quarterfinals |
| 1990–91 | Connecticut | 18–7–2 | 12–5–2 | 5th | ECAC East Quarterfinals |
| 1991–92 | Connecticut | 22–4–2 | 19–3–1 | 1st | ECAC East Runner-Up |
| 1992–93 | Connecticut | 19–6–2 | 15–5–1 | 3rd | ECAC East Semifinals |
| 1993–94 | Connecticut | 15–8–3 | 11–3–3 | T–4th | ECAC East Semifinals |
| 1994–95 | Connecticut | 15–7–5 | 10–2–5 | T–2nd | ECAC East Semifinals |
| 1995–96 | Connecticut | 16–9–1 | 10–8–1 | T–8th | ECAC East Quarterfinals |
| 1996–97 | Connecticut | 11–12–2 | 8–9–2 | T–11th | |
| 1997–98 | Connecticut | 13–13–1 | 10–8–1 | 9th | ECAC East Quarterfinals |
| Connecticut: | Connecticut: | 150–98–19 | | | |
| Connecticut Huskies (MAAC) (1998–2003) ||||||
| 1998–99 | Connecticut | 20–10–4 | 18–6–4 | 3rd | MAAC Semifinals |
| 1999–00 | Connecticut | 19–16–1 | 15–11–1 | 4th | MAAC Champion |
| 2000–01 | Connecticut | 12–19–4 | 12–11–3 | t-5th | MAAC Quarterfinals |
| 2001–02 | Connecticut | 13–16–7 | 11–10–5 | 6th | MAAC Semifinals |
| 2002–03 | Connecticut | 8–23–3 | 7–16–3 | 10th | |
| Connecticut: | Connecticut: | 72–84–19 | 63–54–16 | | |
| Connecticut Huskies (Atlantic Hockey) (2003–2012) ||||||
| 2003–04 | Connecticut | 12–16–7 | 9–10–5 | 5th | Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals |
| 2004–05 | Connecticut | 11–23–3 | 10–12–2 | 6th | Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals |
| 2005–06 | Connecticut | 11–23–2 | 9–18–1 | 6th | Atlantic Hockey Semifinals |
| 2006–07 | Connecticut | 16–18–2 | 15–11–2 | 4th | Atlantic Hockey Semifinals |
| 2007–08 | Connecticut | 13–21–3 | 11–14–3 | t-6th | Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals |
| 2008–09 | Connecticut | 9–26–2 | 8–18–2 | 9th | Atlantic Hockey First Round |
| 2009–10 | Connecticut | 7–27–3 | 6–19–3 | 9th | Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals |
| 2010–11 | Connecticut | 15–18–4 | 13–12–2 | 6th | Atlantic Hockey Semifinals |
| 2011–12 | Connecticut | 16–19–4 | 12–12–3 | 8th | Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals |
| 2012–13 | Connecticut | 0–4–1† | 0–0–0† | – | – |
| Connecticut: | Connecticut: | 110–195–31 | 93–129–23 | | |
| Total: | Total: | 332–377–69 | | | |
| 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 ||||||
† Marshall stepped down on November 6, 2012