# Nate Leaman

Nate Leaman (born November 27, 1972) is an American ice hockey coach. He is currently the head coach for Providence. He was previously head coach at Union.

## Career

Leaman grew up in Centerville, Ohio, not playing hockey until he was a teenager. He attended SUNY Cortland, where he played on the hockey team, and graduated in 1997. He was inducted into the Cortland C-Club Hall of Fame in September 2014.
After Mark Mazzoleni resigned as Harvard head coach in June 2004, Leaman was reported to be considered for the position. However, he announced that he would not pursue the Harvard job and remain at Union.
Leaman was named ECAC Coach of the Year for the 2009–10 season and the 2010–11 season. He also won the Spencer Penrose Award for the 2010–11 season.
In April 2011, Leaman was hired to coach the Providence Friars. In September 2013, Leaman signed a contract extension with Providence through the 2020–21 season.
In 2014–15, after leading Providence to winning the national championship, Leaman was named USCHO Coach of the Year.
On January 5, 2021, as the head coach for Team USA's National Junior Team at the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship in Edmonton, Canada, Leaman guided the team to the gold medal with a 2–0 shutout victory over host country Canada.

## Head coaching record

Statistics overview :
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Union Dutchmen (ECAC Hockey) (2003–2011) ||||||
| 2003–04 | Union | 14–17–5 | 8–11–3 | 8th | ECAC First Round |
| 2004–05 | Union | 13–22–2 | 8–13–1 | 8th | ECAC First Round |
| 2005–06 | Union | 16–16–6 | 9–9–4 | T–6th | ECAC First Round |
| 2006–07 | Union | 14–19–3 | 7–14–1 | 12th | ECAC First Round |
| 2007–08 | Union | 15–14–6 | 10–7–5 | T–4th | ECAC Quarterfinals |
| 2008–09 | Union | 19–17–3 | 9–11–2 | T–8th | ECAC Quarterfinals |
| 2009–10 | Union | 21–12–6 | 12–6–4 | 3rd | ECAC Runner-Up |
| 2010–11 | Union | 26–10–4 | 17–3–2 | 1st | NCAA East Regional Semifinals |
| Union: | Union: | 138–127–35 (.518) | | | |
| Providence Friars (Hockey East) (2011–present) ||||||
| 2011–12 | Providence | 14–20–4 | 10–14–3 | 7th | Hockey East Semifinals |
| 2012–13 | Providence | 17–14–7 | 13–8–6 | T–3rd | Hockey East Semifinals |
| 2013–14 | Providence | 22–11–6 | 11–7–2 | 3rd | NCAA East Regional Finals |
| 2014–15 | Providence | 26–13–2 | 13–8–1 | T-2nd | NCAA National Champion |
| 2015–16 | Providence | 27–7–4 | 16–3–3 | T-1st | NCAA Northeast Regional Semifinals |
| 2016–17 | Providence | 22–9–5 | 12–7–3 | 5th | NCAA East Regional Semifinals |
| 2017–18 | Providence | 24–12–4 | 13–7–4 | 3rd | NCAA East Regional Finals |
| 2018–19 | Providence | 24–12–6 | 14–7–3 | 2nd | NCAA Frozen Four |
| 2019–20 | Providence | 16–12–6 | 10–11–3 | T–7th | Tournament Cancelled |
| 2020–21 | Providence | 11–9–5 | 10–8–5 | 5th | Hockey East Semifinals |
| 2021–22 | Providence | 22–14–2 | 12–11–1 | 7th | Hockey East Quarterfinals |
| 2022–23 | Providence | 16–14–7 | 9–9–6 | T–6th | Hockey East Semifinals |
| 2023–24 | Providence | 18–13–4 | 11–9–4 | 4th | Hockey East Quarterfinals |
| Providence: | Providence: | 259–163–62 (.599) | | | |
| Total: | Total: | 397–290–97 (.568) | | | |
| 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 ||||||